Primary definition
A committee of election officials, computer scientists, and other experts that assists the EAC in developing the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG). The chairperson of the TGDC is the director of the National Institute of Standards and T echnology (NIST).
Also known asTGDC · Technical Guidelines Development Committee
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A committee of election officials, computer scientists, and other experts that assists the EAC in developing the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG). The chairperson of the TGDC is the director of the National Institute of Standards and T echnology (NIST).
America's Voting Machines at Risk · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Technical Guidelines Development Committee (tgdc). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/technical-guidelines-development-committee-tgdc
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