Georgia Election Process

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Georgia Election Process
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Georgia Election Process

• Before Election Day
• County Office
• Voting Precinct
• Election Day
• Voting Precinct
• County Office
• After Election Day
• County Office

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Before Election Day

• County Office
• Coordination of Voter List with
  Registrar
• Creation of Election Database on
  County Server
• Qualification of Candidates
• Creation of Ballots (with Audio)
• Printing of Absentee/Provisional
  Ballots
• Mailing of Absentee Ballots
• Training of Poll Workers

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Before Election Day

• County Office (continued)
• Creation of Memory Cards
• Programming of Encoders
• Loading of Memory Cards in Touch
  Screen Units
• Performance of Public Testing (LA)
• Zeroing of Results and Setting For
  Election
• Sealing of Touch Screen Units

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Before Election Day

• Voting Precinct
• Delivery of Touch Screens, Voter List
  and Supplies
• Setup of Precinct

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Election Day

• Voting Precinct
• Unsealing and Startup of Touch Screen
  Units
• Verification of Zero Votes on Each Unit
• Opening of Precinct to Voters
• Voter Verification
• Creation of Voter Access Card
• Casting of Vote
• Collection of Voter Access Card

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Election Day

• Voting Precinct (continued)
• When Applicable, Processing of
  Provisional Ballot
• Reconciliation of Votes Cast with Voter
  List
• Closing of Precinct
• Final Reconciliation of Votes Cast with
  Voter List
• Accumulation and Posting of Results
• Closing and Sealing of Each Touch
  Screen Unit

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Election Day

• County Office
• Returning of Memory Cards
• Uploading of Memory Cards to the
  County Server
• Counting of Absentee Ballots using
  Optical Scan
• Posting of Results
• Transmission of Results to State Office

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After Election Day

• County Office
• Delivery of Touch Screens Back to
  County Office
• Counting of Approved Provisional
  Ballots
• Secure Storage of Sealed Touch Screens
• Secure Storage Memory Cards
• Notification of Election Certification
• Election Saved on CD
• Long Term Storage of Touch Screen
  Units
• Periodic Charging of Touch Screen
  Batteries