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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 33.08.05.01" title_num="33" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="05" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Automated software audit” has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §11-309, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Ballot-level comparison audit” means a type of risk-limiting audit in which the local board examines voter selections on randomly selected individual paper ballots and compares them with corresponding cast vote records.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Ballot polling audit” means a type of risk-limiting audit in which the local board examines voter selections on randomly selected ballots.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Ballot manifest” means a detailed catalog prepared by the local board listing the batch label, number of ballots, and any other material required by the State Board as necessary to identify ballots for the risk-limiting audit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Batch” means a grouping of ballots by criteria determined by the State Board and individually stored in a ballot box.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Batch comparison audit” means a type of risk-limiting audit in which the local board examines voter markings on randomly selected batches of ballots against the voting system counts.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Batch label” means the uniform naming convention determined by the State Board that is used to identify the batch of ballots.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Cast vote records” means an auditable document or electronic record that purports to reflect the selections a voter made on a ballot.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Discrepancy” means the difference between the voting system results and the results of an automated or risk-limiting audit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Manual count” has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §11-309, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Precinct” includes an early voting center in Regulations .02—.06 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Random seed” means a randomly generated number that is used to generate a random number sequence to select ballot cards or batches of ballot cards for audit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Risk limit” has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §11-309, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Risk-limiting audit” has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §11-309, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Risk-limiting audit software” means the software used by the State Board in order to conduct the risk-limiting audit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Voter-verifiable paper record” has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §9-102, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>