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Terms starting with “E

387 election security terms starting with E, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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Election Commissioner

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A county official appointed in large Nebraska counties to supervise elections. Nebraska Stat. §32-207. A local election official in Louisiana. "The clerk of the district court is e...

Voting Systems1 source

Election Contest

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A single decision or set of associated decisions being put before the voters (for example, the option of candidates to fill a particular public office or the approval or disapprova...

Election Administration1 source

Election Contest Emergency

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A situation requiring the holding of a ELECTION. Iowa Admin. Code §721-21.1(15). REPEAT

Voting Systems1 source

Election Contribution

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Anything of value given, loaned, or advanced to influence a political vote for or against candidates or ballot questions.

Election Administration1 source

Election Counter

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A feature of a that "maintains a running count of each [ELECTION SIGNATURE MODULE KEY] generated. VVSG. SIGNATURE 2007

Voting Systems1 source

Election Cycle

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The period beginning the day after the previous general election for a given federal office and ending on the day of the general election for that office.

Election Administration2 sources

Election Data Exchange

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An open standard, consistent with IEEE 1622, for communicating election data, XML developed by Hart InterCivic. It allows specification of a complete ballot and election results. A...

Voting Systems1 source

Election Data Manager

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An ES&S database system, part of the suite, that stores jurisdictional and election UNITY information for ballot setup. Abbreviated EDM.

Voting Systems1 source

Election Data Services

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(vendor). A Washington DC firm that provides a range of election monitoring and redistricting services. Abbreviated EDS.

Voting Systems1 source

Election Database

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"A data file or set of files that contains geographic information about political subdivisions and boundaries; all contests and questions to be included in an election; and the can...

Voting Systems1 source

Election Databases

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Data file or set of files that contain geographic information about political subdivisions and boundaries, all contests and questions to be included in an election, and the candida...

Election Administration3 sources

Election Day

1. The day on which an election is held, whether in November or otherwise. 2. Art. I, Sec. 4 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress authority the prescribe the time and method of...

Election Administration3 sources

Election Day Officer

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An official whose responsibilities begin and end on the day of an election.

Voting Systems1 source

Election Day Registration

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The process of registering voters not in advance, but on DAY, available in Idaho, ELECTION Maine, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Voting Systems1 source

Election Day Worker

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A WORKER, in the District of Columbia. POLL

Voting Systems1 source

Election Definition

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Definition of the contests and questions that will appear on the ballot for a specific election.

Election Administration3 sources

Election Definition Medium

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Programmed memory component containing all applicable election definition data required by an election system device.

Standards1 source

Election District

A geographic area whose voters share a common set of STYLES. The "territory within BALLOT which or for which there is a polling place or room for all voters in the territory to cas...

Election Administration3 sources

Election District Record

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The "electronic records or the print out reflecting said electronic records as designated by the respective county department of elections." 15 Del. Code §101(23).

Voting Systems1 source

Election Division

In Indiana, the principal election supervisory body.

Election Administration2 sources

Election Emergency

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Any "occurrence, or threat thereof, whether accidental, natural, or caused by human beings, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the popu...

Voting Systems1 source

Election Equipment

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All of the necessary items to conduct elections and voting. This can include technology such as electronic poll books, voting machines, and other non-technical equipment including...

Election Administration1 source

Election Fraud

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The misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election.

Election Administration1 source

Election Infrastructure

Information and communications technology and systems used by or on behalf of the federal government or a state or local government in managing the election process, including vote...

Infrastructure2 sources
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