Terms starting with “Q”

A candidate who has filed registration papers with the responsible authority and for whom a vote may be counted in a jurisdiction that permits only WRITE-INS. DECLARED

Any person seeking election, but whose name will not be printed on the ballot. For these votes to be tallied and certified, the candidate must file forms with the election official...

The process of meeting all of the requirements to be officially recognized as certified.

The official time period for individuals to file all of the required forms with the proper election authority to be eligible to be a candidate for public office or to have a ballot...

Under HAVA, a precinct that used a or lever voting system "to PUNCH CARD VOTING SYSTEM administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2000,...

Use of a set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risk based on nonnumeric categories or levels. (SP 800-30) (NISTIR)

A documentation item required of a under the VVSG, detailing the MANUFACTURER 2007 quality assurance and configuration management processes and procedures followed by the manufactu...

A "manufacturer function with associated practices that is initiated prior to system development and continues throughout the maintenance life cycle of the voting system. Quality A...

Document that identifies the system and actions required to provide adequate assurance that an item or product conforms to the documented technical requirements.

The "sum of the activities Design and Development Review, Design and Development Verification, and Design and Development Validation, as defined in ISO 9001:2000." VVSG.

Operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill requirements for quality.

Document stating the quality policy and describing the quality system of an organization.

e - The measurable end-to-end performance properties of a network service, which can be guaranteed in advance by a Service-Level Agreement between a user and a service provider, so...

The measurable end-to-end performance properties of a network service, which can be guaranteed in advance by a Service Level Agreement between a user and a service provider, so as...

Use of a set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risks based on the use of numbers where the meanings and proportionality of values are maintained inside and outside the...

A collection of interacting quantum mechanical systems, such as superconductors or trapped ions, that can be manipulated to process information.

A Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) is a device that produces truly random numbers by measuring unpredictable quantum mechanical processes, such as photon arrival times or vac...

Store files containing malware in isolation for future disinfection or examination. (SP 800-69) (NISTIR) Cyber Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

"'Question' means any proposition submitted to the voters." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-1(35). In some states the term is more limited. An "issue placed on the ballot to determine whether...

The counter which numerically registers the votes cast on a QUESTION. Ga. Code Ann. §21-2- 310(1). Likewise in Massachusetts. See also CANDIDATE COUNTER.

A formal written request signed by voters, to propose to create, amend, or repeal a state law or constitutional provision.

Any "election at which a special question is to be voted on by the electors of the state or a part of them." Kan. Stat. Ann. §25-2503(g).

A "VOTED received in a mail absentee return envelope where the envelope is torn, BALLOT taped, or shows signs of tampering, were the secret ballot envelope is not used or not prope...

A "paper ballot deemed questionable because of improper voting or other reasons." Hawaii Admin. Regs. §2-51-1. A ballot that contains any mark or symbol whereby it can be identifie...