How are votes recorded and reported?
Your vote is recorded in three separate locations on the voting unit, assuring that no vote can ever be lost. The touch screen terminals record choices in flash memory, assuring that votes remain secure even in the unlikely event of a sudden equipment failure. The voting units use a form the Microsoft Windows operating system, the most widely used software in the world. In addition to two onboard locations, votes are stored on a removable computer memory card, much like those found in laptop computers. After the polls close a paper tape is printed showing the vote totals from each machine, and from all of the units in an individual precinct. These tapes, along with the removable PC cards from each unit, are collected and transported to the county elections office. There, the vote totals are compiled and the cards and tapes are kept in a secure location. Q: Please describe features that benefit the blind, visually impaired, or those with other disabilities… A: For the first time ever
