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When voters cast ballots, the DS200 scanner pulls the ballot through a motorized feed and deposits the ballots into the integrated ballot box. Whether voters hand-mark paper ballots or use ExpressVote ballot marking devices to print a summary card, after voters insert their paper records into the DS200 scanner, they will have a chance to review any potential mismarks that require attention.
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When the paper record is hand-fed into the DS200 scanner, it scans the QR code to interpret voter choices and record votes.īecause the DS200 device is a scanning device only, and does not have features that support marking choices on ballots, features that may be helpful to voters with disabilities are limited the DS200 is not marketed as an “accessible voting device.” It does not have an audio-tactile controller, for example, and its audio features are limited to only making different “beeps” or “bell” sounds as ballots are scanned, or returned to the voter when marks require additional attention. In jurisdictions that use this device combination, instead of hand-marking their paper ballots, voters use a touchscreen display to mark their choices, and then they print a paper “summary card” of their choices, with a QR code that encodes the voter choices. The DS200 scanner can also scan and tabulate machine-marked “summary cards:” printed by ES&S ExpressVote ballot marking devices. For example, if the voter has marked too many choices in a race, the display lets the voter know this and offers the option to return the ballot for correction, or to cast the ballot. The device simultaneously scans the front and back of a paper ballot, interprets voter marks, and communicates any issues that require the voter’s attention back to the voter through an LCD display. Ballots can be inserted into the DS200 in multiple orientations: face up, face down, header first, or footer first. It is used most often to support polling locations with voters who hand-mark paper ballots (typically distributed at the polling place check-in station) and then hand-feed the paper ballots into the scanner, in order to cast the ballot. The ES&S DS200 is a ballot scanning device.