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#MeettheMachines: DS850!
The DS850 is our high-speed vote counter, also known as Central Count. This machine counts all of the #absentee votes we get, processing as many as 300 ballots per minute!
The DS850 is our high-speed vote counter, also known as Central Count. This machine counts all of the #absentee votes we get, processing as many as 300 ballots per minute!
Results from the DS850 are then stored on an encrypted, proprietary flash drive and input into our Election Returns software so we can upload our absentee votes when polls close. #DidYouKnow: The DS850 is able to sort ballots by normal, undervotes, overvotes, and write-ins.
Also, it sounds like a plane taking off when you turn it on, which we think is pretty rad.
#MeetTheMachines: ExpressVote! The ExpressVote is our ADA-accessible device, allowing those with physical #disabilities and limitations the opportunity to mark their own votes!
The votes get printed onto a card, which is inserted into the DS200 for counting. It comes equipped with a touchscreen, a headphone jack to hear candidates, a port for a Sip-and-Puff or rocker switch, and tactile keyboard for those with physical impairments.
It's time to #MeetTheMachines! Over the next 3 weeks, we'll be showing and explaining our voting machines to allow you to get a little more acquainted with how we handle your #votes. Today we are talking about the DS200, our vote tabulator!
If you vote on #ElectionDay, you'll insert your marked ballot here. Like all of our voting equipment, the DS200 has been certified and approved by both the @EACgov and Iowa Board of Examiners for Voting Equipment to ensure that it meets all state and federal voting requirements.
Did you know: On Election Night we modem in all results through an encrypted Secure File Transfer Server, allowing us to get an unofficial vote total from all of your precincts within minutes?? If you have questions about the DS200, let us know!
