The "ratio of the number of errors that occur to the volume of data processed. The specific ... error rate used in the for voting system accuracy is BENCHMARK REPORT TOTAL ERROR RATE." VVSG. requires that a voting system used in an election for Federal office 2007 HAVA have an error rate that "shall comply with the error rate standards established under section 3.2.1 of the voting system standards issued by the in effect FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION" on the date of enactment of HAVA, that is, 1 in 500,000. See BALLOT POSITION ERROR RATE, RATE. BIT ERROR RATE, MISFEED RATE, REPORT TOTAL ERROR
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The "ratio of the number of errors that occur to the volume of data processed. The specific ... error rate used in the for voting system accuracy is BENCHMARK REPORT TOTAL ERROR RATE." VVSG. requires that a voting system used in an election for Federal office 2007 HAVA have an error rate that "shall comply with the error rate standards established under section 3.2.1 of the voting system standards issued by the in effect FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION" on the date of enactment of HAVA, that is, 1 in 500,000. See BALLOT POSITION ERROR RATE, RATE. BIT ERROR RATE, MISFEED RATE, REPORT TOTAL ERROR
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Error Rate. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/error-rate
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