Election Night Checklist | VxSuite Checklist

select Tally from the side menu and verify there are no CVRs or manual tallies on VxAdmin

select Reports from the side menu

Towns: print an Unofficial Full Election Tally Report as the Zero Report
City Wards: print an Unofficial Single Precinct Tally Report as the Zero Report

print additional reports as required

select Tally from the side menu, load CVRs from USB drive(s) - verify counts

select Adjudication from the side menu, select a purple Adjudicate button to start adjudicating write-ins for a contest, continue until all buttons are complete

add manual tallies (select Tally from the side menu and then Manual Tallies) (when applicable)

select the ballot style (town, school, ward, etc.)
select PRECINCT as the Voting Method - You should never choose absentee
enter number of total hand count ballots
enter amounts for each contest - note that each box must be have a number
- if no votes were cast for a candidate, enter 0
  if no votes were cast in a contest - this is an UNDERVOTE
  if more votes were cast than allowed for a contest - this is an OVERVOTE
  a green checkmark at the bottom of the screen stating Entered tallies are valid will confirm your counts are correct
select Save & Next

select Reports from the side menu and review, print, and export report as a PDF

Towns: print an Unofficial Full Election Tally Report for the results
City Wards: print an Unofficial Single Precinct Tally Report , selecting your ward, for the results

select Reports from the side menu, review, print, and export an Unnofficial Write-in Adjudication Report

verify all steps above are fully completed and reports reflect all ballots and adjudication

select Reports from side menu, and Mark Election Results as Official in VxAdmin

select Reports from the side menu, print and export as a PDF

Towns: print an Official Full Election Tally Report for the results
City Wards: print an Official Single Precinct Tally Report , selecting your ward, for the results

print additional reports as required

select Reports from the side menu, print and export an official Write-in Adjudication Report

print additional reports as required

select Settings from the side menu

select Save Logs (keep the default and click Save)

eject and remove the USB drive

City Wards must also complete the following tasks:

insert new USB drive labeled with your ward number
select Reports from the side menu, go to the Full Election Tally Report and select Export CDF Report
save the CDF election results report to your USB drive
eject USB Drive
transfer the USB Drive to your city clerk for aggregation

turn off the VxAdmin by pressing and holding the power button for a second and releasing

pack up VxAdmin, seal and document as required, and store in a secure climate-controlled environment

secure USB drive(s) as required

Last updated 6 months ago

Tallying and Saving Results