Terms starting with “G”
51 election security terms starting with G, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Gao
VerifiedGovernment Accountability Office
Gateway
An intermediate system (interface, relay) that attaches to two (or more) computer networks that have similar functions but dissimilar implementations and that enables either one-wa...
General City Election
VerifiedA for city offices. Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.059. Cf. GENERAL ELECTION GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
General Custodian
VerifiedA statutory position in Texas whose occupant has charge of election records for a political subdivision. Texas Elec. Code §66.001.
General Election
Verified1. "'General election' means an election required to be held on a fixed date recurring at regular intervals." Wash. Rev. Code §29A.04.073. Usually, the annual November election, as...
General Municipal Election
VerifiedAn election "held pursuant to the provisions of a special charter of an incorporated city." Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.059. Cf. GENERAL CITY ELECTION.
General Or Special Election
VerifiedThe "regular biennial or annual elections for election of United States, state, district, county, township, and municipal officials and the special elections to fill vacancies ther...
General Primary Election
VerifiedSeemingly a contradiction in terms, this is either of: 1. A ELECTION. Texas Code §41.007. PRIMARY 2. A following a Ark. Code §7-7-203(a). RUNOFF ELECTION PREFERENTIAL PRIMARY.
General Registrar
VerifiedIn Virginia, a municipal official charged with conducting elections. Va. Code §24.2-114.
General Services Administration
VerifiedThe U.S. agency charged with making payments to states under HAVA. Abbreviated See GSA. ADMINISTRATOR.
General Support System
VerifiedAn "interconnected set of information resources under the same direct management control which shares common functionality. A system normally includes hardware, software, informati...
General Support System (gss)
VerifiedAn interconnected set of information resources under the same direct management control that shares common functionality. It normally includes hardware, software, information, data...
General Village Election
VerifiedThe "annual or biennial election for village officers." N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §15- 102(1).
Generative Artificial Intelligence
Verifieda technology that can create images, text, and videos with very little instruction from a user by learning patterns from very large datasets to predict the most likely response to...
Geofencing
Verifiedto set up triggers so that when a device such as an internet-connected smartphone enters a defined geographical boundary, the user gets an alert
Geographical Information System
VerifiedA system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data. GIS systems are used to validate voting district boundaries...
Geoip
Verifieda technique allowing to locate a web user based on their IP address
Geopolitical Unit
VerifiedDescribes units of geopolitical geography so that they can be associated with contests , offices , ballot styles , and election results. Synonyms: GpUnit
Georedundancy
Verifiedthe distribution of mission-critical components or infrastructures across multiple geographic locations
Geospatial Intelligence
Verified. The exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically reference activities on the Eart...
Gerrymandering
VerifiedThe deliberate manipulation of electoral district boundaries so as to advantage or disadvantage a particular political interest.
Glass Box Testing
VerifiedTESTING. Testing based on the assumption that the structure of the system under WHITE BOX test is completely known.
Glitch
VerifiedAn intermittent system error of undetermined cause. A system glitch may cause a network to go offline or a program to crash. Election officials are expected to track down all error...