Terms starting with “S”

STAGE.

A board "responsible for preparing the ballots for processing by the [central count optical scanner]." Mont. Admin. Rules §44.3.1768. These responsibilities include the JOGGING bal...

Individuals or groups with an interest or concern in the conduct of elections; e.g., election administration, voters, political parties, candidates, MLAs, council members, technolo...

A document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines, or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes, and services are...

Standard that contains a list of characteristics for which values or other data are to be stated for specifying the product, process, or service

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) describe the sequence of steps or requirements to complete a task.

"[T]hose election officials charged with conducting the process of voting within a PRECINCT." W. Va. Code §3-1-29(a)(1). Cf. EXPANDED RECEIVING BOARD.

A form of Standard rotation states include Kansas, Ohio and Washington. BALLOT ROTATION. Standard rotation is used in New York City for ELECTIONS, but not in the rest of the PRIMAR...

"[A] group of ballots wherein all voting possibilities which can occur in an election are represented." W. Va. Code §3-4A-2(h).

Standard that specifies requirements to be fulfilled by a product or a group of products, to establish its fitness for purpose. A product standard may include in addition to the fi...

Standard that is concerned with test methods, sometimes supplemented with other provision related to testing, such as sampling, use of statistical methods, sequence of test.

The Election Assistance Commission Standards Board established under 42 U.S.C. HAVA. §15341.

Encryption-key held in common by a group of potential communicating entities and used to establish ad hoc tactical networks. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

(ES&S, opscan) A horizontal bar on an Optech ballot to designate the beginning and end of the area in which votes are to be counted.

Used in this topic area to denote a sub-national unit of a country often in the context of a federal constitution.

The chief election officer of Maryland, appointed by the Governor for a six-year term and removable only for cause.

The name given to various legislatures, especially lower houses or full legislatures in states.

An Alaska body performing the function of a BOARD. Alaska Stat. STATE CANVASSING §15.10.180.

A Maryland body that evaluates objections to nominating petitions

In Arkansas, a 13-member body that examines electronic voting equipment. In Mississippi, a three-person board consisting of the Governor, the Secretary of State and the Attorney Ge...

In Louisiana, a seven-member body that formulates election regulations, conducts hearings and issues reports to the legislature. 18 La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:23.

A supervisory election body in Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia. Abbreviated SBE.

The South Carolina body responsible for certifying voting machines.

A state-level board that supervises the CANVASS. "The state canvassing board is the governor, secretary of state, state auditor and state treasurer." Wyo. Stat. §22-16-11