Terms starting with “I”
316 election security terms starting with I, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Illegal Vote
VerifiedA "vote that is not legally countable." Texas Elec. Code §221.003(b). "A voter who cast an illegal vote may be compelled, after the illegality has been established to the satisfact...
Illegal Voting
VerifiedCasting a vote in contravention of law. Voting more than once at any election in a state, or depositing more than one ballot for the same office, or knowingly attempting to vote wh...
Image
Used in request and response messages. Signature optionally includes this class to indicate that a file contains an image of a voter’s signature. Image uses File as a base class, t...
Imitative Communications Deception
VerifiedIntroduction of deceptive messages or signals into an adversary's telecommunications signals. See also Communications Deception and Manipulative Communications Deception. (CNSSI-40...
Impact
VerifiedThe effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation (including the national security interests of the United States) of...
Impact Level
VerifiedThe magnitude of harm that can be expected to result from the consequences of unauthorized disclosure of information, unauthorized modification of information, unauthorized destruc...
Impact Value
VerifiedThe assessed potential impact resulting from a compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information type, expressed as a value of low, moderate, or high....
Imperfect Mark
Verified(opscan) A that is intended as a vote but which does not conform to the manufacturer's MARK specifications. VVSG. Cf. MARK. 2007 EXTRANEOUS MARK, PERFECT
Imperiali Quota
VerifiedA variant of quota used in proportional representation systemswhich use the Largest Remainder Method, deined as the toal valid vote divided by the number of seats to be filled in t...
Impersonation
VerifiedA person who impersonates a registered voter and, as such, offers to vote at any election, is guilty of a ... felony. S.D. Codified Laws §12-26-7.
Impersonization
VerifiedAn attack type targeted phishing attack where a malicious actor pretends to be someone else or other entities to steal sensitive data
Implant
Electronic device or electronic equipment modification designed to gain unauthorized interception of information-bearing emanations.
Implementation Group
VerifiedThe recommended guidance to prioritize implementation of the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls). They are based on the risk profile and resources an enterprise has avail...
Implementation Of The Provisions Of The Voting Rights Act Regarding Language Minority Groups
Some jurisdictions are covered by the language minority provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Sections 4(e) or 203. For those jurisdictions, the information concerning Implementatio...
Implementation Statement
Verified"A statement by a manufacturer indicating the capabilities, features, and optional functions and extensions that have been implemented in a voting system." VVSG.
Improper Ballot
VerifiedA ballot not marked in accordance with law, hence not to be counted. Miss. Code §23-15-547.
In The Wild
A term that can be used to describe malware in general use (thereby making attribution difficult) or an unpatched or unknown vulnerability discovered in an information system.
In Kind Contribution
VerifiedA contribution of goods, services or property offered free or at less than the usual and normal charge. The term also includes payments made on behalf of, but not directly to, cand...
In Person Absentee Voting
VerifiedVOTING. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:1309.1. EARLY
In Person Disability Access Voting
VerifiedA "procedure in which a voter may come in person to a and DISABILITY ACCESS LOCATION cast a ballot during the PERIOD." R.C.W. §29A.46.030. DISABILITY ACCESS VOTING
In Person Voting
"Voting that occurs at a polling place under the supervision of WORKERS." VVSG. POLL 2007 Also VOTING. POLL-SITE
In Precinct Counting
VerifiedCOUNT. The "recording and counting of ballots on automatic tabulating PRECINCT equipment provided by the election authority in the same precinct polling place in which those ballot...
In Use State
VerifiedA of a when the device has been activated for a VOTING STATE VOTE-CAPTURE DEVICE and a ballot has been presented to a voter. VVSG. VOTING SESSION 2007
Inactive Elector
VerifiedAn "individual who failed to vote in the preceding federal general election and whose name was placed on an inactive list." Mont. Code Ann. §13-1-101(14).