The bubble ballot test-deck is produced by Election Manager used for hand-marked paper ballots.
All test deck printing features are available within the Tally
tab of Election Manager under Pre-Election Features.
To print the expected test deck results, first click the Tally
tab and then click View Test Ballot Deck Tally
.
In the Test Ballot Deck Tally view, a list of precincts available for the election will appear. Click the name of the precinct you would like to print a test deck tally for or click All Precincts
for the entire county.
Confirm the election and precinct information and click Print Results Report
.
When printed, you can set aside the results report until test deck tabulation.
To print the test deck of test ballots, first click the Tally
tab and then click Print Test Decks
.
In the Test Deck view, a list of precincts available for the election will appear. Click the name of the precinct you would like to print a test deck for or click All Precincts
for the entire county. VotingWorks recommends to print one precinct at a time (in alphabetical order) given the large size of test decks.
Confirm the election and precinct information and click Print Test Deck
. While printing, the print modal will show the status of the print job by precinct if printing for multiple all precincts.
Before printing the test deck, you'll first confirm that the Election Manager does not have any ballot results loaded by visiting the Tally
tab. In this view, you'll be presented a Ballot Count by Precinct report which should read 0
for all precincts and the Total Ballot Count. To print a confirmed zero report, click View Official Full Election Tally
and then the green Print Unofficial Tally Report
button in the subsequent screen.