Once the system determines that no ambiguous marks or overvotes were made, it deposits it into the machine. Using this machine, a voter marks his or her paper ballot and inserts the ballot into the scanner to be read. I believe itвЂ™s overall the most cost effective option for the county also вЂ¦ I think itвЂ™s safe to say that itвЂ™s a very non-partisan decision.вЂќД«eckstrand also presented an optical scan tabulator, ImageCast Precinct, to the boards. вЂњTherefore when youвЂ™re talking about secure elections and voter confidence, I believe we can be extremely confident the DRE is securing those votes and we donвЂ™t have ballots that disappear or ballots that appear or anything like that. I think our recount process has proven the DREs are extremely reliable and acurate when counting votes,вЂќ BOE Chair John Caupp said. вЂњThe vote goes into the DRE, that vote never leaves the DRE, then the card comes back to the Board of Elections and is counted. The ImageCast X also has audio-playback functionality for voters with disabilities. вЂњThat is the ballot of record but itвЂ™s right there, it doesnвЂ™t go anywhere, and to me thatвЂ™s the beauty of the DRE.вЂќДominionвЂ™s devices are also ADA compliant, which means there is no need to purchase a separate device for each polling location. вЂњOnce youвЂ™ve marked your ballot, voters have to take responsibility and look at that paper ballot next to them - light it up and confirm their choices because thatвЂ™s the key, thatвЂ™s the ballot,вЂќ McCoy said. This also can be used as record for counts, audits and recounts. Voters are then able to review the paper record before casting it. The printer has a scanner inside of it to create a permanent paper record. Votes are stored on the device via memory sticks, which are removed at the end of the night.ДЄ Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) printer is also to be purchased with the device. The device also doesnвЂ™t require calibration. The device then pulls up a review, in which the voter decides to print and cast the ballot. With the ImageCast X, the voter inserts a voter card, selects the candidates or issues, and uses a keyboard to type in write-in candidates. A vote is a vote and itвЂ™s not going to change,вЂќ Beckstrand said. In case of a power outage, externally-charged batteries are available. The device can sit on a table with a privacy screen. Voters have the ability to increase text size or change font color from black on white to white on black. With a 21-inch touchscreen, the ImageCast X resembles a very large iPad. If you canвЂ™t calibrate it, you canвЂ™t fix it.вЂќДominion Sales Manager Mark Beckstrand presented products to the boards during a special meeting March 6, including the ImageCast X, which he described as closest to the countyвЂ™s current machines. And where itвЂ™s starting to break down is in things you canвЂ™t fix anymore. It always has,вЂќ Board of Elections Director Llyn McCoy said during a BOCC January work session. вЂњThe equipment that we have still counts votes. DREs allow a direct vote on the machine by touchscreen or buttons and processes data with a computer program.

DominionвЂ™s most recent quote allows a $818,202 trade-in allowance for the countyвЂ™s old machines.Д¬urrently, Greene County uses a different DRE device by Dominion.

If the selected machine - called the ImageCast X - is approved, the out-of-pocket cost for the county is currently $475,479. County Administrator Brandon Huddleson has said that the BOCC has been forward-thinking regarding their budget by putting away a sum of money over the past few years to use for voting machines if necessary. The county is to pick up the additional cost. XENIA - Greene County Board of Elections (BOE) voted March 25 to select a touchscreen Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machine from Dominion Voting Systems.Д«OE is expected to submit a contract to the Board of Greene County Commissioners (BOCC) for approval.ДЄccording to the boards, the state is providing around $1.7 million for the machines. Board of Elections Director Llyn McCoy speaks during the meeting as Board of Commissioners Risk Management Director Lisa Hale, Board of Elections Deputy Director Denise Percival and Board of Commissioners Clerk Lisa Mock listen.

Imagecast machines