Terms starting with “P”

A feature of a voting system allowing the voter to select electors for both President and Vice- President in a single act. Presidential single voting is the usual method even in st...

A "year in which electors of President and Vice-President of the United States are voted for at the general election." N.J.S. §19:1-1.

The official in charge of a STATION. Texas Elec. Code §127.005. COUNTING

The precinct official in charge of a polling place.

Successful or winning individual or organization.

Controls that prevent unwanted events.

VOTING. EARLY

The name given by political scientists to the observed phenomenon that voters give preference to the first candidate listed in a RACE, regardless of political party. The effect can...

Election held to determine which candidate will represent a political party for a given office in the general election. Some states have an open primary, while others have a closed...

The official list of key dates and voting deadlines for a primary election.

An election authorized by the governing body of a city. Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.079.

"Any election held by a political party in the manner provided by law for the purpose of selecting nominees of the political party for certification as candidates for election at a...

"A primary election in which voters choose the delegates to the Presidential nominating conventions allotted to their state by the national party committees." 2005 VVSG V1., APPEND...

Tallies of votes cast in a primary election after the polls have been closed for voting.

A Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) core node that provides the users' central point of access to KMI products, services, and information.

An entity whose identity can be authenticated. SOURCE: FIPS 196

Senior official with authority and responsibility for all intelligence systems within an agency. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

Senior official with authority and responsibility for all intelligence systems within an agency. Rationale: PAA was used in both the IC and the DoD, but with the publication of ICD...

A senior (federal) official or executive with the authority to oversee and establish guidance for the strategic implementation of cybersecurity and risk management within their mis...

An authorized committee designated by a candidate as the principal committee to raise contributions and make expenditures for his or her campaign for a federal office.

(CA) The Principal Certification Authority is a CA designated by an agency to interoperate with the FBCA. An agency may designate multiple Principal CAs to interoperate with the FB...

Eliminating the display of characters in order to preserve their secrecy. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

When a voter updates their registration in the same or a different jurisdiction, their previous voter registration on the official voter rolls is known as their Prior Registration.

Relating to or occurring in the time before the first official act related to an election.