Terms starting with “P”

Refers to a candidate or elected official's relationship to a particular party, not necessarily to a particular set of philosophical beliefs. In terms of voting, this usually refer...

A "primary election ballot specific to a particular major political party that lists all partisan offices to be voted on at that primary, and the candidates for those offices who a...

A plurality/majority system using multi-member districts in which voters cast a single party-centred vote for a party of choice, and do not choose between candidates. The party wit...

A candidate who is running as representatives of a political party for an elected office.

A "written statement or receipt signed by the secretary or chair of the county committee or of the state committee, as the case may be, of the political party evidencing the name a...

A meeting where states and territory parties convene to select a presidential nominee.

The political party printed with the name of a candidate on a ballot or election materials.

An "organization, composed of at least twenty-five members who are electors, which has, on or after November 4, 1981, reserved a party designation with the Secretary of the State."...

The act of registering to vote and selecting a political party affiliation. Note, some states refer to registering with a party preference, and not formal enrollment or affiliation...

The political party printed with the name of a candidate on a ballot or election materials.

For an electoral district, the average number of representatives elected by each party and grouping. For a country, the average of the party magnitudes for all electoral districts.

A representative of a political party who is permitted to observe an of an AUDIT ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. Wash. Rev. Code §29A.60.185. VOTING

The "office of delegate or alternate to the national convention of a political party or member of the State, county or municipal committees of a political party." N.J.S. §19:1-1.

The act of registering to vote and selecting a political party preference. Note, some states refer to registering with a party as party enrollment or affiliation.

Any "any qualified voter who is eligible to vote at the primary election of a political party." R.I. Gen. Laws §17-1-2(8).

A form of ballot in which a voter chooses between parties or groupings, rather than individual candidates.

BALLOT. INDIANA

"[I]n the case of a candidate for state or district office, a person endorsed by the convention of a political party as a candidate in a primary to be held by such party, and (B) i...

A "CONTEST such that eligibility to vote in that contest is restricted based on political party or lack thereof." VVSG. AFFILIATION 2007

Decision factor or expected result used to determine if software or hardware passes a test case.

An actual assault perpetrated by an intentional threat source that attempts to learn or make use of information from a system, but does not attempt to alter the system, its resourc...

Security testing that does not involve any direct interaction with the targets, such as sending packets to a target. (SP 800-115) (NISTIR)

The monitoring or recording of data that attempts only to observe a communication flow and gain knowledge of the data it contains, but does not alter or otherwise affect that flow....

A protected character string used to authenticate the identity of a computer system user or to authorize access to system resources. (FIPS 181) (NISTIR)