Terms starting with “B”

Very limited or lack of vision.

A digital signature method, due to David Chaum, enabling a person to sign a document digitally without being able to read its contents. Blind signatures are useful in voting becaus...

1. A method of voting in which the voter is constrained to select a group (bloc) of candidates instead of being able to vote for them individually. Presidential voting is bloc voti...

An "area which is the smallest geographic area used by the U.S. bureau of the census for data collection and tabulation." Wisc. Stat. §5.02(1q).

A symmetric key cryptographic algorithm that transforms a block of information at a time using a cryptographic key. For a block cipher algorithm, the length of the input block is t...

A family of functions and their inverses that is parameterized by a cryptographic key; the function maps bit strings of a fixed length to bit strings of the same length. (SP 800-67...

A plurality/majority system used in multi-member districts in which electors have as many votes as there are candidates to be elected. Voting is candidate-centred. The candidates w...

A system in which a voter can select as many candidates as there are open seats.

A concept relating to software transparency. The "ability to associate exception handlers with blocks of logic, and implicitly, the presence of the exception concept in the program...

Blockchain technology enhances cybersecurity by replacing centralized systems with a decentralized, immutable, and cryptographically secure ledger. It reduces single points of fail...

A list of entities that are blocked or denied privileges or access. Opposite of Allowlist

A ballot printed on blue paper to designate that it is for "adoption of a city charter or charter amendments, a proposition for the issuance of bonds, and all other questions relat...

A group that defends an enterprise's information systems when mock attackers (i.e., the Red Team) attack, typically as part of an operational exercise conducted according to rules...

systems by 1. The group responsible for defending an enterprise's use of information maintaining its security posture against a group of mock attackers (i.e., the Red Team). Typica...

Bluejacking is the practice of sending unsolicited, anonymous messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices (phones, laptops) within a range of about 10-30 feet. Primarily used as a harmle...

Bluesnarfing is a cyberattack that steals data from Bluetooth-enabled devices (phones, laptops) without the user's knowledge, exploiting vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Object Exc...

A wireless protocol that allows two similarly equipped devices to communicate with each other within a short distance, e.g., 30 ft.

ballot marking device

A group of individuals working together to complete an elections task. Examples include Precinct Boards, Canvassing Boards, Auditing Boards, among others.

The Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors established under It advises HAVA. the EAC on voting system guidelines.

The body in West Virginia responsible for preparation of ballots. "The board of ballot commissioners for each county shall provide the ballots and sample ballots necessary for cond...

A Delaware body composed of JUDGES, which counts the vote in each SUPERIOR COURT county and verifies the results.

A group of individuals working together, following specific rules and procedures, to compile, review, and validate election materials.

A Vermont body consisting, "in the case of a town, the selectmen and town clerk and the justices residing therein; in the case of a city, the mayor, aldermen, city clerk and justic...