If the tabulator detects unclear marks, the ballot will be immediately returned and the screen will display an Ambiguous Mark message. These scenarios may include: a Blank ballot, which the voter can choose to CAST or RETURN or an Overvoted ballot, which the voter can choose to CAST as is, or RETURN for correction. However, if the tabulator detects certain non-typical voting scenarios, a warning message will be displayed on the screen. After the ballot is cast and dropped into the ballot box, the Ballot Counter at the bottom of the tabulator screen will have increased by one, and the screen will return to ‘System Ready’. When a valid ballot is scanned, the tabulator screen will display the message ‘Scanning Ballot in Progress’. The voter should wait until the ballot is successfully cast, in case the tabulator detects any non-typical voting scenarios.
The ballot will be read by the tabulator in any orientation. The voter is ready to approach the tabulator and either use the secrecy folder or directly feed the ballot into the tabulator. When they are finished voting, the voter places their ballot in the secrecy folder, if provided. To vote, the voter fills in the oval next to their choice, using only the pen provided. The voter will take the ballot to a designated marking station, where a marking pen will be provided. In some jurisdictions, a secrecy folder may also be provided. Once the voter credentials are verified, a poll worker will give the voter a paper ballot.
The ICE device has tabulating capabilities, and when the polls close, the ImageCast can print out the race results and other information on a paper tape (if configured to do so). Whether voters hand-mark the ballot or use accessible features, after voters have had a chance to review any potential mismarks, the ICE pulls the ballot through a motorized feed and deposits the ballots into the integrated ballot box. In older ICE devices, while a voter with disability is using the accessible features, other voters cannot use the machine to scan their ballots, which can cause a bottleneck, because voters that hand-marked their ballot and simply want to insert them to scan must wait to cast their ballots in newer ICE devices, the accessible features can be deployed on a separate station so there is no bottleneck.īecause the ICE device both prints and scans through a single combined paper path, it does have the capability (at least theoretically, in principle) to print additional marks on ballots when they are deposited.
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It can also accommodate sip-n-puff or paddle switches for voters with limited manual dexterity. The ATI controller offers an audio ballot experience and allows voters to navigate through choices on the LCD display. The ICE also features an Audio Tactile Interface (ATI) which permits voters with visual, dexterity, or cognitive impairments to mark choices on an electronic display, print the marked ballot, and cast it through the device’s motorized paper path. (More specifically, there are two buttons, a square red button labeled “Return” and an oval green button labeled “Cast.”)įor voters with disabilities, the ICE device also offers additional accessible voting features. For example, if the voter has marked too many choices in a race, the display lets the voter know this and offers the option to return the ballot for correction, or to cast the ballot. The ICE scans paper ballots, interprets voter marks, and communicates any issues that require the voter’s attention back to the voter through an LCD display.
With this device, most voters will hand-mark their paper ballots (typically distributed at the polling place check-in station), and hand-feed their ballot into the ICE’s ballot feed slot. The ImageCast Evolution (ICE) is a hybrid voting device that combines optical scanning, ballot printing, and vote casting functions in one integrated machine.
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