Terms starting with “P”

The vote for a candidate or issue made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by elected representatives.

1. A physical receptacle or device through which communication with an external device can occur. 2. A particularized concept relating to ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY. The "interf...

A technique that sends client requests to a range of service port addresses on a host. Source: IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2

Using a program to remotely determine which ports on a system are open (e.g., whether systems allow connections through those ports. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

A standard and commonly used file format, used for creating, sharing, and reading documents, forms, and reports. Pdf files can only be opened and read by a reader, such as Adobe Ac...

A standard and commonly used file format, used for creating, sharing, and reading documents, forms, and reports. PDF files can only be opened and read by a reader, such as Adobe Ac...

Electronic devices having the capability to store, record, and/or transmit text, images/video, or audio data. Examples of such devices include, but are not limited to: pagers, lapt...

Portable device that can be connected to an information system (IS), computer, or network to provide data storage. These devices interface with the IS through processing chips and...

A "system employing special paper ballots under which votes are cast by voters marking special paper ballots with a vote marking device and are counted by use of automatic tabulati...

A high-level remote access architecture that is based on a server that offers teleworkers access to one or more applications through a single centralized interface. (SP 800-46) (NI...

1. POSITION. BALLOT 2. A "square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a in which the voter marks BALLOT his choice." Utah Code §20A-1-102(47).

EFFECT. PRIMACY

Generic term referring to a sealed authenticator system, permissive action link, coded switch system, positive enable system, or nuclear command and control documents, material, or...

Relating to or occurring in the time following an election.

Any review conducted after polls close for the purpose of determining whether the votes were counted accurately (a results audit) or whether proper procedures were followed (a proc...

See LAT. PRE-ELECTION

Laws, policies, and administrative procedures that are conducted after an election, often related to the canvassing, auditing, and certifying of election results.

A post-election audit that involves hand-counting a sample of votes on paper records, then comparing those counts to the corresponding vote totals originally reported as a check on...

A of a after the polls have been closed but before the VOTING STATE VOTE-CAPTURE DEVICE device is cleared or configured for a subsequent election. VVSG.

The fee to use a postal service.

A form of indication on an envelope that the costs for sending were paid in another way than using stamps or a franking machine. The indication is usually placed in the upper right...

A small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage, who then affix the stamp to the face or address-sid...

MAIL BALLOT.

A mail service offered by postal services in many countries, which allows the sender proof of mailing via a mailing receipt and, upon request, electronic verification that an artic...