Terms starting with “A”

One of a fixed number of districts into which a state is divided, each district electing one member to the lower house of the state legislature.

A person elected or appointed to the lower house of a state legislature.

Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for assertions from a voter or a third party such as a department of motor vehicles (DMV) in response to questions on a registrat...

See security control assessment or risk assessment. Source: NIST SP 800-30 Rev 1

The approach used to assess risk and its contributing risk factors, including quantitatively, qualitatively, or semi-quantitatively. Source: NIST SP 800-30 Rev 1

Assessment results produced by the application of an assessment procedure to a security control or control enhancement to achieve an assessment objective; the execution of a determ...

One of three types of actions (i.e., examine, interview, test) taken by assessors in obtaining evidence during an assessment. Source: NIST SP 800-53A Rev 1

The item (i.e., specifications, mechanisms, activities, individuals) upon which an assessment method is applied during an assessment. Source: NIST SP 800-53A Rev 1

A set of determination statements that expresses the desired outcome for the assessment of a security control or control enhancement. Source: NIST SP 800-53A Rev 1

A set of assessment objectives and an associated set of assessment methods and assessment objects. Source: NIST SP 800-53A Rev 1

See security control assessor or risk assessor. Source: NIST SP 800-30 Rev 1

A major application, general support system, high impact program, physical plant, mission critical system, personnel, equipment, or a logically related group of systems.

Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) constructs to uniquely identify assets (components) based on known identifiers and/or known information about the assets. (SP 800-128) (...

A format for expressing the transport format of information about assets and the relationships between assets and reports. Source: NIST SP 800-126 Rev 2

SCAP data model for expressing the transport format of information about assets (components) and the relationships between assets and reports. (SP 800-128) (NISTIR)

"[A]ssistance in physically marking the official ballot for a voter, or reading or directing the voter's attention to any part of the official ballot, or physically operating the v...

Voters with disabilities are allowed assistance from a person of their choice with limited exceptions.

A "person involved in the administration of elections at the state or county level who has been designated as an assistant election administrator by the state director of elections...

In New Hampshire, an OFFICER. N.H. Rev. Stat. §652:14. See also ELECTION DEPUTY MODERATOR, MODERATOR.

A poll worker or individual chosen by a voter to assist in the voting process.

In Virginia, an assistant to the Va. Code §23.2-112. See also GENERAL REGISTRAR. SPECIAL REGISTRAR. ASSISTANT

The may appoint one or more assistants" to "assist the tabulation TABULATION SUPERVISOR supervisor in the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment" at a STATION. COUNTING Te...

A voter who asks for assistance in marking the ballot. In Georgia, poll officials must record "the exact disability of any assisted voter which makes the assistance necessary." Ga....

An item used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.