Terms starting with “M”

A "voting machine that displays a full-faced ballot and whereby votes are cast by moving a lever." La. R.S. §18:1351(12)(a).

A "system of voting whereby a voter may cast his vote: 1. On a device which mechanically or electronically compiles a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for o...

An assessment object that includes specific protection-related items (e.g., hardware, software, or firmware) employed within or at the boundary of an information system. Source: NI...

Physical devices or writing surfaces including but not limited to, magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks, Large-scale integration (LSI) memory chips, printouts (but not inc...

The actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and extraordinary means. Source: NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1

(ES&S) A for medium to large jurisdictions. VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM

One of the classes of voters entitled to the absentee voting provisions of UOCAVA. "An individual (other than a member of a uniformed service or an individual employed, enrolled, o...

A country which is a member of a supranational institution, for example the European Union.

An image, video, or concept, often captioned and altered to be humorous, that is copied and spread online

Supplemental or explanatory information on a reporting schedule. The dollar amount in a memo entry is not incorporated into the total figure for the schedule.

A type of intra-agency, interagency, or National Guard agreement between two or more parties, which includes specific terms that are agreed to, and a commitment by at least one par...

A type of intra-agency, interagency, or National Guard agreement between two or more parties, which includes only general understandings between the parties. It neither includes a...

(MOU/A) A document established between two or more parties to define their respective responsibilities in accomplishing a particular goal or mission. In this guide, an MOU/A define...

An electronic data storage device used for storing digital information, typically using flash memory.

An integrated circuit chip used to hold election data such as ballot setup information, vote totals and/or RECORDS. CAST VOTE

A removable storage medium on which and other election information CAST VOTE RECORDS can be retained.

A receptacle designed for secure transport of a from a to a MEMORY DEVICE POLLING PLACE facility where will occur. TABULATION

A "device capable of storing electronically the totals of a precinct ballot counter." Ala. Admin. Code §307-X-1-.01(10).

The collection of residual information from data storage.

See MEMBER OF THE MERCHANT MARINE.

A method of voting in which the voter has the opportunity to review a paper record of her vote before it is cast on electronic equipment. The paper record, called a TRAIL, is retai...

A listing from more than one for ease of tabulation. In BALLOT CONTESTS BALLOT STYLE some PRIMARIES, the voter is given a merged ballot listing candidates from all parties OPEN and...

A data authenticator generated from the message, usually though cryptographic techniques, that is designed to reveal both accidental errors and intentional modifications of the dat...

1. (MAC) A cryptographic checksum on data that uses a symmetric key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data. MACs provide authenticity and integrity pro...