Terms starting with “R”

Any category of voters whose ballots are totaled separately, such as or ABSENTEE VOTERS VOTERS. MILITARY

Geographical area in which reported totals or counts are reported (for example, an election jurisdiction , precinct , or election district ).

Used in response messages. RequestSuccess and VoterRecord include this class so as to provide a list of geopolitical geography associated with the voter’s registration, e.g., the v...

Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for the type of geopolitical unit, used in the Type sub-element in the ReportingUnit element. Name Value ballot-batch Used for re...

An organization which receives "voting system software (source and executable code) that has been certified from test labs or the national certification authority. Repositories may...

An arrangement whereby one is enabled to speak and act with authority on the behalf of another.

A type of democracy founded on the principle of elected persons representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. Representative democracy places power in the hands o...

Typical of a particular group of people.

(1) A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or on behalf of a group. (2) A member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress.

In each representative district, "the clerk of that town or part of a town having the largest population in the district. However, when part of one town is joined with all of anoth...

Administrative area in which voters are entitled to vote in contests that are specific to that area.

Individuals appointed by candidates to observe voting and counting on behalf of candidates at a voting place. Candidate representatives make sure that election rules are followed a...

The "ability to obtain the same test results by using the same test method on identical test items in different testing laboratories with different operators using different equipm...

(deprecated) Obtaining anew following a revocation of qualification. QUALIFICATION

Used in response messages. For indicating that the request was received but action on the request is pending.

One who requests a RECOUNT. Iowa Admin. Code §721-26.100(50).

Used in response messages. Enumeration for registration-related errors, used in the Error attribute of RegistrationRejection . Name Value identity-lookup-failed A lookup on the vot...

Used in request messages. Enumeration for types of registration forms, used in the RegistrationForm attribute of VoterRecordsRequest . Name Value fpca For the Federal Post Card App...

Used in request messages. VoterRecordsRequest optionally includes this element to specify information about a request helper, i.e., a request assistant or witness involved in a vot...

Used in request messages. Enumeration for the method used by the voter to register, used in the RequestMethod attribute of VoterRecordsRequest . Name Value armed-forces-recruitment...

Used in request messages. VoterRecordsRequest optionally includes this class to specify information about a request proxy involved in a voter records request. OriginTransactionId c...

Used in request messages. Enumeration for the registration proxy, e.g., the MVA/DMV , involved in the voter’s registration request, used in the Type attribute of RegistrationProxy...

Used in response messages. For indicating that the request failed. The Error attribute is used to indicate the type of error that occurred. The AdditionalDetails attribute can be u...

Used in response messages. For indicating a successful response to a request. The Action attribute is used to indicate the action that occurred, which may differ from what was requ...