Authoritative Sources
Every definition in our glossary is sourced from respected authorities in election security, cybersecurity, and related fields. Below are the live source references currently informing our terminology database.
Source Documents
These references currently inform glossary definitions, term metadata, and editorial review.
Electronic Voting Glossary
Electronic Voting Glossary
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary
National Security Archive, George Washington University
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Type: primary • Region: US • Confidence: high
EAC Glossary of Election Terms
EAC Glossary of Election Terms
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Type: primary • Region: US • Confidence: high
EAC Glossary of Terms
EAC Glossary of Terms
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Type: primary • Region: US • Confidence: high
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
Committee on National Security Systems
Type: primary • Region: US • Confidence: medium
NICCS Glossary
NICCS Glossary
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Type: primary • Region: US • Confidence: high
NIST Election Glossary
NIST Election Glossary
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Type: primary • Region: US • Confidence: high
NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Type: semantic • Region: US • Confidence: high
Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Type: standard • Region: US • Confidence: high
EAC Information Technology Terminology
EAC Information Technology Terminology
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
EAC IT Glossary for Election Officials
EAC IT Glossary for Election Officials
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
March 2020 CSC Report
March 2020 CSC Report
Cyberspace Solarium Commission
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
ACE Electoral Systems Glossary
ACE Electoral Systems Glossary
ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
Type: reference-guide • Region: International • Confidence: medium
ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections Lexicon
ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections Lexicon
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
The State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook
The State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
Independent Panel on Internet Voting Report
Independent Panel on Internet Voting Report
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification Version 1.0
Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification Version 1.0
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
An Investigation into Foreign Entities Who Are Targeting Servicemembers and Veterans Online
An Investigation into Foreign Entities Who Are Targeting Servicemembers and Veterans Online
Vietnam Veterans of America
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
Counting Votes 2012
Counting Votes 2012
Verified Voting / Rutgers School of Law Newark Constitutional Litigation Clinic / Common Cause Education Fund
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode Island
Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode Island
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
Information Assurance Situation in Switzerland and Internationally
Information Assurance Situation in Switzerland and Internationally
Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance MELANI
Type: reference-guide • Region: International • Confidence: medium
Starting Point: U.S. Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure
Starting Point: U.S. Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure
Publisher attribution pending verification
Type: external • Confidence: low
2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project Report
2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project Report
Orange County Registrar of Voters
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
Open Source Voting in San Francisco
Open Source Voting in San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco Civil Grand Jury
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
America's Voting Machines at Risk
America's Voting Machines at Risk
Brennan Center for Justice
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
Voter Protection Project Glossary
Voter Protection Project Glossary
Verified Voting / Electronic Frontier Foundation
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: low
Checking the Paper Record: A Guide for Public Oversight of Tabulation Audits
Checking the Paper Record: A Guide for Public Oversight of Tabulation Audits
Verified Voting
Type: reference-guide • Region: US • Confidence: medium
Election Cybersecurity Glossary
Election Cybersecurity Glossary
Election Security Research
Type: reference • Region: US • Confidence: high
Source Categories
Government & Standards
7 sources currently marked as primary or standards-based references.
External & Research
22 non-government references including research, advocacy, and institutional glossaries.
U.S. Sources
19 sources explicitly tagged to the United States region.
High-Confidence References
8 sources currently marked high confidence in the glossary data.
Source Contribution Guidelines
Accepted Source Types
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- • Peer-reviewed academic research
- • International security organizations
- • Established cybersecurity frameworks
- • Industry best practice documents
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- • Clear institutional authority
- • Current and maintained content
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