Terms starting with “S”

Marking or punching a ticket and then marking or punching the ballot for STRAIGHT-PARTY one or more candidates who are members of a different political party. Utah Code §20A-1- 102...

The undesirable property of a computer display in which the image appears to flicker because of an interaction between the persistence of the screen and its refresh rate.

A copy of the image that appears on a cell-phone, tablet, or computer screen

a less skilled individual who uses ready-made scripts, or programs, that can be found on the Internet to conduct cyber attacks, such as web defacements. (UK 2016)

The act of moving a slidebar or other icon with a finger or mouse to cause more content to become visible on a display screen.

A security mechanism using strategically placed serialized or tamper-evident materials that alert officials if a device used in the elections process has potentially been altered o...

A "BALLOT shall be considered 'sealed' or 'locked,' only if no ballot may be CONTAINER removed from the container or deposited into the container, and no other form of access to th...

A used in VOTING. The ballot is placed in an unmarked envelope, which is BALLOT ABSENTEE sealed. The sealed envelope is then placed inside an envelope with the voter's name and sig...

A container used to hold or transport election materials, such as ballots, where strategically placed serialized or tamperproof evident seals have been used to alert officials if i...

An elected office position that a single officeholder may occupy for a term of office.

Security as a Service

a software development methodology that places security concerns first in planning and development

A that may be necessary following a RUNOFF ELECTION FIRST PRIMARY.

"If the apparent winner after the is the apparent loser after the INITIAL BALLOTING FIRST RECOUNT, that candidate shall be entitled to demand a second recount, by hand and eye, of...

Feature of a voter-facing scanner that reviews the ballot for possible marking mistakes, informs the voter, and presents an opportunity to cast as-is or return the ballot.

a combination of the terms security and operations, is a methodology that IT managers implement to enhance the connection, collaboration and communication between IT security and I...

1. A requirement of a voting system that no person shall be able to learn how any particular voter has voted. 2. Some states forbid voters from showing their voted ballots to other...

A "ballot card used in a primary election that does not list any candidate or ballot question and which is used to protect the secrecy of a voter's vote." Hawaii Admin. Regs. §2-51...

A paper, envelope, or folder that encloses a ballot to maintain the secrecy of how a voter marked their ballot.

The "envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's vote." Utah Code §...

SECRECY ENVELOPE.

A set of rules and procedures to establish the fundamental right of voters in the United States to cast a secret ballot. These procedures ensure that no ballot can be associated wi...

A paper, envelope, or folder that encloses a ballot to maintain the secrecy of how a voter marked their ballot.

A set of rules and procedures to establish the fundamental right of voters in the United States to cast a secret ballot. These procedures ensure that no ballot can be associated wi...