Terms starting with “T”
254 election security terms starting with T, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Take Home
VerifiedA 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...
Tally
Process of totaling votes.
Tally Board
VerifiedA body that retains custody of after they are cast. Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-531. VOTED BALLOTS
Tally Book
Verifieddef. 1. Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.113. TALLY LIST,
Tally List
Verified1. 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...
Tally Person
VerifiedIn 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...
Tally Sheet
The "document used to tabulate hand counted paper ballots." Wyo. Stat. §22-1-102(a)(xxxii).
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...
Tape
VerifiedReport run from a vote tabulation device to show the total number of votes cast per candidate or issue.
Target
VerifiedThe area on a ballot in which a voter indicates a selection. Also AREA. TARGET
Target Area
VerifiedThe 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...
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...
Target Of Evaluation (toe)
VerifiedIn 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.
Targeted/targeting
VerifiedA 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...
Targets
VerifiedIn the NICE Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Applies current knowledge of one or more regions, countries, non-state entities, and/or technologies.
Taxii (trusted Automated Exchange Of Indicator Info)
VerifiedTAXII 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...
Technical
VerifiedData Package (TDP) A collection of documents that describe a voting system, including manuals, description of components and details of architectural and engineering design.
Technical Community (tc)
VerifiedGovernment/Industry/Academia partnerships formed around major technology areas to act like a standards body for the purpose of creating and maintaining Protection Profiles. Source:...
Technical Controls – T
Verifiedhe security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contai...
Technical Data Package
VerifiedDocumentation 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...
Technical Guidelines Development Committee
VerifiedA Committee of the Election Assistance Commission, established under HAVA, to develop voluntary voting system guidelines. Usually just Abbreviated DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. TGDC.
Technical Guidelines Development Committee (tgdc)
VerifiedA 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...
Technical Non Repudiation
VerifiedThe contribution of public key mechanisms to the provision of technical evidence supporting a non-repudiation security service. (SP 800-32) (NISTIR)