Chapter 1: DS850 Overview 4
EVS5200_DOC_SOP_DS850
Software Version 2.10
Published: February 26, 2014
Election officials using the DS850 must provide physical security measures or implement
procedures that limit access to the DS850 during the election period to authorized
personnel only. The election period encompasses the time the election definition is
loaded onto the system to the time final, official election results are produced and
validated.
Provisional Voting
In paper ballot-based systems, provisional ballots are handled procedurally. Voters are
allowed to vote a paper ballot that is segregated from valid Election Day ballots. After
the election, each provisional ballot envelope is authenticated against the appropriate
criteria and either allowed or not allowed. Those ballots found to be valid are then
opened and included in the Election Day totals according to processes defined by your
jurisdiction’s requirements. For example, some jurisdictions may hand-count provisional
ballots and manually enter them into Election Reporting Manager (ERM), while others
may create a separate election group and scan the ballots using a precinct or central
scanner such as the DS850.
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