Terms starting with “S”

The "envelope used by a voter to enclose the voted absentee ballot when voting by a mail absentee ballot or at the precincts." Hawaii Admin. Regs. §2-51-1.

A cryptographic key that is used with a (symmetric) cryptographic algorithm that is uniquely associated with one or more entities and is not made public. The use of the term this c...

A cryptographic algorithm that uses a single key (i.e., a secret key) for both encryption and decryption.

A cryptographic algorithm that uses a single secret key for both encryption and decryption. SOURCE: FIPS 140-2 A cryptographic algorithm that uses a single key (i.e., a secret key)...

A secret value used to initialize a pseudorandom number generator.

An "election held within a tribe pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary [of the Interior] as authorized by Federal Statute." 25 C.F.R. §81.1(s).

A state-level officer who is responsible for various departments and functions. Secretaries of State are often, but not always, the Chief Election Official in their state.

The Pennsylvania equivalent of and the SECRETARY OF STATE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER.

The of Virginia. Va. Code §24.2-404.1 CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER.

Section 2 of the VRA is a nationwide prohibition against voting practices and procedures (including redistricting plans and at-large election systems and voter registration procedu...

Section 208 of the VRA provides for voters who need assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write. Any such voter may be given assistance by...

Section 3 and Section 8 of the VRA give the federal courts and the Attorney General, respectively, authority to certify counties for the assignment of federal observers. Federal ob...

Section 4 of the VRA sets forth criteria for determining whether a jurisdiction is covered under certain of the special provisions of the Act.

Section 5 of the VRA was enacted to freeze changes in election practices or procedures in covered jurisdictions until the new procedures have been determined, either after administ...

A 1998 amendment to the Rehabilitation Act to require federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.

Sections 203 and 4 of the VRA require certain jurisdictions to provide bilingual written voting materials and voting assistance regarding covered minority languages. The Attorney G...

The private sector counterpart to the GCC, these councils are self-organized, self-run, and self-governed organizations that are representative of a spectrum of key stakeholders wi...

A proposed designation for a federal agency that codifies the minimum roles and responsibilities of a sector-specific agency.

Federal agencies that have institutional knowledge and specialized expertise about a critical infrastructure sector.

A Federal department or agency designated by PPD-21 with responsibility for providing institutional knowledge and specialized expertise, as well as leading, facilitating, or suppor...

Planning documents that complement and tailor application of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan to the specific characteristics and risk landscape of each critical infrast...

The "terms 'secure' and 'seal' shall be interpreted together to mean that the ballots, within the container in which they are held, must be bound together in such a manner that no...

the unlocking of the secure use of commodity technologies whereby security comes by default for users. (UK 2016)

software, hardware and systems that have been designed from the ground up to be secure. (UK 2016)