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Harrison County Special Election May 3, 2011 L & A on Regular TSX units 1. Set up TSX Machine in Precinct Order and Number Order. Precinct Name # ______________________________ 2. Attach matching number for printer, canister, and add a used roll of paper. Precinct #________________________ 3. 4. 5. 6.
Retrieve Memory Card for Specific machine and Encoder. Machine Number # _____________________ Open port on upper left hand side, push RED button to turn the machine on. Fill out the upper part of this form – ( 3 lines ) and also the L & A checklist form. Confirm DESI Ballot Station Upgrade is done on TSX machine, by opening up printer, looking to see that the white chicklet is installed, and a mylar strip is on the upper lid of printer, close lid – if anything missing, place a new item on. initial Step # 1 7. Look towards the left hand side of the TSX Screen in the System Info area and confirm that the unit is Build # 4.7.8 If correct, push “OK” button – initial Step # 2 8. Insert Blue Admin Card with ORANGE Sticker into slot, window pops up for a spot to put 6 digit code 111111 - card will be ejected, remove card. Touch the “System Setup” Button, Touch Security Settings with card, touch the “update keys” button, insert Security Card with YELLOW Sticker with 123321 Window will pop up stating Security settings have been updated, Please remove card. – initial Step # 3 9. Press the “Display Setup” button. Press the “Calibrate Screen” Button – touch all crosshairs (5) shown, this will go thru the process 2 times. Next Touch the line with Date/Time, check that the date is correct, then proceed to the time, make sure the Time Zone shows -5:00 Eastern Time, then make sure NO CHECK MARK is beside the line automatically adjust for Daylight Savings Time, then press “APPLY NOW” button, and record information on the L & A Sheet. – fill in the blanks on Step # 4 10. Check to make sure Serial # at the left side matches the number at the bottom left front hand corner of the TSX Tablet fill in the blank on Step # 5 11. Fill in the unit #, log the count on the machine from the bottom of the screen in the BALLOT area, fill in the Charge % from the bottom right corner fill in all the blanks except the first line on Step # 6 nd nd 12. Press the “Display Setup” Button for the (2 time) – then press “Calibrate Screen” Button (2 time) and touch all cross hairs shown. Press the “CLOSE” button, then press the “EXIT ADMIN” Button 13. With the PC Memory card in hand – Peel back the paper on the front of the PC Card, record this 7-digit number located above the bar code (example: 033764L ) fill in the top blank line on Step # 6 14. Push the PC Memory Card into slot on the Upper Left hand corner with the serial number facing you, and slide into the slot until you hear the card “CLICK” into place WAIT for ballot to appear Confirm the Precinct is correct at the top of the TSX Screen 15. Look and Confirm that the ballots section at the bottom of the tablet beside the green charging meter, reads 0, and record beginning system TOT votes fill in the blank on Step # 7 16. Raise Printer Lid – Press “Print Election Results” – button – Press - “OK” Long Report – Press “YES” – Another Copy – “NO” Confirm 0’s on the report. 17. Touch the “Logic and Accuracy Button” - Confirm that machine is in Test Mode - highlighted oval in front of Automated, then confirm that the Automated Test Settings has a highlighted oval in front of the Full test by Ballot, and that there is “NO” -- Check Mark beside the Ballot Rotation . Press “OK” If no split – 4 ballots ---- Raise Printer Lid.- initial Step # 8 and Step # 9 18. Record Auto L & A # of votes cast and record on L & A checklist sheet – Fill in the blank on Step # 10 press “OK” 19. Touch the “Print Election Results” Button, press “Start Take Up” Button, press “OK” , Make sure the Printer Lid is raised so paper will not jam - print write-in candidate – “NO”, print long report – “YES”, need another copy – “NO”. 20. Press the “Clear Results” Button – WARNING POPUP - Press “YES”, and confirm ballots reads “0”. Press the “Print Election Results” button. Press “Start Takeup” Button – press “OK” Print long report – “YES” Confirm –“ 0” on print out paper. Need another copy – “NO” 21. On the screen, press the “Test Vote” Button, require voter cards button – press “YES”, then the “Start” take up button, “Stop” take-up button, then “OK” WAIT on paper to roll up – this prints the date and time that manual voting took place. Close Lid Updated – March 23, 2011 Page 1 of 2
22. Perform Votes, by going into each Precinct and voting on each Precinct. All Voting machines will be test voted on by touching the Number button (1), then press CREATE, remove card from encoder when CLEAR appears. Test votes will be performed by: inserting a blank Voter Card. Confirm expected results - No splits - 4 - ballots – Fill in the blank 23. Press the # 1 button – Precinct, insert blank voter card, will read CREATE, press YES remove card when you see the word CLEAR. Place your voter card into the TSX slot on the upper right. Vote all 1st positions on the TSX, Cast Vote, remove card and push right back into slot. Then vote 2nd positions. The 3rd position will not have any votes, you will cast a blank ballot. After the 3rd vote, place voter card into encoder, the word CLEAR appears, press YES. Card will then be clear. 24. There is no # 2nd Split, in any of the precincts. Initial Step # 11 and Step # 12 after the completion of above steps. 25. Insert Supervisor Card with Yellow sticker, lift the printer lid, in the area provided on the Screen, put in the 6 digit code - 123321. Press “OK” Remove Supervisor Card RAISE LID Record Total Votes Step # 14 this line will be added up from line # 7 + # 10 + # 13 26. Print Election Results - Print Write-In Candidates – “NO” Print Long report – “YES” another copy – “NO” 27. Remove memory card, and bring to the GEMS Server, check and touch line for the card that will be uploaded, touch TSX screen to upload info. Confirm that green check shows up on the machine you uploaded.- initial Step # 15 28. Return memory card to the TSX machine and put back into slot on upper left corner of TSX 29. Press the “Clear results” button, click “YES”, clear ballot to “0”, confirm that the ballots reads “0”, and the Total remains a continual number Record on L & A checklist sheet – initial Step # 16 30. Press “Print Elections Results” button then – press “Start Take Up” button –then “OK” – Confirm on tape that all “0”s print long report – “YES” look and make sure all “0”s are printing out on the tape. Need another copy, “NO”. Record TOTAL votes on checklist – initial Step # 17 and Step # 18 31. Touch the button that has “Set for Election”, window will appear saying “To set for Election – insert supervisor or central admin card” – another window will appear and enter code 6 digit code - 123321 – and click “OK” button. Warning will show--click – “YES” then press the “ shutdown button” Fill in the blank on Step # 19 32. Remove Memory Card, place back into the plastic case container with the side that has the paper taped on side up. 33. Leave the door where the Memory Card goes in, UNLOCKED as we will be putting in the PC Card and sealing the door later. 34. Remove the printed paper from the printer canister, and fold up the paper that was printed during your testing, and write on top of the sheet - L&A. 35. Staple this to the back of the Check Off sheet, with the Signoff sheet 1st, the instructions 2nd, and the Printed L&A sheet last, with the staple in the upper left corner. 36. Close up the TSX unit, and place a half circle – ORANGE – on the upper left hand side of the machine on the white frame part, and LOCK PRINTER DOOR on the PRINTER FRAME. 37. Place the black electric cord in the printer case, along with the spindle and new roll of paper, and printer canister. 38. Roll up and tie up the cords for the Key Pad and the Headphone Set. Place these under the Printer Case, in box. 39. Fill out the remainder Steps # 20 thru 27, and place in the box for review and sign off. 40. Start on the next Machine / Precinct.
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