Any non-alphanumeric character that can be rendered on a standard, American-English keyboard. Use of a specific special character may be application dependent. The list of 7- bit ASCII special characters follows: ` ~! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + | } { " : ? > < [ ] ; ' , . / - = Security incident that results in the transfer of classified information onto an information system not authorized to store or process that information.
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Any non-alphanumeric character that can be rendered on a standard, American-English keyboard. Use of a specific special character may be application dependent. The list of 7- bit ASCII special characters follows: ` ~! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + | } { " : ? > < [ ] ; ' , . / - = Security incident that results in the transfer of classified information onto an information system not authorized to store or process that information.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Special Character Spillage. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/special-character-spillage
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