Glossary

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128 bit SSL Encryption : Secure Socket Layer Cryptography, using 128-bit keys. This is the level of security used for online banking and e-commerce, ensuring your election data is completely safe and secure.

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A

Anonymous Election: For an anonymous election, the vote is recorded, but all records of who cast the vote are deleted. The voter's choice is recorded and the fact that the voter was cast is recorded, but there is no way to link the voter to their choices. At the end of the voting process, a unique auto-generated confirmation code is provided for the voter. Should the voter want to verify that their choices were recorded correctly, they may do so by contacting the election administrators (the client) and voluntarily relinquishing anonymity by providing the confirmation number. This process allows everyone to uniquely verify even anonymous elections.

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B

Ballot: A ballot is defined as one set of questions set via the Ballot settings, Ballot Questions and Manage Voter list tab (Tabs one, two and three). A ballot minimally consists of a set of questions, one or more choice(s) for each question and exactly one voter list.

Ballot Activation: Even where a ballot is activated and ready for elections. All required criteria have been satisfied and all the minimum requirements for the ballot have been met (see definition of ballot for minimum requirements).

Ballot Question: Also known as an Issue or Position. Outlines what criteria a voter is voting for.

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C

Choices: Also knows as Candidates or Options. These outline the options a voter has to choose from for a given question.

Choice Details: Information such a biography or picture, to provide more information for voters.

Classic Mode: Advanced administrative option, allowing the administrator to set up a ballot with most of the options on a single screen.

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E

Election: An election is a set of one or more ballots. There are many types of elections:

• single ballot election - An election where only a single ballot exists and all voters vote on the same ballot
• Multiple ballot election - An election where multiple ballots are simultaneously active and the voter list determines eligibility of voters
• Tiered election - Case where a voter is eligible to vote on one ballot out of the one or more that may be available and active
• Sub-ballot election - Case where common questions are stored in one ballot while a voter eligibility criterion determines access to others.

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Hybrid Elections: Elections with some online voters and some offline voters (using paper ballots or proxy voting).

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Implementation: A setup folder for a client. For example, in https://eballot.VotenetSolutions.com/starbucks, "Starbucks" is the implementation name. In most cases, the implementation matches the client's name. However in cases where a client has multiple implementations, this may not be the case.

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N

Non-Anonymous Election: Regular election or default. Voter identity is stored along with vote choices.

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O

Offline Voter: An individual not willing or able to use the online voting system. Offline voters can still vote via paper ballot through eBallot's hybrid voting system.

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P

Publishing Results: eBallot can publish the outcome of the election in the poll booth area after the election is completed, allowing voters to log in again to view the results automatically.

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Q

Questions: Also known as Issues or Positions. These outline what criteria a voter is voting for.

Question Choices: Also known as Candidates or Options. These outline the options a voter has to choose from for a given question.

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R

Raw Vote Information: Data regarding specific voters, choices, and selections.

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V

Voter Registration: Module to allow voters to register themselves, rather than the administrator providing them with login credentials.

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W

Wizard Mode: Step-by-step ballot setup tool for simple ballots or inexperienced administrators.

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