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Terms starting with “R

370 election security terms starting with R, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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Remoting

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A technology that allows a program to interact with the internals of another program running on a different machine

Cybersecurity1 source

Removable Media

Portable data storage medium that can be added to or removed from a computing device or network. Note: Examples include, but are not limited to: optical discs (CD, DVD, Blu-ray); e...

Hardware2 sources

Removable Media Device

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See portable storage device.

Cybersecurity1 source

Removal (of A Candidate)

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When a candidate has withdrawn, been disqualified, or passed away, or when there is a formal process to remove a candidate from a ballot or from public office.

Election Administration1 source

Removed Resident

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A "person, who was formerly a resident of one of the counties of this State but who has, or shall have, removed to another state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the V...

Voting Systems1 source

Renew (a Certificate)

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The act or process of extending the validity of the data binding asserted by a public key certificate by issuing a new certificate. (SP 800-32) (NISTIR)

Cybersecurity1 source

Repair Action

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NSA-approved change to a COMSEC end-item that does not affect the original characteristics of the end-item and is provided for optional application by holders. Repair actions are l...

Cybersecurity1 source

Repeal

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The removal or reversal of a law.

Election Administration1 source

Repeat Election

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An election that is held again because of an irreparable irregularity that renders it impossible to determine the winner. Iowa Admin. Code §721-21.1(15).

Voting Systems1 source

Repeatability

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Ability to obtain independent test results by using the same testing method on identical test items in the same testing laboratory by the same operator using the same equipment wit...

Standards1 source

Repeating Key

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A key on a keyboard or virtual keyboard which, when held down or continuously pressed, causes more than one instance of its corresponding character to be generated or transmitted....

Voting Systems1 source

Repetition

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The ability of a to repeat upon request any information it provides to the VOTING STATION voter. Under the VVSG, an must provide repetition. 2007 AUDIO-TACTILE INTERFACE

Voting Systems1 source

Replacement Absentee Ballot

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"The county auditor may issue replacement to a registered voter who ABSENTEE BALLOTS claims that the ballot originally issued was destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received. The vot...

Voting Systems1 source

Replacement Ballot

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The term for a ballot given to a voter to replace a 42 U.S.C. HAVA SPOILED BALLOT. §15481(A)(1)(a)(ii).

Voting Systems1 source

Replay Attacks

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An attack that involves the capture of transmitted authentication or access control information and its subsequent retransmission with the intent of producing an unauthorized effec...

Attack Methods2 sources

Repojacking

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intentionally taking over the account of an owner or maintainer who hosts a repository

Cybersecurity1 source

Report

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A printed record, formatted for human readability, that is produced by a voting system. A "self-contained, time stamped, record, such as a printout or analogous electronic ARCHIVAL...

Standards2 sources

Report Item

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"Any one of the numeric values (totals or counts) that must appear in any of the vote data reports. Each ballot count ... and each vote, overvote and undervote total for each candi...

Voting Systems1 source

Report Item Error

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The "absolute value of the difference between the correct value and the reported value" of a ITEM. VVSG. If a value is reported that should not have appeared at all (a REPORT 2007...

Voting Systems1 source

Report Of Election Results

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A report of the tallies of votes cast in an election after the polls have been closed for voting.

Election Administration1 source

Report Total Error

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The "sum of all of the from all of the reports" produced by a voting REPORT ITEM ERRORS system. VVSG.

Voting Systems1 source

Report Total Error Rate

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An accuracy metric that focuses on error in totals appearing in vote data reports and does not attempt to assess untestable low-level operations. The "ratio of the report total err...

Standards2 sources

Report Total Volume

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The "sum of all of the correct values for all of the that are supposed to appear in REPORT ITEMS the reports" produced by a voting system. VVSG.

Voting Systems1 source

Reporting Context

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The "scope within which reported totals or counts are calculated (e.g., or PRECINCT ELECTION DISTRICT). ... Reporting contexts may overlap in complex ways; for example, in the case...

Voting Systems1 source
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