Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 721 - Secretary of State
Division II - Elections
Chapter 29 - Elections Technology Security
Rule 721-29.1 - Definitions

The following definitions are adopted.

"Breach" means a compromise of security processes that leads to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to protected information.

"Commissioner" means the county commissioner of elections as defined in Iowa Code chapter 47.

"cybersecurity" means the prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic communication, including information contained therein, to ensure their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation.

"Elections technology" means the statewide voter registration database, voting system, electronic poll books, and other technologies used to register, maintain, or process voters or conduct any election. For purposes of this rule, these terms shall have the definitions as described in the administrative rules of the secretary of state.

"Encryption" means the use of an algorithmic process to transform data into a form in which the data is rendered unreadable or unusable without the use of a confidential process or key.

"Incident" means an occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.

"I-Voters" means the statewide voter registration database.

"Office of the chief information officer" or "OCIO" means the state chief information officer.

"Registrar" means the county commissioner of registration as defined in Iowa Code section 48A.3.

"State commissioner" means the state commissioner of elections as described in Iowa Code chapter 47.

"State registrar" means the state registrar of voters as defined in Iowa Code chapter 48A.

"User" means anyone from the state registrar or county registrar or approved third-party vendor who accesses I-Voters.