Active period

1. Span of time during which a vote-capture device either is ready to begin a voting session or is in use during a voting session.

Source: Election Terminology Glossary - Draft, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), https://pages.nist.gov/ElectionGlossary/

2. The “span of time during which a vote-capture device either is ready to begin a voting session or is in use in a voting session.” The time during which a vote-capture device is in activated state. 2007 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG).

Source: Electronic Voting Glossary, Michael I. Shamos, https://collaborate.nist.gov/voting/pub/Voting/Glossary/Shamos-Election-Glossary.pdf