Terms starting with “Q”
54 election security terms starting with Q, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Qr Code
A machine-readable code consisting of an array of black and white squares, typically used for storing URLs or other information for reading by the camera on a smartphone typically...
Qr Codea
VerifiedA 2-D, trademarked barcode. An optical, 2-D machine-readable representation of data that conforms to accepted standards.
Qrng
VerifiedQuantum Random Number Generator
Quadrant
VerifiedShort name referring to technology that provides tamper-resistant protection to cryptographic equipment.
Qualification
VerifiedA requirement, such as being a registered voter, that is necessary in order for a voter, candidate, or election process to be acceptable for a specific purpose.
Qualification Code
VerifiedCODE. ELECTION QUALIFICATION
Qualification Number
A number issued by NASED (National Association of State Election Directors) to a system that has been tested by an accredited independent testing authority for compliance with the...
Qualification Test
VerifiedThe "examination and testing of an electronic voting system by an independent test authority using the [federal] voting system standards ... to determine whether the system complie...
Qualification Test Report
VerifiedReport of results of independent testing of a voting system by an independent testing authority documenting the specific system configuration tested, the scope of tests conducted a...
Qualification Testing
Examination and testing of a voting system by a NASED-accredited independent testing authority to determine if the system conforms to the performance and other requirements of the...
Qualification To Register
VerifiedThe conditions necessary in order for an individual to register to vote, such as being a citizen of the United States and over years of age.
Qualification To Vote
VerifiedThe conditions necessary in order for a voter to cast a ballot, such as registering to vote by a certain deadline.
Qualification, Federal
VerifiedMeans the system has been certified, if applicable, by means of qualification testing by a nationally recognized test laboratory (i.e., VSLT) and has met or exceeded the minimum re...
Qualified
"'Qualified' when pertaining to a winner of an election means that for such election: (1) The results have been certified; (2) A certificate has been issued; (3) Any required bond...
Qualified Candidate
VerifiedAny person who files all of the required forms to become a candidate with the proper election authority before the appropriate deadline. The candidate's name will be printed on bal...
Qualified Elector
A "person who holds the qualifications of an elector and who is registered." Ark. Code §7-1- 101(21).
Qualified Registered Elector
VerifiedA "REGISTERED who resides at the address listed on the Board's records." D.C. Code VOTER Ann. §1-1001.02(21). Also DULY QUALIFIED ELECTOR, ELECTOR, QUALIFIED ELECTOR, VOTER. REGIST...
Qualified Voter
A "person who is entitled to vote ... and who is (i) 18 years of age, (ii) a resident of the Commonwealth and of the precinct in which he offers to vote, and (iii) registered to vo...
Qualified Voter File
VerifiedA computerized statewide voter registration and election management system linking election officials throughout the State of Michigan to an interactive voter registration database...
Qualified Voter In A Town
VerifiedA "person who is a resident within the corporate boundaries of the town in which he offers to vote, duly registered in the county of his residence, and otherwise a Va. QUALIFIED VO...
Qualified Voting Systems
VerifiedVoting Systems that have met the standards to be certified for use in a jurisdiction.