A misnomer describing the processing of testing a voting machine by an INDEPENDENT to verify that it conforms to the STANDARDS. It is a TESTING AUTHORITY VOTING SYSTEM misnomer because there is nothing "national" about the standards, and the correct term should be "qualification" rather than "certification."
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A misnomer describing the processing of testing a voting machine by an INDEPENDENT to verify that it conforms to the STANDARDS. It is a TESTING AUTHORITY VOTING SYSTEM misnomer because there is nothing "national" about the standards, and the correct term should be "qualification" rather than "certification."
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). National Certification. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/national-certification
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