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.
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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.
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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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