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Ba
llo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e:
Ele
cti
on
Da
y -
Op
en
ing
Ste
p-b
y-S
tep
Gu
ide
5/6
/2018
Tit
leP
ag
es
Ove
rvie
w2
-4
Se
tup
5-
6
Openin
g7
-10
Usin
g th
e A
udio
He
ad
set a
nd
Ke
yb
oa
rd11
-13
Scre
en
Dis
pla
y O
ption
s14
Activa
ting
th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e15
Usin
g th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e16-1
9
Write
-in V
ote
s (
Genera
l Ele
ction O
nly
)20
Su
mm
ary
of S
ele
ction
s21-2
2
Prin
ting
th
e B
allo
t A
ctiva
tion
Card
Ba
llot
23
Ve
rify
ing
a B
allo
t A
ctiva
tion
Ca
rd B
allo
t24
Ca
sting
th
e B
allo
t A
ctiva
tion
Card
Ba
llot
25
Clo
sin
g26
-28
1
BM
D -
Op
en
ing
1
3
Che
ck th
at th
e
me
mo
ry s
tick is
insta
lled
.
If n
ot,
imm
ed
iate
ly
no
tify
a c
hie
f
jud
ge
.
4S
witch
th
e “
Mo
de”
bu
tto
n to
“V
OT
ER
.”52
Plu
g th
e p
ow
er
co
rd
into
th
e e
lectr
ica
l
ou
tle
t.
Use th
e r
ou
nd
Ba
llot
Ma
rkin
g D
evic
e k
ey t
o
un
lock a
nd
op
en
th
e
left
sid
e c
om
pa
rtm
ent
do
or.
Tu
es
da
y M
orn
ing
: R
eve
rify
th
e ta
mp
er
tape
num
ber
locate
d o
n th
e le
ft s
ide c
om
pa
rtm
ent o
f th
e B
allo
t
Ma
rkin
g D
evic
e w
ith
Co
lum
n B
of th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e (
BM
D)
Inte
grity
Re
po
rt.
Re
mo
ve
th
e ta
mp
er
tape
and
pla
ce it o
n th
e b
ack o
f
the B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e (
BM
D)
Inte
grity
Re
po
rt.
7
Se
tup
En
su
re th
at th
e k
eyp
ad
is insta
lled
be
fore
sta
rtin
g th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e.
6
8
BM
D -
Op
en
ing
Flip
th
e “
Po
we
r”sw
itch
to
th
e “
On
” p
ositio
n.
7
IMP
OR
TA
NT:
Do
no
t
tou
ch
th
e d
isp
lay
sc
reen
wh
ile
th
e
Ball
ot
Ma
rkin
g
Devic
e is
sta
rtin
g u
p.
Sta
rtu
p is lon
g, a
bo
ut
4 m
inu
tes.
No r
ep
ort
s a
re p
rin
ted
.
9
Po
sitio
n t
he k
eyp
ad
co
rd
so
it th
rea
ds th
rou
gh
th
e
circu
lar
ope
nin
g a
t th
e to
p
of th
e s
ide c
om
pa
rtm
ent
doo
r.
Plu
g th
e h
ea
dp
ho
ne
s into
the a
ud
io p
ort
on th
e f
ront
of th
e B
MD
.
8
Clo
se a
nd
lock th
e s
ide c
om
pa
rtm
ent
doo
r u
sin
g th
e r
oun
d k
ey.
Ap
ply
new
ta
mp
er
tape
and
record
th
e n
ew
ta
mp
er
tape
num
ber
in c
olu
mn C
on the B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e (
BM
D)
Inte
grity
Re
po
rt.
BM
D -
Op
en
ing
10
Insta
ll th
e p
riva
cy s
cre
en
.12
11 13
A c
hie
f ju
dge
e
nte
rs th
e e
lection
co
de
an
d to
uch
es “
Ac
ce
pt.
