Terms starting with “A”

A member of Congress who holds an office they were appointed to, and they are a currently a candidate for election to the same office.

A person who has been appointed by a governing authority to fill a vacancy in a public office, that will be on the ballot in the next General election.

A person who has been appointed to a position in government by an appointing authority.

An officer or agency having power to make appointments to positions of public service.

A county board that appoints various local election officers, such as and CLERKS. INSPECTORS "The judge of probate, sheriff and clerk of the circuit court, or a majority of them, a...

Process of dividing membership or voters.

The "mark to be used in the proper manner of marking the ballot as stipulated in the instructions to voters." N.H. Rev. Stat. §659:17-a. See also MARK. ACCEPTABLE

A sum of money or total of assets devoted to a special purpose.

Permission for a product or process to be marketed or used for stated purposes or under stated conditions. NOTE: Approval can be based on fulfillment of specified requirements or c...

(ATO) - The official management decision issued by a DAA or PAA to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the residual risk to agency operations (inc...

The official management decision issued by a designated accrediting authority (DAA) or principal accrediting authority (PAA) to authorize operation of an information system and to...

An electoral system where each voter may select any number of candidates, and the winner is the candidate approved by the largest number of voters. It is distinct from plurality vo...

1. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)-approved or National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)- recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specif...

A "manufacturer model which has been approved by the State Board of Elections to tabulate ballot cards." 31 Ky. Admin. Regs. §2:010(1)(5). Similarly in Mich. Rules §168.771(1)(d).

A mode of the cryptographic module that employs only Approved security functions (not to be confused with a specific mode of an Approved security function, e.g., Data Encryption St...

A security function (e.g., cryptographic algorithm, cryptographic key management technique, or authentication technique) that is either a) specified in an Approved Standard; b) ado...

Under HAVA, the Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board has the right to appoint two members to the ADVISORS. Also known as the BOARD OF ACCESS BOARD.

Generally, suitable for long-term storage. At a minimum, suitable for storage for the statutory period for which election records must be maintained, typically 22 months. "Able to...

Storage media that is designed to preserve content for an extended period of time with minimal data corruption or loss.

The "ability of a medium to preserve its content for a period of time without significant loss." VVSG. See also 2007 ARCHIVAL .

A form of used in Arizona in which each candidate's name appears at the BALLOT ROTATION top, bottom and at an intermediate position in a race an equal number of times, and in vote-...

The theory, development, and simulation of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS) is the third-party offering of AI tools via cloud computing, allowing businesses to implement AI capabilities--such as machine learning...

An item forming a portion of an equipment, that can be provisioned and replaced as an entity and which normally incorporates replaceable parts and groups of parts. Source: DoD 4140...