Table Of Contents - Hart InterCivic Verity Scan Polling Place Field Manual

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Verity Scan ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
setting up Verity Scan .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
setting up the ballot box........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
setting up the Verity Scan ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Verity Scan orientation .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
screen orientation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
poll worker button ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
report printer operation ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
opening polls ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
reopening polls ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
voting with Verity Scan .............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
overview: Verity Scan ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
instructions for hand-marking ballots ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
scanning ballots with Verity Scan .................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Verity Scan help and features............................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
spoiling printed paper ballots ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
undervotes, overvotes, and blank ballots on Verity Scan ........................................................................................................................................ 19
provisional ballots ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
the emergency ballot bag and emergency ballot slot .............................................................................................................................................. 20
multi-sheet ballots and Verity Scan ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
suspending polls ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
closing polls .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Verity Touch Writer .................................................................................................................................................. 26
setting up Touch Writer ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27
setting up the ballot printer ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
setting up the voting booth............................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
setting up the Verity Touch Writer .................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Touch Writer orientation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 35
screen orientation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
poll worker button ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 36
about Verity Access .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
installing headphones and tactile switches .................................................................................................................................................................. 36
report printer operation ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
opening polls ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
reopening polls ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
voting with Touch Writer .......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
overview: Verity Touch Writer ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
activating a ballot .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
marking ballots with Verity Touch Writer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43
making write-in choices ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
printing blank ballots ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
substitutions in <n of m> contests ................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
voting session idle timeout ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47
Verity Touch Writer help and features ........................................................................................................................................................................... 48
troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
spoiling a ballot on Verity Touch Writer ........................................................................................................................................................................ 49
spoiling printed paper ballots ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
printing a summary report ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 50
provisional voting on Verity Touch Writer .................................................................................................................................................................... 50
suspending polls ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
closing polls .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53