Terms starting with “N”

Functional failure that requires the manufacturer or highly trained personnel to repair.

Access to voting that does not require the ability to see. HAVA. "Synthesized speech, Braille and other output methods not requiring sight." W. Va. Code §3-1C-3(2).

"Memory in which information can be stored indefinitely with no power applied. Static RAM, ROMs and EPROMs are examples of nonvolatile memory." A. 2005 VVSG V.1, APPENDIX

A random or non-repeating value that is included in data exchanged by a protocol, usually for the purpose of guaranteeing the transmittal of live data rather than replayed data, th...

Failure or refusal to comply with something (such as a rule or regulation).

Any committee that conducts activities in connection with an election, but that is not a party committee, an authorized committee of any candidate for federal election, or a separa...

Fair and equitable.

A ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of all candidates in a voting contest.

Funds that are not subject to the limitations or prohibitions of the Act.

A group of individuals with either no party affiliation or undisclosed party affiliation, working together following specific rules and procedures, to compile, review, and validate...

Election held with candidates in non-party-specific contests.

Elected office for which candidates run without political party affiliation.

The act of completing the required paperwork to become a candidate for nonpartisan public office.

Primary election held to narrow the field of candidates in non-party-specific contests.

Assurance that the sender is provided with proof of delivery and that the recipient is provided with proof of the sender's identity so that neither can later deny having processed...

Memory in which information can be stored indefinitely with no power applied. ROMs and PROMs are examples of nonvolatile memory.

a person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity, especially as related to computing

A collective expectation for the proper behavior of actors with a given identity.

When not more individuals file to become candidates than there are open seats up for election.

A document that has been certified by a notary public, who is an official who verifies the identities of everybody signing the document and certifies the document with a stamp.

An which distributes software integrity information, such as digital signatures REPOSITORY and hash values. VVSG.

The announcement of an organization's intention, action or reminder.

Document providing further guidance and explanation on the requirements and procedures of the Election Assistance Commission's (EAC) Voting System Certification or Voting System Te...

The final settlement of a matter, and with reference to decisions announced from an agency.