VOTER VERIFIED PAPER BALLOTS

The voter prints out his or her race selections for approval.  The voter has two choices - to accept the race selections or reject them and make changes.
                                      

When the voter accepts the race selections as printed, the voting machine then adds the header to the ballot.  This header identifies details of the ballot such as the election , date, ballot used and voting machine.  The header also includes a validation number which ties the paper ballot to the corresponding electronic record of the ballot. This number is not tied in any way to the voter's identity.  A machine readable code is also printed on the ballot for fast and efficient audits.
 

If the voter chooses to not accept the printed ballot, a ballot not accepted header is printed.  This document is not a legal ballot.  The voter can make changes to their race selections and reprint the ballot.