Terms starting with “V”

A laboratory accredited under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) as authorized to test conformance of voting systems to the Authority to VVSG. accredit...

A laboratory accredited under the National Vo luntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) as authorized to test conformance of voting systems to the VVSG. Authority to accredi...

A "vote cast in a voting system that is not a VOTE." Texas Elec. Code §211.002(10). WRITE-IN

A concept from MARK-SENSE and PAPER balloting. The "space on a special paper ballot which the voter marks to cast a vote for a candidate, judge or question." Iowa Admin. Code 721-2...

A body established in Connecticut to "adopt standards for electronic voting technology that will ensure the integrity of the state's voting systems." 147 Con.. Gen. Stat. §9-242c.

"Immediately after the close of registration of voters preceding any election, the chief election officer shall establish one or more voting units in each precinct polling place .....

A voting style, option, or feature such as ABSENTEE VOTING, BALLOT ROTATION, CLOSED PRIMARY, CROSS-PARTY ENDORSEMENT, CUMULATIVE VOTING, IN-PERSON VOTING, N-OF-M VOTING, OPEN PRIMA...

A procedure in Minnesota that allows a person to register on Election Day if another voter of the same swears an oath that the individual resides in that precinct. PRECINCT

virtual private network

A VPN is a private network that uses a public network such as the Internet to connect remote sites or users. In the examples in this report, the VPNs were secured at both ends by d...

PROTOCOL. VOTING PERFORMANCE

RED. VISIBLE

Voting Rights Act

PANEL. VOTING SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES

STANDARDS. VOTING SYSTEM

Voting System Test Laboratories

DISTRICT. VOTE TABULATION

Virtual Tunnel Interface

Vulnerability and Threat Management.

Weakness in an information system, system security procedures, internal controls, or implementation that could be exploited by a threat source. Source: NIST SP 800-30 Rev 1

See vulnerability assessment. Source: NIST IR 7298 Rev 2

Systematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the ef...

In the NICE Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Conducts assessments of threats and vulnerabilities, determines deviations from acceptable configurations, enterprise or l...

An "attempt to bypass or break the security of a system or a device. Like functional testing, vulnerability testing can falsify a general assertion (namely, that the system or devi...