”
9
15
When t
he B
allo
t M
ark
ing
Devic
e is r
ea
dy to
acce
pt
Ba
llot A
ctiva
tio
n C
ard
s
(BA
Cs)
the
fo
llow
ing s
cre
en
ap
pe
ars
. C
he
ck th
at th
e
ele
ction
, co
un
ty, d
ate
an
d
tim
e a
re c
orr
ect a
t th
e to
p
of th
e s
cre
en
.
16
Retu
rn th
e c
arr
yin
g c
ase
to
the
bla
ck tra
nsfe
r ca
rt.
Retu
rn th
e k
ey a
nd
Ba
llot
Ma
rkin
g D
evic
e (
BM
D)
Inte
grity
Rep
ort
to
a c
hie
f
jud
ge
.
14
Ve
rify
th
at th
e p
recin
ct n
um
ber
an
d
na
me
dis
pla
ye
d o
n th
e s
cre
en
are
co
rre
ct a
nd
th
e u
nit is r
ece
ivin
g
po
we
r. T
ou
ch
OK
.
Con
tact th
e loca
l b
oa
rd o
f e
lections
imm
ed
iate
ly if
the
pre
cin
ct n
um
ber
an
d n
am
e a
re inco
rre
ct.
Pre
cin
ct
Nu
mb
er
&
Na
me
BM
D -
Op
en
ing
10
Usin
g t
he A
ud
io H
ead
set
an
d K
eyp
ad
The k
eypad is s
ecure
d o
n t
he s
ide o
f th
e
Ballo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e a
nd the h
eadset
is found
in the B
allo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e c
ase.
1.
Plu
g h
ea
dp
hon
es in
to t
he
au
dio
po
rt
locate
d o
n th
e f
ront
of
the B
allo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e.
2.
Instr
uct
the v
ote
r on h
ow
to a
dju
st th
e v
olu
me.
3.
Hand th
e h
eadph
ones to t
he v
ote
r and instr
uct
the
vote
r to
put
on t
he h
eadphon
es.
4.
Instr
uct
the v
ote
r to
insert
the b
allo
t activation c
ard
into
input slo
t w
ith s
lante
d c
orn
er
to t
he t
op r
ight. A
ssis
t th
e
vote
r if r
equeste
d b
y t
he v
ote
r.
NO
TE
:O
nce t
he B
allo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e identifies the b
allo
t activation c
ard
, th
e B
allo
t
Mark
ing D
evic
e b
egin
s p
layin
g v
oting instr
uctions im
media
tely
and p
rovid
es a
n o
verv
iew
of
keypad f
unctions.
11
Us
ing
th
e A
ud
io H
ea
ds
et
an
d K
ey
pa
d
Th
e a
ud
io in
str
uc
tio
ns
in
clu
de
:
1.
Pre
ss S
cre
en
to turn
the touchscre
en d
ispla
y o
ff.
2.
Use
Te
mp
oo
n th
e r
igh
t sid
e o
f th
e k
eyp
ad
to
sp
ee
d u
p o
r slo
w
do
wn
th
e a
ud
io.
3.
Use
Vo
lum
eo
n th
e r
igh
t sid
e o
f th
e k
eyp
ad
to
ad
just th
e v
olu
me
of th
e a
ud
io.
4.
Pre
ss R
igh
t A
rro
wto
pro
ce
ed
to
first co
nte
st.
Th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e id
en
tifie
s c
on
test in
form
atio
n, in
clu
din
g n
am
e, n
um
be
r o
f
pe
rmitte
d s
ele
ctio
ns a
nd
nu
mb
er
of ca
nd
ida
tes o
r ch
oic
es.
5.
Pre
ss D
ow
n A
rro
wto
scro
ll th
rough c
and
idate
s o
r choic
es.
6.
Pre
ss S
ele
ct
to m
ake
a s
ele
ctio
n a
fte
r it h
as b
ee
n r
ea
d.
12
Us
ing
th
e A
ud
io H
ea
ds
et
an
d K
ey
pa
d
7.
