Terms starting with “M”

An election that is conducted entirely with the use of mailed ballots and either does not offer in-person voting options or has limited in-person voting options.

A voting precinct that does not offer in-person voting options.

The address where a person can receive mail, which may be different than the address where a person lives.

The "ease with which maintenance actions can be performed based on the design characteristics of equipment and software and the processes the manufacturer and ELECTION have in plac...

Special instructions (trapdoors) in software allowing easy maintenance and additional feature development. Since maintenance hooks frequently allow entry into the code without the...

Key intended only for off-the-air, in-shop use. Maintenance key may not be used to protect classified or sensitive U.S. Government information. Also known as bench test key. Source...

A "written record which contains all information relating to system testing, performance of scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance requirements recommended by the vendor or manufa...

An application that requires special attention to security due to the risk and magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of the i...

An information system that requires special management attention because of its importance to an agency mission; its high development, operating, or maintenance costs; or its signi...

An interface "at the level of those identified in the system overview. ... These are interfaces between subsystems and components, not UNITS. CALLABLE

A "political organization whose candidate for any one (1) of the offices of the United States house of representatives, governor or secretary of state, received not less than ten p...

Designed to produce an absolute majority (50 per cent plus 1) of votes.

More than half.

More than half of the votes cast.

More than half of the voters.

This term has no uniform definition. The "political party to which the incumbent Governor belongs, if the incumbent Governor is a member of a principal political party. If the incu...

A vote variation which requires the winning candidate to receive more than half of the votes cast. If no candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff election may be held between...

An error, mistake, omission, or intentional act that results in a vote not counting towards the final election result.

The uneven distribution of voters between electoral districts.

A small application program that is automatically downloaded and executed and that performs an unauthorized function on an information system.

Software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. A virus,...

Activities, other than those authorized by or in accordance with U.S. law, that seek to compromise or impair the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of computers, informati...

Technology that prevents IT systems from connecting to harmful web domains, helping limit infections related to known malware, ransomware, phishing, and other cyber threats

A web security solution that is free for SLTT government entities and provides an additional layer of cybersecurity protection that is proven, effective, and easy to deploy.