# Closing Polls ### Prepare VxScan * [ ] unseal and document the interior panel seal as required * [ ] open the interior panel * [ ] insert the Poll Worker Card

unseal and document the interior panel seal

open the interior panel, insert the Poll Worker Card

### Close the Polls * [ ] select *`Yes, Close the Polls`* * [ ] insert a piece of thermal paper into the back of the printer (one copy of the Polls Closed Report will print)

select, Yes, Close the Polls

insert a piece of thermal paper into the back of the printer

* [ ] select *`Print Additional Polls Closed Report`* to print more reports as necessary * [ ] remove the Poll Worker Card from VxScan * [ ] remove the USB drive from the port and secure as required

select Print Additional Polls Closed Report

remove the Poll Worker Card

remove the USB drive

The polls are now closed. Below is an example of the Polls Closed Report.