To
ch
ange a
sele
ction in a
“vote
for
one”
conte
st,
pre
ss D
ow
n A
rro
wor
Up
Arr
ow
to s
cro
ll th
rough s
ele
ctions.
Pre
ss S
ele
ct
to m
ake a
new
se
lection.
The n
ew
sele
ction r
epla
ces t
he p
revio
us o
ne.
8.
To
ch
ange a
sele
ction in a
“vote
for
more
than o
ne”
co
nte
st,
pre
ss D
ow
n
Arr
ow
or
Up
Arr
ow
to s
cro
ll th
rough s
ele
ctions.
Pre
ss S
ele
ct
to r
em
ove
pre
vio
us s
ele
ction.
Pre
ss D
ow
n A
rro
wor
Up
Arr
ow
to s
cro
ll th
rough
se
lections.
Pre
ss S
ele
ct
to m
ake a
new
sele
ction.
9.
To
se
lect a w
rite
-in (
Genera
l E
lections o
nly
), p
ress D
ow
n A
rro
wto
navig
ate
to
write
-in o
ption.
Pre
ss S
ele
ct.
The B
allo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e
begin
s p
layin
g w
rite
-in instr
uctions a
nd p
rovid
es a
n o
verv
iew
on k
eyboard
functions.
Pre
ss D
ow
n A
rro
wor
Up
Arr
ow
to s
cro
ll th
rough lett
ers
. P
ress
Sele
ct
to c
hoose a
lett
er.
When fin
ished,
pre
ss R
igh
t A
rro
w.
The B
allo
t
Mark
ing D
evic
e r
etu
rns t
o c
onte
st
and r
epeats
the w
rite
-in s
ele
ction.
13
Sc
reen
Dis
pla
y O
pti
on
s
Zo
om
ad
justs
th
e
siz
e o
f th
e te
xt o
n
the s
cre
en.
Ex
itre
turn
s a
vo
ter’
s b
allo
t
activa
tio
n c
ard
un
ma
rke
d.
Co
ntr
as
tch
an
ge
s
scre
en
dis
pla
y fro
m
co
lor
to b
lack a
nd
wh
ite
.
14
Ac
tiva
tin
g t
he
Ba
llo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e
The
Ballo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e d
isp
lay r
eads “
To
beg
in v
otin
g,
inse
rt
your
ca
rd.”
1.
Instr
uct th
e v
ote
r to
in
se
rt th
e b
allo
t a
ctiva
tio
n c
ard
in
th
e in
pu
t
slo
t w
ith
th
e s
lan
ted
co
rne
r o
f th
e c
ard
to
th
e to
p r
igh
t.
2.
The s
cre
en w
ill d
ispla
y a
sele
ction m
enu o
f ballo
t sty
les.
3.
Use
th
e b
allo
t sty
le n
um
be
r in
dic
ate
d o
n th
e v
ote
r a
uth
ori
ty c
ard
to s
ele
ct th
e c
orr
ect b
allo
t sty
le fo
r th
e v
ote
r. T
ou
ch
th
e c
orr
ect
ballo
t sty
le n
um
ber
on the touch s
cre
en d
ispla
y.
4.
Pu
t th
e v
ote
r a
uth
ori
ty c
ard
ba
ck in
to th
e c
lea
r p
ou
ch
on
th
e
pri
va
cy s
lee
ve
.
5.
Sta
nd to the s
ide o
f th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e to e
nsu
re v
ote
r
pri
va
cy w
hile
giv
ing
in
str
uctio
ns to
th
e v
ote
r.
15
Us
ing
th
e B
all
ot
Mark
ing
De
vic
e
Wh
en
a c
on
test e
xte
nd
s o
ff th
e s
cre
en
, te
ll th
e v
ote
r to
pre
ss “
Mo
re”
on
th
e d
isp
lay s
cre
en
to
vie
w a
ll co
nte
sts
.
Exp
lain
th
at th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e w
ill d
isp
lay a
wa
rnin
g
me
ssa
ge
afte
r 5
min
ute
s o
f in
activity.
