Terms starting with “V”

Physical paper records of voter ballots as voters have cast them on an electronic voting system. In the event that an election recount or audit is called for, the VVPT provides a s...

A list of fundamental electoral entitlements required to be displayed to voters in polling places. Fla. Stat. §101.031(2).

A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, declaring a fact or set of facts.

Used in request and response messages. Voter optionally includes this class to describe a voter’s classification per criteria on the voter’s request form, e.g., united-states-citiz...

Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for voter status classifications, used in the Type attribute of VoterClassification . Whether the voter status, e.g., eighteen-on...

Used in request messages. Enumeration for types of registration helpers, used in the Type attribute of RegistrationHelper . Name Value assistant For a registration assistant. witne...

Used in request and response messages. Used to include information about a voter’s identification that may be required in a registration request. Voter includes VoterId . AttestNoS...

Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for the type of voter ID, used in the Type attribute of VoterId . Name Value drivers-license Used for a driver’s license. local-v...

Used in response messages. For indicating an election that the voter participated in. Participation does not imply a counted ballot. Attribute Multiplicity Type Attribute Descripti...

Used in response messages. Used to represent a voter record stored in a Voter Registration Database (VRDB). VoterRecord optionally contains additional information useful to the vot...

Used in response messages. For indicating a successful response to a lookup request. A lookup for a single voter may result in multiple VoterRecord being returned. This can occur i...

The root element for request messages. For defining items pertaining to the status and type of the voter records request and when it was generated. VoterRecordsRequest includes the...

The root element for response messages. Â Â For defining items pertaining to the status of a response to a voter records request. VoterRecordsResponse is an abstract class with fou...

Used in request messages. Enumeration for the type of voter records request, used in the Type attribute of VoterRecordsRequest . Name Value ballot-request For requesting a ballot,...

A voter who requires assistance or assistive technology to assess processes that are not universally designed.

Used in response messages. Enumeration for the status of the voter in a Voter Registration Database. Name Value active For a voter in active status. inactive For a voter in inactiv...

The "actual number of votes tallied for a candidate or for or against a ballot question." Hawaii Admin. Regs. §2-51-1.

A form of Internet voting that allows voters to transmit their voted ballot from any Internet-connected device and location to which they have access, e.g., home/office computer, s...

A committee formed to advise the state of New Jersey on voting requirements for the disabled. N.J. Stat. Ann. §19:8-3.7.

An Act of Congress, passed in 1984, that requires the and be afforded ELDERLY HANDICAPPED accommodations in voting in ELECTIONS. 42 U.S.C. §1983ee. Abbreviated FEDERAL VAA.

The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, also known as VAEHA, was enacted by Congress in 1984. VAEHA requires states to take certain steps to make the voting p...

The area in which voting takes place. In Utah, "the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting machines, and ballot box." Utah Code §20A-1-102(79).

An enclosed area in which a person stands for privacy while casting a ballot.

A "arrangement authorized by local legislation whereby multiple voting machines may be used in a single precinct." Ala. Admin. Code §307-X-1-.01(16).