Contest

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

Decision to be made within an election, which may be either a race for office or a referendum. A single ballot may contain one or more contests.

Source: NISTType: standard

Definition 3

A single decision or set of associated decisions being put before the voters.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic

Definition 4

A single decision or set of associated decisions being put before the voters (for example, the option of candidates to fill a particular public office or the approval or disapproval of a constitutional amendment). This term encompasses other terms such as “race,” “question,” and “issue” that are sometimes used to refer to specific kinds of contests. (2) A legal challenge of an election outcome.

Source: EAC Glossary of TermsType: standard

Definition 5

A single decision or set of associated decisions being put before the voters (for example, the option of candidates to fill a particular public office or the approval or disapproval of a constitutional amendment). This term encompasses other terms such as “race,” “question,” and “issue” that are sometimes used to refer to specific kinds of contests. It does not refer to the legal challenge of an election outcome.

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard

Definition 6

1. “(i) [T]he aggregate of candidates who r un against each other or among themselves for nomination for, or election to, an office or multiple offices of the same category; or (ii) the positive and negative voting options for a que stion submitted to the voters … ‘Contest’ includes, in a general election for an office, the write-in option.” Md. Elec. Code §1-101(m). A “decision to be made within an election, which may be a contest for office or a referendum, proposition and/or question. A single ba llot may contain one or more contests.” 2005 VVSG GLOSSARY. See also CONTROLLED CONTEST, CONTROLLING CONTEST, MULTI-

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external