Terms starting with “V”

"The representatives of each political party on the county election commission shall jointly appoint a voting machine technician who is a member of their political party and who is...

A person who assures that a voter is given access to a voting machine only after having been verified by a Conn. Gen. Stat. §9-234. CHECKER.

Devices that voters use to cast their votes and that tabulate the number of votes cast for candidates and for and against the measures on the ballot

A group in Minnesota "established to investigate and recommend to the legislature requirements for additional options for voting equipment that complies with the requirements of se...

A "cross mark or check mark." Ind. Code §3-5-2-51.

Election-related items that are required under the VRA to be provided bilingually. "The term 'voting materials' means registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistanc...

1. A method of registering choices. The "use of: (1) paper ballots; (2) voting machines; (3) ballot card voting systems; (4) electronic voting systems; or (5) any combination of th...

Term used to designate the group of people associated with elections, including election personnel, poll workers, ballot designers and those responsible for the installation, opera...

A "TEST that measures how well subjects perform various voting tasks." VVSG. METHOD 2007

"Any place within a voting or polling precinct wherein ballots may be cast." S.C. Code §7-1- 20(6). The building that contains the ENCLOSURE. N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-165(10). VOTING

A person appointed to witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process. Utah Code §20A-1-102(83). Also POLL WATCHER.

A specific response field on a ballot where the voter indicates the selection of a candidate or ballot proposition. A-7. 2002 FEC

A voting position target refers to that area of the ballot adjacent to each candidate or measure, or that area of the ballot specifically designated to record the voter's choice fo...

Election administration division corresponding to a contiguous geographic area that is the basis for determining which contests and issues the voters legally residing in that area...

The "entire array of procedures, people, resources, equipment and locations associated with the conduct of elections." VVSG.

The Voting Protections for Citizens Who Do Not Read or Speak English Very Well fact sheet provides information on federal law protections for voters who are limited in their abilit...

The Voting Protections for Language Minority Citizens under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act Guide describes the language assistance required by Section 203 to enable certain p...

A ballot marking device used by voters to punch holes in a ballot card to mark their selections.

An "apparatus in which or are inserted for the piercing of ballots by BALLOTS BALLOT CARDS the voter. The hole may be in the form of a round dot, rectangle, square, or any other sh...

1. A receipt indicating that a voter has voted, but not revealing anything about the voter's choices. "If a mechanical voting system is used whereby votes are directly recorded ele...

A "subset of the that includes only voting system software. It NSRL REFERENCE DATA SET contains file-identifying information (FII) that can be used to uniquely identify voting syst...

Generally an official who maintains the record of legally registered voters, often the COUNTY CLERK. In Texas, the tax assessor-collector is the voting registrar. Texas Elec. Code...

The place on a where the voter is instructed to mark her preference for a candidate or BALLOT question. N.M. Admin. Code §1.10.12.7(T). Also "voting response field" or TARGET. VOTI...

A law or set of laws that make it more difficult for people to vote.