Defined term
Significant Election Event
Significant Election Event: An event that occurs during voting that is required to be logged for audit purposes.
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An event that occurs during voting that is required to be logged for audit purposes. Such events include, but are not limited to: “(1) error messages and operator response to those messages; (2) number of ballots read for a given precinct; (3) completion of reading ballots for a given precinct; (4) identity of the input ports used for modem transfers from precincts; (5) users logging in and out from election system; (6) precincts being zeroed; (7) reports being generated; and (8) diagnostics of any type being run.” Texas Admin. Code Rule §81.62.
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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