16
Us
ing
th
e B
all
ot
Mark
ing
De
vic
e
1. In
str
uct th
e v
ote
r to
se
lect a
ca
nd
ida
te o
r co
nte
st ch
oic
e b
y to
uch
ing
the
ova
l o
r a
nyw
he
re o
n th
e lin
e. O
nce
se
lecte
d, th
e
se
lectio
n tu
rns y
ello
w, a
nd
a g
ree
n c
he
ckm
ark
ap
pe
ars
ne
xt
to the c
and
idate
or
conte
st choic
e.
17
Us
ing
th
e B
all
ot
Mark
ing
De
vic
e
2A
. T
o c
ha
ng
e a
se
lectio
n in
a “
vo
te f
or
on
e”
co
nte
st,
to
uch
th
e
oval o
r anyw
here
on t
he
lin
e o
f th
e n
ew
se
lectio
n. T
he
pre
vio
us s
ele
ctio
n is d
e-s
ele
cte
d,
an
d th
e
ne
w s
ele
ctio
n
turn
s y
ello
w,
an
d a
gre
en
ch
eckm
ark
ap
pe
ars
ne
xt
to t
he
ca
ndid
ate
or
conte
st choic
e.
2B
. T
o c
hang
e a
sele
ctio
n in
a “
vote
for
more
tha
n o
ne”
co
nte
st,
rem
ove t
he
pre
vio
us s
ele
ctio
n b
y touchin
g t
he
gre
en
ch
eckm
ark
or
anyw
here
on t
he
lin
e o
f th
e p
revio
us
se
lectio
n. T
o m
ake
a n
ew
sele
ctio
n, to
uch th
e o
val o
r
an
yw
he
re o
n t
he
lin
e o
f th
e n
ew
se
lectio
n. T
he
se
lectio
n
turn
s y
ello
w,
and
a g
ree
n c
heckm
ark
app
ears
next
to t
he
ca
ndid
ate
or
conte
st choic
e.
18
Us
ing
th
e B
all
ot
Mark
ing
De
vic
e
3. T
ou
ch
“P
revio
us”
or
“Next”
to n
avig
ate
backw
ard
and f
orw
ard
betw
een
co
nte
sts
.
Imp
ort
an
t: A
“M
ore
” bu
tto
n w
ill a
pp
ea
r on
th
e t
ouchscre
en w
he
n
an a
dd
itio
na
l p
age
of
co
nte
st
choic
es is a
vaila
ble
to
the
vote
r.
Vo
ters
mu
st
tou
ch
th
e “
Mo
re”
bu
tto
n t
o a
cce
ss t
he
ad
ditio
na
l p
ag
e.
Voting ju
dge
s a
re to in
str
uct vote
rs a
bo
ut
the
“M
ore
” butt
on
befo
re
the
vote
r beg
ins u
sin
g t
he
Ballo
t M
ark
ing D
evic
e.
19
Wri
te-i
n V
ote
s (
Ge
ne
ral E
lecti
on
On
ly)
Wri
te-i
n V
ote
s (
Gen
era
l E
lec
tio
n O
nly
)
1.
To
se
lect a
wri
te-i
n c
an
did
ate
, to
uch
“W
rite
-In
”. T
he
scre
en
dis
pla
ys a
keyboard
. E
nte
r th
e w
rite
-in n
am
e u
sin
g the k
eyboard
an
d th
en
to
uch
“A
cce
pt”
.
2. T
o c
lea
r a
wri
te-i
n, to
uch
th
e g
ree
n c
he
ckm
ark
or
an
yw
he
re o
n th
e
line
of th
e w
rite
-in
se
lectio
n. T
he
scre
en
dis
pla
ys a
ke
yb
oa
rd.
Touch “
Cle
ar”
and then touch “
Accept”
.
20
Su
mm
ary
of
Se
lec
tio
ns
1.
