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Testing Authority

Testing Authority: Organization that performs qualification testing and produces qualification test reports.

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Organization that performs qualification testing and produces qualification test reports. See also Voting System Testing Laboratory.

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Definition 2

An “independent test authority as described in: (1) Voting System Standards issued by the Federal Election Commission on April 30, 2002; or (2) other more recent voting systems standards …” Ind. Code §3-5-2-48.5.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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