Terms starting with “U”

A "voter who is registered as a member of no political party." N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §652:16-a.

Having sworn to tell the truth.

Occurs when the number of choices selected by a voter in a contest is less than the maximum number allowed for that contest or when no selection is made for a single choice contest...

The act of a voter selecting less than the maximum number allowed for a voting contest or when no selection is made for a single choice contest.

Key that has not been encrypted in a system approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) for key encryption or encrypted key in the presence of its associated key encryption key...

An individual who is not affiliated with a political party.

A candidate for public office who is not affiliated with a political party.

The number of calendar days left between a vacancy of a public office and the date that the term is regularly scheduled to end. Unexpired terms may be filled through an appointment...

"Card stock tinted for use in California elections, cut to the width and approximate length of a single ballot card, and requiring one or more steps in the production of a ballot c...

A voting system adopted in every jurisdiction in a state. Uniform systems exist in Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Oklahoma and Rhode Island. See, e.g., Md. Elec. Code...

A statute that prescribes measures that the Federal government and the states must take to assist certain classes of citizens, specifically those who reside overseas or are members...

UOCAVA citizens are U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oc...

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Guide discusses the requirements of UOCAVA protecting the rights of members of the uniformed service and their fami...

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, also known as UOCAVA, was enacted by Congress in 1986. UOCAVA requires that states and territories allow members of the uni...

For purposes, "'uniformed services' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine UOCAVA Corps, and Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned...

U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheri...

A battery powered back-up system that quickly switches to battery power when electrical current to the computer system is disrupted (surge, sags, and failures). Election offices en...

A battery powered back-up system that quickly switches to battery power when electrical current to the computer system is disrupted (surge, sags, and failures).

A source of power to voting equipment that is not interrupted should regular electric power be lost. The backup power is generally supplied through batteries but may also come from...

1. A code placed on a ballot for inventory and audit purposes. In most states, the identifier is on a which must be removed prior to being voted. STUB 2. A separate code or string...

"Prior to delivering any ballot to the voter, the board worker should place a unique mark in the box printed at the bottom of the ballot. A unique mark shall be of such a manner so...

An individual with a legal status that provides them with certain rights within the United States. Citizenship may be derived from place of birth, paternal citizenship, or naturali...

Under HAVA, the United States Conference of Mayors has the right to appoint two members to the ADVISORS. Abbreviated USCM. BOARD OF

Under HAVA, the United States Conference on Civil Rights has the right to appoint two members to the ADVISORS. Abbreviated USCCR. BOARD OF