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Better Elections Every Day
ES&S Ballot on Demand
Printing Procedures Manual
Election Systems and Software, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
11208 John Galt Blvd.
Omaha, NE 68137, USA
Phone: (402) 593-0101
Toll Free Inside of U.S.: (800) 247-8683
Fax: (402) 593-8107
http://www.essvote.com

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  • Page 1 Better Elections Every Day ES&S Ballot on Demand Printing Procedures Manual Election Systems and Software, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 11208 John Galt Blvd. Omaha, NE 68137, USA Phone: (402) 593-0101 Toll Free Inside of U.S.: (800) 247-8683 Fax: (402) 593-8107 http://www.essvote.com...
  • Page 3 ES&S Ballot on Demand Printing Procedures Manual Version 1.0 July 31, 2003 Election Systems and Software, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 11208 John Galt Blvd. Omaha, NE 68137, USA Phone: (402) 593-0101 Toll Free Inside U.S.: (800) 247-8683 Fax: (402) 593-8107 http://www.essvote.com...
  • Page 5 Our Mission Our Mission is to support democracy worldwide by providing proven, accurate, and innovative election systems and services to voters and election officials. Our Vision Our Vision is to continuously improve and grow our integrated total election solutions that provide "Better Elections Every Day.” We will accomplish this vision with an uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction and integrity within the election process.
  • Page 6 2003 by Election Systems & Software, 11208 John Galt Blvd., Omaha, NE 68137-2364. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. All information contained in this manual is proprietary to Election Systems & Software. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any manner without the prior consent of Election Systems & Software. ES&S Precinct Ballot Counter and ES&S 650 Central Ballot Scanner are trademarks or service marks of Election Systems &...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ....................... 1 Contacting ES&S for Technical Support.................. 1 Paper Stock ..........................3 Blank Paper Stock....................... 3 Digital Ballot Stock......................3 Printer Trays..........................3 Tray 1 ..........................3 Multipurpose Tray ......................3 Paper Insertion in Tray 1......................4 Main Paper Guides......................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Image Manager. Use Ballot on Demand to print all of your ballots or send your ballot formats to an outside printing company and use Ballot on Demand to print additional ballots on Election Day.
  • Page 10 You can contact an ES&S support representative in several ways: Telephone: 800-247-8683 (USA & Canada) or 402-593-0101 (International) Fax: 402-593-8107 Mail: Election Systems & Software 11208 John Galt Blvd. Omaha, NE 68137 USA E-Mail CustomerService@essvote.com...

  • Page 11: Paper Stock

    Paper Stock The paper stock itself plays a very important role in application of BOD. Blank Paper Stoc k The paper must be ES&S Opaque, and it must be trimmed to the proper width and length specifications (8.50” x 14.00” +/- .020”). If the paper is narrow, it will reduce the printing tolerances, which makes it more difficult to meet proper ballot specifications.

  • Page 12: Paper Insertion In Tray 1

    Paper Insertion in Tray 1 It is important to insert the paper stock into the tray straight and consistently to ensure consistent ballots. If the paper is placed in the tray at an angle, the ballot images will be skewed. The printing drum in the printer is in a fixed location, so it is important to place the paper in the tray consistently to minimize any image adjustments that need to be made in the Ballot Image Manager when replacing paper.

  • Page 13: Rear Paper Guides

    Rear P aper Guides The Okidata printer comes with two rear paper guides for the 8.5 x 14-inch documents in Tray 1. Snap them into place as shown in the picture to the right. If you will be printing 17-inch ballots from Tray 1, these will have to be removed. ES&S has developed an optional rear paper guide to help stabilize the far end of a 17-inch paper stack.
  • Page 14 Put the far pin in first, and slide it to the end. …. Insert closest pin in the proper hole. Once installed, the registration posts adjust to fit comfortably against the paper edges. To loosen the posts, turn counterclockwise. This will allow them to slide within the slots to provide a firm registration edge for the ballots.

  • Page 15: Drawer Closing

    Drawer Cl osi ng In addition to loading paper into the tray consistently, it is also important to close the tray consistently. After loading paper into Tray 1, close the tray until it latches. On the Okidata, when the tray is pressed in and latched, it should return to the same position each time.

  • Page 16: Printer Settings

    Printer Settings The following are a number of printer properties that need to be set on the Okidata 9300 for proper operation: • Media Size – After loading the printer drivers, access the Okidata Printer Properties though your Windows Settings Menu. Right click the Okidata 9300 driver and select “Properties”, and select the “Setup”...
  • Page 17 • Image Scaling--The scaling option ensures that the ballot image reproduces at the correct aspect ratio. If the image is not a true 1 to 1 transfer, it will reduce the printing tolerances and make it slightly more difficult to print an accurate ballot.
  • Page 18 In the examples below, the first image on the left is the goal for perfect registration. The second image shows some misalignment, but since the cross hairs intersect within the box, the ballot is still good. The last example is bad because the cross hairs intersect outside of the box.
  • Page 19 • Adjusting Offsets--Adjusting offsets must be performed separately for both sides of the ballot. The process is the same for both sides. The example below shows a ballot with the scaling factor set properly. The cross hairs and circle are not centered in the box yet, but you can see that they offset from their respective registration boxes in the same amount and direction.
  • Page 20 Once all off these adjustments are made, little needs to be done to continue printing ballots within registration if the paper is loaded in the tray consistently. You can keep an eye on the registration as you produce ballots to determine if it needs any adjustments.
  • Page 21 The following products and services are available from ES&S: Unity Election System™ Election Data Manager Hardware Programming Manager Ballot Image Manager Data Acquisition Manager Ballot on Demand Election Reporting Manager iReport Profile Voter Registration Systems™ PowerProfile™ MegaProfile™ StateProfile™ CandidateProfile™ Ballot Counting Systems Systems for use at the Precinct or Polling Place –...

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