Election Night Checklist

On election night, you will need the VxCentralScan (laptop and scanner) if scanning ballots centrally and VxAdmin (laptop and printer).

Central Scanning

• Set up VxCentralScan

• Confirm VxCentralScan is in Official Ballot Mode and says No ballots have been scanned

  • If not, switch the scanner to Official Ballot Mode or select Delete Ballot Data from the Admin menu

• Scan ballots in batches of ~fifty (50)

• Create a pile of ballots for adjudication as rejected by the scanner

• Adjudicate ballots

• Scan adjudicated ballots

• Write down the number of ballots scanned by the scanner (on laptop screen)

• Save CVRs to USB drive

• Save Backup to USB drive (in Admin menu)

• Secure system as required

Tallying and Saving Results

• Set up VxAdmin

• Verify there are no CVRs on VxAdmin

• Select Reports from the side menu, print an Unofficial Full Election Tally Report as the Zero Report

• Select Tally from the side menu, load CVRs from USB drives

• Adjudicate write-ins by selecting Write-Ins from the side menu

• Manually update results (when applicable)

• Select Reports from the side menu, print an Unofficial Full Election Tally Report for the results

• Select Reports from the side menu, print a Write-in Tally Report

• Save Results file to USB drive

• Secure system as required