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These are the instructions I was given at some point. Maybe they can be looked at and turned into an instruction doc that we can provide to our AVTS clients.
Lesley
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Turning a unit into a Voter Card Activator (VCA) There are a couple of different scenarios for accomplishing
this. It is up to the county’s
comfort level, which we do. Scenario
1
(Emergencies only) If there are no votes on a machine, you can unset it for election
and turn it into a VCA. This is
only recommended if you have another unit coming, or are not worried about
uploading all machines downloaded.
I say this because once you take it out of election mode one would have
to reset it to upload.
At the voting screen insert your Manager Card. Insert your code and press OK, then
remove the card. Press the end
election button and at the next screen hit Ok. Make a decision about the reporting
screen (normally I say don’t worry about it because you will print this later
once you reset to election mode.
Press done reporting. When
it comes up to the post election screen, insert your Manager card again. It will ask for the password again,
enter and press OK. This will bring
up the administrator screen. There
will be a Reset to pre-election mode button press it. The press exit administrator. This will bring up the election
management screen where you will press the Create Voter Cards button. Begin creating
cards. If they have a backup system, or all the machines all have totals,
or there is time to get them another card and/or machine use the following
scenarios Scenario 2 If they have extra units that they can send out into the field on
Election Day, you can send out another unit with a card that you make on the
fly. Within
the GEMS database you can create cards as needed without unsetting for
election. Within the tree view
(left hand side) highlight (left click) the This card will not be accumulated with the other units unless
after the polls close you set for and end the
election. Scenario 3 If you are really good and want the ultimate back up, you can
create an extra card that you send out in the Election Portfolio that you
create. This card is unset for
election and can be popped into any unit to create the VCA if the spyrus goes
down. Take the card out of the portfolio unlock any unit’s side door
turn the unit off. Pop the present
card and insert the new VCA card.
Put the card that you took out and place it in the envelope or what ever
the judges will use to collect the disks at election end. Turn the unit with the VCA memory card
in it and after boot up press Create Voter Cards. If you send another unit out the
VCA card or Active Election Card can then be placed in the new unit once it gets
there, or the card that was taken out can be accumulated along with the others
at election end.
This works great if they don’t have spare units or if locations
are far away from Election Central.
The only downside is the cost of additional Memory cards.
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