After
the v
ote
r is
fin
ished m
akin
g h
is o
r her
sele
ctions, a “
Sum
mary
of S
ele
ctio
ns”
scre
en
dis
pla
ys. U
nd
erv
ote
d c
on
tests
are
ma
rke
d
with
an
ora
ng
e e
xcla
ma
tio
n p
oin
t. A
ll o
the
r co
nte
sts
are
ma
rke
d
with
a g
ree
n c
he
ckm
ark
.
2.
To
ch
an
ge
a s
ele
ctio
n, to
uch
th
e c
on
test to
ch
an
ge
on
th
e
“Su
mm
ary
of S
ele
ctio
ns”
scre
en
. A
fte
r ch
an
ge
s a
re m
ad
e, to
uch
“Ne
xt.”
Th
e B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e r
etu
rns to
th
e “
Su
mm
ary
of
Sele
ctions”
scre
en. W
hen fin
ished r
evie
win
g s
ele
ctions, to
uch
“Ne
xt”
to
co
ntin
ue
to
th
e “
Prin
t C
ard
” scre
en
.
21
Su
mm
ary
of
Se
lec
tio
ns
3.
Re
vie
w s
ele
ctio
ns.
Wh
en
do
ne
, to
uch
“N
ext”
ag
ain
an
d t
he
n
tou
ch
“P
rint
Card
” to
eje
ct
the
ba
llot a
ctivation c
ard
ballo
t. T
he
pri
nte
d b
allo
t activation c
ard
ballo
t eje
cts
fro
m t
he
in
put
slo
t.
4.
To
uch
“N
ext”
to
acce
ss t
he
“S
um
ma
ry o
f S
ele
ctio
ns”
scre
en
.
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Pri
nti
ng
th
e B
all
ot
Ac
tiva
tio
n C
ard
1.
To
prin
t th
e b
allo
t a
ctiva
tio
n c
ard
ba
llot,
to
uch
“P
rin
t C
ard
”.
The
ballo
t activation c
ard
ballo
t eje
cts
fro
m t
he
Ballo
t
Mark
ing D
evic
e s
how
ing th
e s
ele
ctio
ns m
ade b
y v
ote
r.
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Ve
rify
ing
a M
ark
ed
Ba
llo
t A
cti
va
tio
n C
ard
Ba
llo
t
A B
allo
t M
ark
ing
De
vic
e a
llow
s a
vo
ter
to r
e-i
nse
rt th
e m
ark
ed
ba
ck
into
th
e in
pu
t slo
t to
ve
rify
th
e s
ele
ctio
ns. T
his
ste
p is fo
r ve
rifica
tio
n
pu
rpo
se
s o
nly
. N
o c
ha
ng
es c
an
be
ma
de
, a
s th
e v
ote
r w
ill o
nly
be
ab
le to
vie
w o
r h
ea
r th
e s
um
ma
ry o
f h
is o
r h
er
se
lectio
ns.
1.
Instr
uct vo
ter
to in
se
rt b
allo
t ca
rd in
to th
e in
pu
t slo
t w
ith
sla
nte
d
co
rne
r o
f th
e c
ard
to
th
e r
igh
t.
2.
A v
erification s
cre
en d
ispla
ys lis
ting instr
uctions o
n h
ow
to
revie
w s
ele
ctio
ns.
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Casti
ng
th
e B
allo
t A
cti
vati
on
Card
Ball
ot
Th
e v
ote
r is
now
ready t
o insert
the b
allo
t activation b
allo
t
into
th
e s
cannin
g u
nit.
1.
Instr
uct th
e v
ote
r to
pla
ce
the
pri
nte
d b
allo
t activation c
ard
ballo
t in
to the
pri
vacy s
leeve w
hile
en
su
rin
g th
e v
ote
r
auth
ori
ty c
ard
is s
ecu
re.
2.
Dire
ct
the
vote
r to
the s
cann
ing u
nit to
cast th
e b
allo
t
activation c
ard
ballo
t.
3.
Instr
uct th
e v
ote
r to
giv
e th
e v
ote
r auth
ori
ty c
ard
to t
he
voting
ju
dge
at
the
sca
nnin
g u
nit.
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