Government terms starting with V

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  1. Vacancy When the elected or appointed officer for a given office is unable or unwilling to continue serving throughout the entirety of the term and resigns from…
  2. Volunteer Deputy Registrar Volunteer Deputy Registrars are entrusted with the responsibility of officially registering voters in the State of Texas.
  3. Vote Center See Countywide Polling Place Program.
  4. Voter Registrar The county tax assessor-collector is the voter registrar for the county unless the position of county elections administrator is created or the county…
  5. Voter Registration Certificate Initial Registration Certificate, also referred to as a Voter Registration Card.
  6. Voter Registration List Original List of Registered Voters - Before the beginning of early voting for the first election held in a county in each voting year, the registrar shall…
  7. Voter Unique Identification Number (VUID) i.e., a voter’s voter registration number.
  8. Voting Booth A small enclosure in which a person votes.
  9. Voting Machine An apparatus on which voters cast their votes, that records each vote, and that furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for the candidates and for…
  10. Voting Station The voting booth or other place where voters mark their ballots or otherwise indicate their votes at a polling place.
  11. Voting System A method of casting and processing votes that is designed to function wholly or partly by use of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic apparatus…
  12. Voting System Ballot A ballot designed for use with a voting system.
  13. Voting System Certification Before a voting system or voting system equipment may be used in an election, the system and a unit of the equipment must be approved by the secretary of…
  14. Voting System Equipment Any kind of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic apparatus for use in a voting system.
  15. Voting Year The 12-month period beginning January 1 of each year. See also Calendar Year.