Manufacturer

Primary definition

1. An "entity with ownership and control over a voting system submitted for testing." VVSG. 2. A "Secretary of State certified vendor which processes card stock to make sheets or unfinished ballot cards, or to make ballot cards by a continuous process involving a single machine, to be used in California elections." Cal. Regs. §20207.

Also known asvendor · supplier · maker · producer
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1. An "entity with ownership and control over a voting system submitted for testing." VVSG. 2. A "Secretary of State certified vendor which processes card stock to make sheets or unfinished ballot cards, or to make ballot cards by a continuous process involving a single machine, to be used in California elections." Cal. Regs. §20207.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Manufacturer. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 16, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/manufacturer

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Electronic Voting Glossary
Electronic Voting Glossary

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NIST Election Glossary
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