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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 33.09.01.01" title_num="33" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Federal Standards” means the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines adopted by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Independent testing laboratory” means a laboratory accredited by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Qualification testing” means testing to determine a system’s compliance with the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Voting System.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Voting system” means all or any component of any system for casting and tabulating ballots or votes.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Voting system” includes any model or version of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A voting system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A voting machine, voting device, tabulating equipment, vote-counting program, or other equipment, hardware, firmware, or software used by or with a voting system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Election management software or hardware used by or with a voting system; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Any other component of a voting system.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>