# Closing Polls ### Prepare VxScan * [ ] unseal and document the interior panel seal as required * [ ] 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 *`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

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

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