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4.5 How to activate the ADA function for visually impaired voters
ADA Voice-Assisted Voting using VOTE-TRAKKER™ may be activated with the help of the
poll worker by pressing the“ F9 ” key on the special ADA voting keyboard.
Warning: Do not use a normal computer keyboard to conduct ADA voting . Doing so may
interrupt the normal process of the voice-assisted voting program.
The program is designed to allow voters that are visually impaired to be able to vote in private.
The voter will not require any assistance to complete the voting process.
1. A keyboard is used to assist the “Write-In” voting. Using specific keys on the keyboard
performs the rest of the voting. Only certain keys will be activated. The “-, MINUS” key on
the right hand upper corner, the “ENTER” key on the lower right hand corner, the “Escape”
key on the upper left corner, and the “CONTROL” key on the lower left hand corner. For
advanced users, the arrow keys are also available for faster scrolling through the ballot.
2. Only alphanumeric keys will be activated. All other key functions will be eliminated to avoid
possible errors.
3. The voting is activated by the polling worker/official pressing the “F9” to initiate this voice-
assisted voting. The poll worker then hands the keyboard to the voter and steps back to allow
the voter to vote in privacy.
4. The following protocol will be used once voice-assisted voting is activated:
ƒ The introduction and instructional portion starts with the following message:
“Welcome to voice-assisted voting. Please familiarize yourself with the four basic keys
that you will be using for this election. Each of the four keys is located at one of the four
corners of the keyboard unit.”
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The keys are then taught to the voter with the following script:
“The first key is the enter key, located at the extreme lower right hand corner of the
keyboard unit. Please press on it now.”
The VOTE-TRAKKER™ will wait till a key is entered. If the key is incorrect, the
VOTE-TRAKKER™ will say “Please try again.” If it is correct, the script continues-
“You have found the enter key, this enter key is used when you select the candidate of
your choice in each contest. The second key is the minus key, located at the extreme