Repository

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An organization which receives "voting system software (source and executable code) that has been certified from test labs or the national certification authority. Repositories may receive non-voting specific software from third party manufacturers and election specific software such as ballot definition files from jurisdictions." VVSG. See 2007 DISTRIBUTION REPOSITORY, ESCROW REPOSITORY, NOTARY REPOSITORY.

Also known asdistribution repository · escrow repository · notary repository · directory
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An organization which receives "voting system software (source and executable code) that has been certified from test labs or the national certification authority. Repositories may receive non-voting specific software from third party manufacturers and election specific software such as ballot definition files from jurisdictions." VVSG. See 2007 DISTRIBUTION REPOSITORY, ESCROW REPOSITORY, NOTARY REPOSITORY.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Repository. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/repository

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