Terms starting with “U”

The "software product from Election Systems & Software consisting of several program modules used to control the setup and administration of ballot tabulation." 2004 Pasco ESP 7.

A particular type of contest in Florida, in which all voters may vote in a for a PRIMARY candidate who will be unopposed in the ELECTION, regardless of their party of GENERAL regis...

The ability of any citizen, following an election, to determine for himself that the announced totals are correct and that only eligible voters voted.

COMSEC equipment containing no key or containing key that has been protected from unauthorized use by removing the cryptographic ignition key (CIK) or deactivating the personal ide...

"Unlawful opening of a ballot box consists of opening a ballot box or inspecting or removing the contents thereof without lawful authority, or conspiring with others so to open a b...

"Unlawful opening of a voting machine consists of opening, unlocking, inspecting, tampering with, resetting or adjusting a voting machine without lawful authority, or conspiring wi...

In some states, it is a for an to possess alcoholic beverages. CRIME ELECTION OFFICIAL "Unlawful possession of alcoholic or malt beverages at a polling place consists of the use or...

"Unlawful possession of a key consists of the possession at any time of a key to a voting machine or ballot box, or making a duplicate thereof, unless authorized by law." Wyo. Stat...

An issued ballot without any selections made.

A substitute for an BALLOT, used in the event official ballots are unavailable. "If OFFICIAL from any cause neither the official ballot nor ballots otherwise prepared as herein pre...

A cast by a voter who subsequently is found not to have been eligible to PROVISIONAL BALLOT vote. N.M. Admin. Code §1.10.22.9(B). Such ballots must be retained for 22 months pursua...

A "ballot that cannot be read by the vote tallying system as the voter intended without alteration. Unreadable ballots may include, but not be limited to, ballots with damage, writ...

Not having entered one's name on an official voting list.

A potentially dangerous condition that may arise when multiple processes are executing concurrently, including "race conditions, deadlocks, livelocks, and resource starvation. VVSG...

Data included in an authentication token, in addition to a digital signature. (FIPS 196) (NISTIR)

A "which is not endorsed by the official stamp" of an election official. Such ballots BALLOT are "void and may not be counted." S.D. Rules §5:02:16:10.

Process that has not been evaluated or examined for correctness and adherence to the security policy. It may include incorrect or malicious code that attempts to circumvent the sec...

A "ballot never stamped or marked by a voter." S.D. Rules §5:02:16:00(3).

1. = BALLOT. Also BALLOT. BLANK UNUSED 2. A "ballot never placed in the ballot box." S.D. Rules §5:02:16:00(2).

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

An overseas voter or an active duty member of the U.S. military, either within or outside the United States, including any accompanying spouse and family members who are eligible t...

Transfer data from a smaller computer or device to a larger computer. At the close of polls, memory cards with cast ballot information are uploaded to the central tabulation comput...

1. The act or process by which data items bound in an existing public key certificate, especially authorizations granted to the subject, are changed by issuing a new certificate. S...

Automatic or manual cryptographic process that irreversibly modifies the state of a COMSEC key, equipment, device, or system. Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)