After VxScan is initially turned on, it will show the Polls Closed screen.
If there is an orange banner that says "Testing Mode" on the screen, contact your election administrator immediately to prepare the machine for the election.
To open the polls, a poll worker must insert their Poll Worker Card into the card reader behind the screen. The front of the Poll Worker Card must be facing away from the screen. To open the polls, select Open Polls for [Precinct Name].
The Polls Opened Report will save to the Poll Worker card. Remove the Poll Worker card from VxScan and go to the VxMark to print the report.
To print the report, insert the Poll Worker card into the VxMark's card reader. Select Open Polls and Print Reportto open the polls and print the Polls Opened Report. The Polls Opened Report also serves as the precincts Zero Report.
Two copies of the report will print from the VxMark's printer. All contest totals should be zero. Below is an example of the Polls Opened Report:
If "Machine is in Testing Mode" is displayed on the VxMark poll worker screen, contact your election administrator immediately to prepare the machine for the election.
Part of the Precinct System, the VxScan scans, stores, and tabulates ballots hand marked by voters or ballots printed by voters via the VxMark.
VxScan is in a tamper-evident blue container that may be rolled like a suitcase. Inside is an additional tamper-evident blue container used to store scanned ballots.
The VxScan should be set up on its own table and the table should be located somewhere between the privacy booths and the exit to the polling place. VxScan can be set up through the following steps:
Open the container:
2. Plug VxScan into the power backup:
3. Prepare the scanner:
4. Ensure ballot bag is sealed into the scanner with one seal on each latch.
If the ballot bag is not secured, contact your election administrator for further instruction.
VxScan hardware setup is complete.
There are two main pieces of equipment that you will set up at your polling place:
VxScan: a scanner where voters will cast their ballots and precinct results will be tabulated
VxMark: an accessible ballot-marking device (a.k.a. voting machine) where voters can vote on a touchscreen and print their ballot. The VxMark's connected printer will also be used to print polls open and polls closed reports
Use the following guides to set up the equipment before you open polls:
Use the following guide when you want to open polls to allow voting to begin:
Part of the Precinct System, the VxMark is an accessible ballot marking device that gives voters the ability to mark their choices and print their ballot from a touchscreen.
VxMark is in a self-contained black case and the HP printer is inside a gray rolling case.
The VxMark should be set up on a different table than the VxScan, in a place that provides a voter using the device privacy to vote and print a ballot. VxMark can be set up through the following steps:
Unbox and setup printer:
2. Setup VxMark:
VxMark hardware setup is complete.
