Election Reporting System (ERS)
A web-based election management system that includes the following functionalities: candidate filing and ballot question entry; election night reporting (ENR) of results and statistics; post-election review module for statutorily required manual results review following state general elections; recount module for Federal, state, or county-level recounts; and numerous reports related to above functionalities.
Electronic Pollbook (e-Pollbook)
Hardware, software, or a combination of the two that allows election officials to review and/or maintain voter register information for an election but does not actually count votes. The functions of an e-pollbook often include voter lookup, verification, identification, precinct assignment, ballot assignment, voter history update, name change, address change, and/or the redirection of voters to correct voting location.
E-Voting
The act of casting any ballot in a public election or referendum on an electronic voting machine.
Internet Voting
The act of casting any ballot in a public election or referendum via the Internet.
Operational Environment
All software, hardware (including facilities, furnishings, and fixtures), materials, documentation, and the interface required for voting equipment operations used by the election personnel, maintenance operators, poll worker, and voters.
Remote Accessible Vote by Mail System
A mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking an electronic vote by mail ballot remotely, outside a polling location, for a voter with disabilities or a military or overseas voter who would then be required to print the paper-cast vote record to be submitted to the elections official.
Voting Machine
The mechanical, electromechanical, and electric components of a voting system that voters use to view the ballot, indicate their selections, and verify those selections. In some instances, the voting machine also casts and tabulates the votes.
