Terms starting with “R”

A document on which vote totals from a are recorded. PRECINCT

The official responsible for transmitting to the appropriate state body. RETURNS

A generic term referring to election results, derived from the fact that vote totals are reported on sheets "returned" to the county or municipal election authority.

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REMOTE ELECTRONIC VOTING.

The front or back of a flat object which has two sides, such as a ballot card.

A visualization for the voter of her entire selection of ballot choices, "for the voter to review before the vote is actually cast." Texas Elec. Code §129.001(b) (referred to there...

1. A "BALLOT that is flagged or separated for some form of manual processing." VVSG. An example is an optical scan ballot containing a hand-written write-in, which must be interpre...

Ballot that has been reviewed (either electronically or by the voter) before it is cast, to determine what contest selections and if applicable unselected contest options it contai...

The process of permanently ending the binding between a certificate and the identity asserted in the certificate from a specified time forward. Source: CNSSI No. 1300

The process of conducting an election a second time. This may be necessary in the event of a machine malfunction. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:1433.

Request for Additional Information. Sent by RAD to committees when reports contain apparent discrepancies, errors or surface violations.

See Radio Frequency Identification.

A synonym for electoral district used in some countries. See Electoral district .

A set of legal and constitutional protections designed to ensure the opportunity to vote in free and fair elections.

The process of restoring voting rights to people who lost their voting rights under felony disenfranchisement or for any other reason that might have disqualified them from voting.

Cryptographic algorithm specified in the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). (FIPS 197) (NISTIR)

A test for susceptibility of an to power surges resulting from connecting ELECTRONIC DEVICE and disconnecting equipment. It consists of a power "surge with a 0.5 μ s rise time and...

A measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and typically a function of: (i) the adverse impacts that would arise if the circumst...

A form of access control that uses an authorization policy that takes into account operational need, risk, and heuristics.

The process of identifying the risks to system security and determining the likelihood of occurrence, the resulting impact, and the additional safeguards that mitigate this impact....

The process of identifying risks to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the...

A risk assessment process, together with a risk model, assessment approach, and analysis approach. (SP 800-30) (NISTIR)

The report which contains the results of performing a risk assessment or the formal output from the process of assessing risk. (SP 800-30) (NISTIR)