Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ

Help America Vote Act

HAVA

Information and Communications Technology

ICT

Information Technology

IT

International Foundation for Electoral Systems

IFES

International Republican Institute

IRI

International Standards Organization

ISO

Internet Service Provider

ISP

La Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales

ONPE

National Citizens’ Movements for Free Elections

NAMFREL

National Democratic Institute

NDI

National Software Reference Library

NSRL

Nederlandse Apparatenfabriek NV

NEDAP

New Voting Technologies

NVT

Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil

OAM

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSCE

Organization of American States

OAS

Optical Character Recognition

OCR

Optical Mark Recognition

OMR

Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting

PPCRV

Precinct Count Optical Scan

PCOS

Request for Proposals

RFP

Technical Guidelines Development Committee

TGDC

Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek

TNO

Tribunal Superior Eleitoral

TSE

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

EAC

Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

VVSG

Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail

VVPAT

Web Accessibility Initiative

WAI