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How Do I Write In A Candidate?
To print a Write-In Candidate on your ballot
35. Under the Contest screen, select Write-In
Note: Press the Cancel button or the LEFT Arrow on the Keypad to close
the write-in screen without entering a candidate and return to the contest
screen.
36. Under the Write-In Pop-Up screen, use your Touch Screen Monitor to
type the name of your write-in. If using your Keypad, use the UP and
DOWN arrows to hear each letter read. Once you hear the letter you want,
press SELECT.
37. Confirm your write-in on the top of the write-in screen.
38. Press OK, or if using the keypad, press the RIGHT Arrow Key to
accept your write in. and return to the previous screen.
How To Vote Using the Sip-N-Puff
The ES&S AutoMARK™ has a port located on the front of the terminal that an
election official can plug an ADA device in for the voter. The ADA device
supported by the AutoMARK™ is the Puff-Sip. The voter supplies this
device.
Sip-N-Puff refers to the interface device commonly used by persons with
disabilities, generally in a wheel chair, using his/her mouth on a straw to send
inputs to the ES&S AutoMARK™. The voter puffs or sips on the straw to
indicate a "yes" or "no."
Using only yes/no, the voter can negotiate all screens. When the voter arrives at
any screen, they choose "yes" to deal with that screen or "no" to bypass the
screen. If they choose "yes," then the first selection on that screen will be
highlighted. They then choose "yes" to make that selection or "no" to move to
the next selection.
For example, if there is a race screen with two candidates the user selects "yes"
when they arrive at the screen to indicate they want to vote in this race. ("No"
would skip the race). The first candidate will be highlighted in yellow. If they
say "yes" then the first candidate will be selected and the highlight will move to
the next candidate. Now the voter selects "no," to move to the bottom of the list
