Terms starting with “F”

The function that transforms the payload, associated data, and nonce into a sequence of complete blocks. (SP 800-38C) (NISTIR)

Means of proving a person's identity, especially in the form of official papers. Common examples include Driver's Licenses, Passports and other Government issued documents.

Federal Post Card Application

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

A direct phone line set up to report voting issues.

A form of voter fraud in which someone registers to vote or registers someone else to vote using fictional information, or when they are ineligible to register to vote.

The right to cast a ballot without threat of violence, manipulation, harassment, or fear.

A form of List PR in which voters may vote for a party or grouping and in addition for one or more candidates, whether or not those candidates are nominated by that party or groupi...

A method of counting WRITE-INS, in which a vote is tabulated whether or not the name written is also listed on the ballot.

Repeated switching of frequencies during radio transmission according to a specified algorithm, to minimize unauthorized interception or jamming of telecommunications.

A standard network protocol used to transfer computer files between a client and server on a computer network, usually the Internet. Election offices will upload and download files...

A tally of Vote Counts carried out by Human Interpretation of Voter Marks on the original paper record for every ballot cast in the contest.

A "RECOUNT of all the precincts in which votes were cast for the nomination or office for which a candidate received a vote or on any measure that appeared on the ballot." O.R.S. §...

Cf. MULTI-FACED BALLOT, PAGING BALLOT MACHINE.

Complete diagnostic repair, modification, and overhaul of COMSEC equipment, including repair of defective assemblies by piece part replacement. See limited maintenance. Source: NSA...

An exhaustive verification of every system function and combination of functions cited in the vendors' documentation. The audit verifies the accuracy and completeness of the system...

Exhaustive verification of every system function and combina tion of functions cited in the vendor's documentation. The FCA verifies the accuracy and completeness of the system's v...

"Functional testing is performed to confirm the functional capabilities of a voting system. ... Functional tests cover the full range of system operations. They include tests of fu...

Segment of quality assurance testing in which advertised security mechanisms of an information system are tested against a specification.

"For voting systems that create more than one representation of the voter's ballot (such as one electronic and one on paper), the fundamental representation is the representation t...

To seek financial support for a political candidate, campaign, or organization for the purpose of influencing an electoral outcome.

an automated software testing method that injects invalid, malformed, or unexpected inputs into a system to reveal software defects and vulnerabilities

Federal Voting Assistance Program

The Federal Voting Assistance Program refers to a program of the U. S. Department of Defense through which the Uniformed Overseas and Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) is admin...