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Qualification Testing

Qualification Testing: Examination and testing of a voting system by a NASED-accredited independent testing authority to determine if the system conforms to…

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Examination and testing of a voting system by a NASED-accredited independent testing authority to determine if the system conforms to the performance and other requirements of the national certification standards and the vendor’s own specifications.

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Definition 2

Examination and testing of a computerized voting system by using qualification test standards to determine if the system complies with the qualification performance and test standards and with its own specifications. This process occurs prior to state certification.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

(Deprecated) The “examination and testing of a vo ting system [by an ITA] to determine if the system complies with applicable standards.” Fla. VSS Appendix. “Examination and testing of a computerized voting system by using qualificati on test standards to determine if the system complies with the qualification performan ce and test standards and with its own specifications.” 2005 VVSG V.1, APPENDIX A. See instead NATIONAL CERTIFICATION TESTING.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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