# VxMarkScan Checklist ### Hardware Setup **Set up the stand**: * [ ] With the legs facing up, raise a leg until it snaps in place * [ ] Continue until all legs are raised * [ ] Flip the stand up right * [ ] Snap the support bar in place on the back two legs * [ ] Add power block holder to the back center on the top of the stand * [ ] Insert power block into the holder so cords lay out each side **Set up the ballot marking device:** * [ ] Place the ballot marking device on the stand, aligning the stand bars with the bottom * [ ] Plug in the power cord connector to the back of the ballot marking device * [ ] Plug the power cord into the UPS battery backup * [ ] Push the printer-scanner cover release button in * [ ] Open the printer-scanner cover * [ ] Slide the ballot bin into place * [ ] Close the printer-scanner cover * [ ] Document and seal the ballot bin (loop on right side) as required * [ ] Place the privacy shield pegs in the holes on each side of the ballot marking device * [ ] Plug the headphones into the front headphone jack * [ ] Push the power button to turn VxMarkScan on ### **Open Polls, Activate Voting Session, and Close Polls** **To open the polls:** * [ ] Insert the poll worker card into the card reader beneath the accessible controller * [ ] Select *`Open Polls`* * [ ] Confirm by selecting *`Open Polls`* again * [ ] Remove the poll worker card **To activate a voting session:** * [ ] Insert the poll worker card * [ ] Select the voter's precinct (if in *All Precincts* mode) * [ ] Select the voter's ballot style * [ ] When prompted, feed one sheet of paper into the front input tray * [ ] Once loaded, the screen will show that the voting session is active * [ ] Review the ballot style and precinct to ensure it was selected correctly for the voter * [ ] Remove the poll worker card **To close the polls:** * [ ] Remove ballot bin seal * [ ] Remove ballots inside (secure for central tabulation on VxCentralScan) * [ ] Insert the poll worker card * [ ] Select *`Close Polls`* * [ ] Confirm by selecting *`Close Polls`* again * [ ] Remove the poll worker card ### Hardware Tear Down **Pack up the ballot marking device**: * [ ] Push the power button to turn off * [ ] Unplug and store the headphones * [ ] Remove and store the privacy shield * [ ] Push the printer-scanner release button to open the cover * [ ] Lift the ballot bin to remove * [ ] Unplug the power cord from the UPS battery backup * [ ] Unplug the power cord connector from the back of the ballot marking device * [ ] Remove and store the ballot marking device from the stand * [ ] Remove and store the power block from the holder * [ ] Remove and store the power block holder **Pack up the stand:** * [ ] Remove the support bar * [ ] Flip the stand over * [ ] With the legs facing up, pull a leg toward you and fold in * [ ] Continue until all legs are folded down --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-user-manual-v4/vxmarkscan/vxmarkscan-checklist.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.