Audit Log
Audit Log: A chronological record of system activities.
Definition
A chronological record of system activities. Includes records of syste m accesses and operations performed in a given period.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A time-stamped record of significant events that occur during an election. “A system- generated record, in either machine readable or printed format, providing a record of activities and events relevant to initialization of election software and hardware, identification of files containing election parameters, initialization of the tabulation process, processing of voted ballots, and termination of the tabulation pro cess.” Fla. VSS Appendix. An “electronically stored record of events and ballot images from which election officials may produce a permanent paper record with a manual aud it capacity for a voting system using voting machines.” Ark. Code §7-1-101(2). Cf. AUDIT TRAIL (def. 2). Audit Manager Software of Election Systems & Software used for generating voting system audit reports.