TERM	DEFINTION	ORIGIN	
			
BALLOT	The means by which a VOTE is cast	UK(JB)	
BALLOT FORMAT	A format for rendering a ballot	USA(TL)	
BALLOT LAYOUT	A template for a physical ballot	USA(TL)	
BALLOT MESSAGE	Fixed text, image, instructions, etc. that appears on a ballot page	USA(TL)	
BALLOT STYLE	Unique combination of contest and candidates	USA(TL)	
CANDIDATE	A person seeking to be elected, who has been nominated by his/her party or is self-nominated and who is eligible under the relevant rules to stand as a candidate	UK(JB)	
CANDIDATE	Vote choice for a CONTEST (AKA Choice, ITEM)	USA(TL)	
CONSTITUENCY	The whole area to which the elective office relates and may include a number of POLLING DISTRICTS	UK(JB)	
CONTEST	Individual issue on a BALLOT (for an Office or Referendum). (AKA Race, Issue, Office)	USA(TL)	
ELECTION 	May be either a CONTEST by poll between two or more persons or a potential contest in which only one CANDIDATE stands for the elective office	UK(JB)	
FOOTER	Text, image, or other detail that appears immediately after a contest or candidate listing	USA(TL)	
HEADER	Text, image, or other detail that appears immediately before a contest or candidate listing	USA(TL)	
ITEM	The thing voted upon whether it is an office, position-elect or referendum	USA(GM)	
ITEM_TYPE	Describes the type of ITEM (such as first-past-the-post, plurality, proportional vote, etc	USA(GM)	
NON-VOTER	Someone either who is on the register but has not voted, or someone who is ineligible to vote on Age or other grounds	UK (JB)	
PARTY AFFLIATION	Political party affiliation associated to a CONTEST or CANDIDATE	USA(TL)	
POLLING DISTRICT	The smallest geographical entity within which the VOTERS are subdivided for registration and voting purposes	UK(JB)	
POLLING DISTRICT	A specific geo-political area that defines a boundary for a BALLOT CONTEST	USA(TL)	
POLLING DISTRICTS SPLIT	Unique combination of all DISTRICTS in a specific jurisdiction	USA(TL)	
ROTATION	The concept of presenting candidates (for the same contest) in a different order for different ballots	USA(TL)	
SELECTION	The CANDIDATE, answer, etc which is the option or choice for ELECTION	USA(GM)	
SEQUENCE	Order in which a CANDIDATE or CONTEST appears on a BALLOT	USA(TL)	
UNDERVOTE	Indicates whether it is allowable to VOTE for fewer than the allowable SELECTIONS	USA(GM)	
VOTE	A positive act, which records the VOTER’s choice of CANDIDATE but in such a way as to ensure the secrecy of the BALLOT	UK(JB)	
VOTELIMIT	Defines the number of vacancies to be filled in a particular ITEM	USA(GM)	
VOTER	Someone who is on the register of electors and has cast their VOTE	UK (JB)	
WRITEIN	Describes the number of write in CANDIDATES allowed	USA(GM)