Terms starting with “P”

Prediction resistance is provided relative to time T if there is assurance that an adversary who has knowledge of the internal state of the DRBG at some time prior to would be unab...

A condition that exists within an organization, a mission/business process, enterprise architecture, or information system including its environment of operation, which contributes...

VOTING. INSTANT RUNOFF

A method of voting in which the voter ranks n out of m candidates using the numbers 1 through n, with 1 indicating his first choice. The candidate(s) receiving the fewest numbers o...

"Whenever any political party shall select by party nominees as PRIMARY ELECTION candidates at any for any United States, state, district, county, township, GENERAL ELECTION or mun...

Electoral systems in which voters rank parties or candidates on the ballot paper in order of their choice. The Alternative Vote, the Borda Count, the Single Transferable Vote and t...

Prefix appended to the short title of U.S.-produced keying material to indicate its foreign releasability. "A" designates material that is releasable to specific allied nations, an...

(obsolete) A that has been deformed, usually by a voter's stylus, but no corner of which CHAD has been detached from a punched card. No jurisdiction counts pregnant chads as votes,...

(vendor) An election equipment subsidiary of Diebold, Inc. formed in 2001 through acquisition of the assets of Global Election Systems and originally named Diebold Election Systems...

The activities to build, sustain, and improve readiness capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from natural or manmade incidents.

Version of INFOSEC equipment employing standard parts and suitable for complete evaluation of form, design, and performance. Preproduction models are often referred to as beta mode...

A concept from and balloting. "The form of mark a voter is instructed to MARK-SENSE PAPER make in the in order to cast a vote." Jones. VOTING TARGET

Ballot style that includes all presentational details required to generate a ballot. This may include language, ordering of contests and candidates, and structural content such as...

An that has only the Presidential RACE, used to satisfy the provisions of 42 ABSENTEE BALLOT U.S.C. §1973aa-1, which preserves the right of citizens who have moved to vote for the...

1. A "ballot to be cast at a ELECTION." N.J.S.A. §19:58-2. PRESIDENTIAL 2. A ballot that is restricted to the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States provided...

A candidate who is seeking nomination or election to the office of U.S. President and who either has met the legal requirements to have their name printed on the ballot or is eligi...

A bipartisan commission established by President Obama in March 2013. The PCEA's mission was to identify best practices to promote efficient election administration and to make rec...

Individuals who represent their state at national party conventions for the purpose of nominating a candidate for U.S. President. The candidate who receives a majority of the party...

An "election to be held for the election of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States." N.J..A. §19:58-2

A member of the electoral college, who is authorized to cast a ballot for U.S. President on behalf of the voters of their state or the District of Columbia.

[Presidential Directive that] Aims to clarify roles and responsibilities across the Federal Government and establish a more effective partnership with owners and operators and Stat...

[Presidential Directive that] facilitates an integrated, all-of-Nation approach to national preparedness for the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation,...

Primary election in which voters choose the delegates to the presidential nominating conventions allotted to their states by the national party committees.

An "election to choose delegates to a national party convention." 63 N.H. Rev. Stat. §652:6. An "election ... at which a political party's voters are given an opportunity to expres...