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An objective, performance-based measure of the of a voting system. The USABILITY 2007 define five such benchmarks. See VVSG AVERAGE VOTER CONFIDENCE, AVERAGE VOTING SESSION TIME, PERFECT BALLOT INDEX, TOTAL COMPLETION SCORE, VOTER INCLUSION INDEX.
Also known asusability benchmark · performance benchmark · voting system usability benchmark · VVSG usability benchmark
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An objective, performance-based measure of the of a voting system. The USABILITY 2007 define five such benchmarks. See VVSG AVERAGE VOTER CONFIDENCE, AVERAGE VOTING SESSION TIME, PERFECT BALLOT INDEX, TOTAL COMPLETION SCORE, VOTER INCLUSION INDEX.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Usability Performance Benchmark. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/usability-performance-benchmark
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