Terms starting with “S”

A portion into which a is divided. That is, splits are the components of a split SPLIT PRECINCT precinct.

(ES&S) A code associated with a in a PRECINCT. See also CODE. SPLIT SPLIT SEQUENCE

1. Separation of data or information into two or more parts, each part constantly kept under control of separate authorized individuals or teams so that no one individual or team w...

A "precinct containing more than one ballot format because the contiguous geographic area served by the precinct has been split by crossing election district boundaries." A-6. A 20...

The act of selecting candidates from different parties for different contests. In states with Straight Ticket Voting, this action overrides the straight ticket vote, and allows vot...

A "voting district which was divided by statute or otherwise divided by law ... between two or more congressional, senatorial or assembly districts within a town so that a part of...

To mark or otherwise alter a ballot so it indicates in a human-readable manner that the ballot is not to be cast.

A ballot that: (a) is spoiled by the voter; (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or the election judge; or (c) lacks the official endorsement. Utah Code...

A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, that a voter made a mistake on a ballot and is requesting a new one.

See Invalid votes .

The "proponents of a recall effort who establish a N.J. Stat. Ann. RECALL COMMITTEE." §19:27A-3.

The activity of pretending to be another through the use of false identification or credentials, applied particularly to websites that masquerade as legitimate.

1. Faking the sending address of a transmission to gain illegal entry into a secure system. 2. The deliberate inducement of a user or resource to take incorrect action. Note: Imper...

Telecommunications techniques in which a signal is transmitted in a bandwidth considerably greater than the frequency content of the original information. Frequency hopping, direct...

An abbreviation for SECURITY PEER REVIEW GROUP.

Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious...

An area used for marking a candidate selection on a ballot. When is a square not a square? When it's in Wyoming, where square "shall include a box, circle, oval, arrow or other dis...

System Reference Document

Separate Segregated Fund. A political committee established and/or financially supported by a corporation or labor organization; popularly called a Corporate or Labor Political Act...

See Secure Sockets Layer

SSL refers to a protocol for transmitting private or security-senitive documents via the Internet. It uses a cryptographic system that uses a public key which encrypts data for tra...

EVALUATION. SECURITY TEST AND

Storage as a Service

With respect to VOTING, "a step in the counting process during which votes INSTANT RUNOFF for all remaining candidates are tabulated for the purpose of determining whether a candid...