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254 election security terms starting with T, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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A type of system in which the paper ballot may be taken from the polling place by the VVPAT voter. In some, such as AccuPoll, it is not intended that the ballot be removed. In othe...

Voting Systems1 source

Tally

Process of totaling votes.

Tabulation2 sources

Tally Board

Verified

A body that retains custody of after they are cast. Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-531. VOTED BALLOTS

Voting Systems1 source

Tally Book

Verified

def. 1. Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.113. TALLY LIST,

Voting Systems1 source

Tally List

Verified

1. A document prepared by the certifying the number of votes cast for each TALLY BOARD office and on each measure. Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-604(B). 2. A document prepared by a during a...

Voting Systems1 source

Tally Person

Verified

In Vermont, an election worker who has a specialized role in a RECOUNT. "The tally person and the or persons each shall make a suitable mark for that candidate DOUBLE-CHECK PERSON...

Voting Systems1 source

Tally Sheet

The "document used to tabulate hand counted paper ballots." Wyo. Stat. §22-1-102(a)(xxxii).

Tabulation2 sources

Tampering

"Any person wilfully tampering or attempting to tamper with, disarrange, deface, or impair in any manner whatsoever, or destroy any voting machine while the same is in use at any e...

Fraud3 sources

Tape

Verified

Report run from a vote tabulation device to show the total number of votes cast per candidate or issue.

Election Administration1 source

Target

Verified

The area on a ballot in which a voter indicates a selection. Also AREA. TARGET

Voting Systems1 source

Target Area

Verified

The area on a that the voter is supposed to mark in order to cast a vote. The PAPER BALLOT "square next to the candidate's name or issue on the the oval next to the PAPER BALLOT, c...

Voting Systems1 source

Target Audience

Verified

. An individual or group selected for influence. Also called TA. (This term and its definition modify the existing term and its definition and are approved for inclusion in the nex...

Cybersecurity1 source

Target Of Evaluation (toe)

Verified

In accordance with Common Criteria, an information system, part of a system or product, and all associated documentation, that is the subject of a security evaluation.

Standards2 sources

Targeted/targeting

Verified

A cyber actor's targeting of a particular victim can refer to any aspect of the actor's attempts to select a system to conduct operations against, learn about, find vulnerabilities...

Cybersecurity1 source

Targets

Verified

In the NICE Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Applies current knowledge of one or more regions, countries, non-state entities, and/or technologies.

Cybersecurity2 sources

Taxii (trusted Automated Exchange Of Indicator Info)

Verified

TAXII is not an information sharing program and does not define trust agreements. Rather, it is a set of specifications for exchanging cyberthreat information to help organizations...

Cybersecurity1 source

Technical

Verified

Data Package (TDP) A collection of documents that describe a voting system, including manuals, description of components and details of architectural and engineering design.

Standards1 source

Technical Community (tc)

Verified

Government/Industry/Academia partnerships formed around major technology areas to act like a standards body for the purpose of creating and maintaining Protection Profiles. Source:...

Cybersecurity1 source

Technical Controls – T

Verified

he security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contai...

Cybersecurity1 source

Technical Data Package

Verified

Documentation for all system components that is provided to a to accompany an VSTL application for CERTIFICATION. The package must describe overall system design, quality assurance...

Certification3 sources

Technical Guidelines Development Committee

Verified

A Committee of the Election Assistance Commission, established under HAVA, to develop voluntary voting system guidelines. Usually just Abbreviated DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. TGDC.

Voting Systems1 source

Technical Guidelines Development Committee (tgdc)

Verified

A committee of election officials, computer scientists, and other experts that assists the EAC in developing the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG). The chairperson of the T...

Election Administration1 source

Technical Non Repudiation

Verified

The contribution of public key mechanisms to the provision of technical evidence supporting a non-repudiation security service. (SP 800-32) (NISTIR)

Cybersecurity1 source
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