Terms starting with “M”
272 election security terms starting with M, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Municipal School District
VerifiedA geographical unit for the local administration of elementary or secondary schools.
Municipal Ward
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Municipal Water District
VerifiedA geographical unit of local government given the task of supplying water and sewer needs to a community.
Municipality
VerifiedAny "city, town, borough, village, or township." N.J.S. §19:1-1.
Mur
VerifiedMatter Under Review. MURs are FEC enforcement cases that concern potential violations of the Act (FECA) which come to the attention of the Commission through complaints originating...
Mutilated Ballot
VerifiedAn "official ballot that has been damaged to the extent that it is not possible to determine the choice the voter intended to make. There are two kinds of mutilated official ballot...
Mutual Authentication
VerifiedThe process of both entities involved in a transaction verifying each other.
Mutual Suspicion
VerifiedCondition in which two information systems need to rely upon each other to perform a service, yet neither trusts the other to properly protect shared data. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR) Cy...