How
the
Software
Works
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Pre-Test: All voting positions on the ballot cards are tested with this module.
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Pre-upload: Ballot count test results are transmitted to the host computer.
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A memory card is set to Election Mode and a Zero Totals report is printed for certification
purposes.
Once all the memory cards have been set to Election Mode, the power to the unit is powered off.
Supervisor Functions are also available in Pre-Election Mode, and include the following functions:
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changing setup parameters
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duplicating the memory card
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clearing the memory card
3.1.2. Election Mode
A memory card may be set to Election Mode once it has been programmed in Pre-Election Mode.
Normally, the AccuVote-OS is set to Election Mode once the Public Accuracy Test has been
completed and the memory card sealed into the AccuVote-OS. The AccuVote-OS is powered on
at the polling place on election day, at which point the Election Zero report is printed, confirming
that all voting center counters are zero before the unit is set to ballot counting mode.
After powering the unit on, the program checks to see if the memory card is in the middle of an
election. If it is, the program enters the Count Ballots module and continues counting ballots,
otherwise the program executes the Show Ballots module, which is used to print a Zero Totals
Report to confirm that all counters have been set to zero.
3.1.3. Count Ballots module
The Count Ballots module runs while election day ballot counting takes place. The deflector is
positioned for each ballot as needed. Each ballot is either accepted or rejected according to the
criteria established in the
Set AccuVote Parameters
screen in GEMS. A message identifying
the rejection condition is displayed on the LCD if the ballot is returned.
3.1.3.1.
Separating ballots into the alternate ballot box compartment
Write-in ballots are dropped into the alternate ballot box compartment if the
Keep write-in ballots
in a separate compartment
flag in
Set AccuVote Parameters
has been set to
yes
. Similarly,
blank ballots are also dropped into the alternate ballot box compartment if
Separate blank
ballots from marked ballots
in
Set Election Parameters
has been set to
Yes
.
3.1.3.2.
Closing the polls on the AccuVote-OS
The AccuVote-OS is electronically locked at the end of election day by feeding and AccuVote-OS
Ender Card into the ballot reader while pressing the YES and NO buttons.
If absentee ballots are to be counted at the precinct, an Absentee Count card is fed into the
AccuVote-OS while pressing the YES and NO buttons and after the polls close, followed by the
absentee ballots for the voting center. Once absentee ballots have been read, the AccuVote-OS
ender card is fed into the reader while pressing the YES and NO buttons.
Once the AccuVote-OS has been electronically locked, the program exits the Count Ballots
module and prints the Election Results report using the Print Totals module. You may move the
ballot deflector if the AccuVote-OS is installed on a ballot box without a rear door for removing
ballots.
The unit is now set to Post-Election Mode, and may be powered off before transmitting election
results to the host computer.
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