Terms starting with “T”

Software whose behavior changes based on reading a real-time clock. For example, a system might be programmed to read the clock to determine whether the official election is in pro...

A string indicative of clock or elapsed time, generally consisting of day, month, year and time of day. The modern trend is to require a to have an onboard clock so PROGRAMMED DEVI...

a technique used in cybersecurity and digital forensics, where attackers modify the timestamps of files and directories on a computer system to hide their actions or impede investi...

A issue identified as a in the VVSG. A voting device must USABILITY HUMAN FACTOR 2007 respond sufficiently rapidly to voter input to maintain the cognitive pace of a SESSION. VOTIN...

A printed mark, general at the edge of an optical scan ballot to indicate the vertical location of POSITIONS. Improperly printed timing marks can lead to a ballot being read incorr...

A column of rectangular marks on an optical scan ballot used to indicate the horizontal position of OVALS. See also CHANNEL. CANDIDATE CODE

A "color and design prescribed by the Secretary of State which is printed on card stock for ballots to be used in California elections. Both color and design will be prescribed by...

The title of a MEASURE. A "brief statement that fairly and accurately represents the true intent and meaning of the proposed text of the initiative." Col. Stat. §1-40-102(10).

Funds in the amount of $650 million provided under Title I of to pay for replacement of HAVA and MACHINES, each state being guaranteed at least $5 PUNCHED-CARD SYSTEMS LEVER millio...

Funds in the amount of $3 billion provided to states under Title II of HAVA, based on voter population, to assist states in complying with requirements. HAVA

TLS refers to another cryptographic protocol designed for the purpose of providing security and confidentiality of information transmitted over the Internet. It was based on SSL, w...

Talent Management Institute

Set consisting of all hardware, software, and firmware of the TOE that must be relied upon for the correct enforcement of the TOE Security Policy (TSP). (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

Set of rules that regulate how assets are managed, protected, and distributed within the TOE. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009

Something that the claimant possesses and controls (such as a key or password) that is used to authenticate a claim. See cryptographic token. Source: NIST SP 800-63-2 (adapted)

A freely public and available web-based tool to conduct ballot-polling risk-limiting audits.

A "BENCHMARK used in the VPP. The proportion of users who successfully cast a ballot (whether or not the ballot contains erroneous votes). Failure to cast a ballot might involve pr...

The potential for the occurrence of an adverse event if no mitigating action is taken (i.e., the potential for any applicable threat to exploit a system vulnerability). (SP 800-16)...

A display device which allows the user to interact with a computer by touching areas on the screen.

A that captures voter choices via a SCREEN. A "voting machine that VOTING MACHINE TOUCH utilizes a computer screen to display the ballot and allows the voter to indicate his or her...

These are a type of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machine in which the voter makes selections on her ballot by touching specified areas on an electronic display screen.

Voting using a machine that utilizes a computer screen to display the ballot and allows the voter to indicate his or her selections by touching designated locations on the screen.

A voting machine that utilizes a computer screen to display the ballot and allows the voter to indicate his or her selections by touching designated locations on the screen.

A voting system that utilizes machines with a computer screen to display the ballot and allows the voter to indicate his or her selections by touching designated locations on the s...