Claim of Conformance
Statement by a vendor declaring that a specific product conforms to a particular standard or set of standard profiles; for voting systems, National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) qualification or EAC certification provides independent verification of a claim.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Voting System
System that uses electronic components for the functions of ballot presentation, vote capture, vote recording, and tabulation that are logically and physically integrated into a single unit. A DRE produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and in printed hardcopy.
Election Databases
Data file or set of files that contain geographic information about political subdivisions and boundaries, all contests and questions to be included in an election, and the candidates for each contest.
Electronic Voting System
One or more integrated devices that use an electronic component for one or more of the following functions: ballot presentation, vote capture, vote recording, and tabulation.
Independent Testing Authority (ITA)
Replaced by “accredited testing laboratories” and “test labs.” Previous usage referred to independent testing organizations accredited by NASED to test voting system qualifications.
Internal Audit Log
A human-readable record, residing on the voting machine, used to track all activities of that machine. This log records every activity performed on or by the machine, indicating the event and when it happened.
Precinct Count Voting System
A system that tabulates ballots at the polling place, typically as they are cast, and prints the results after the close of polling. For DREs, and for some paper-based systems, these systems electronically store the vote count and may transmit results to a central location over public telecommunication networks.
