Terms starting with “S”

The art, science, and practice of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication. Source: NIST SP 800-72 (adapted)

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

A term of Dutch origin for a provision which can be included in List PR systems which enables two or more parties or groupings which are fighting separate campaigns to reach agreem...

PASTER.

A set of instructions for checking whether the information gathered so far by Human Interpretation of Voter Marks is sufficient to meet the required Risk Limit, or whether the audi...

Object supporting both read and write accesses to an information system. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

A term denoting a choice of all of the candidates of a particular political party.

A ballot with all candidates from a single political party.

Explicit voter selection that overrides or supplements the vote selections made by a straight party voting option. Straight party overrides may be subject to state election rules f...

Mechanism that allows voters to cast a single vote to select all candidates on the ballot from a single political party.

The action of voting in one oval or box next to a party name at the top of the ballot to cast a vote for every candidate of that political party. No vote will be cast in individual...

When a voter selects every candidate of a single political party on a ballot.

A "mechanism that allows voters to cast a single vote to select all candidates on the ballot from a single political party." GLOSSARY. A "vote by a single mark, punch, or other 200...

Focused United States Government (USG) efforts to understand and engage key audiences in order to create, strengthen or preserve conditions favorable for the advancement of USG int...

In the NICE Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Applies knowledge of priorities to define an entity.

Voting for a candidate other than one's true favorite in order to produce a desirable outcome. Also TACTICAL VOTING.

An ad hoc or unofficial vote. It is used to show the popular opinion on a certain matter.

An ad hoc or unofficial vote. It is used to show the popular opinion on a certain matter.

A "mark on a ballot that appears to be accidental or appears to be unrelated to the act of filling in the TARGET." Iowa Admin. Code §721-26.1(49). VOTING

The portion of a street between two consecutive cross streets that can be assigned to a precinct.

A scale for measuring the relative strength of a security mechanism.

Testing designed to determine whether a system is able to perform at its stated limits, such as maximum number of or that can be accommodated. BALLOT STYLE VOTERS

To draw a line through or attempt to remove a mark on a document or ballot, with the purpose of erasing it.

A seemingly antique procedure for counting paper in which the ballots are literally BALLOTS placed on a string by being pierced by a needle and threaded for security. "The board in...