Pre-Election: Setting Up the Electronic Pollbooks on Monday Night

1. The electronic pollbook and printer cases will be delivered in a rolling

luggage cart.
Remove the strap from the luggage cart and take the cases to the
check-in table. Make sure the luggage tags on the pollbook cases have
the correct district and precinct.

2. Open the printer case (the printer case does not have a seal) and
remove the Electronic Pollbook Integrity Report.

3. Make sure the outer seal number on each case matches the number in column 1 of
the Electronic Pollbook Integrity Report. Cut and take off the outer seal. Discard the
broken seals.

4. Open the two latches on the pollbook case. If connected, unplug the internal power
connection from the electronic pollbook. Do not unplug it from the pollbook case.

Do not grab the electronic pollbook by its legs! Use the elastic strap
on the electronic pollbook.

5. Take the electronic pollbook and power cord

(marked with yellow tape) from the case.

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6. Make sure the state asset
tag number on each
electronic pollbook matches
the numbers in column
2 of the Electronic Pollbook
Integrity Report.

7. Make sure the inner seal on

the top of each
electronic pollbook is not
broken. Make sure the
numbers match the
numbers in column 3 of the
Electronic Pollbook Integrity
Report.

8. Make sure the Power Switch on the top is

turned OFF.

9. Insert the power cord (marked with yellow

tape) into the first connection slot marked with
PWR. Plug the other end into a power source.
Do NOT turn on the power switch.

10.Remove a printer, a power brick (marked with

blue tape), and a USB cable from the printer
case.

11.Plug the larger end of the USB cable into one of the
two USB ports located on the back of the electronic
pollbook. It does not matter which USB port you us

Pre-Election: Setting Up the Electronic Pollbooks on Monday Night

12.Plug the smaller end of the USB cable
into the printer. Put in the
USB plug with the USB
icon facing up.

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 13.Plug one end of the printer’s power cord (marked with blue tape)
into the left side of the printer. Plug the other end into a power
source.

The printer end of the power cord is bent 90 degrees (elbow shaped). DO
NOT connect an electronic pollbook power cord (marked with yellow
tape) to the printer. It will cause severe damage to the printer.
14.Test the printer. If the green light is on, press
the (round) red power button to turn it off.
Firmly hold down the red power button and
the (triangular) green paper feed button at the
same time. After a short delay, the light near
the red power button will flash. A test page will Power Reprint Feed
print. Tear it off and discard.

15.Plug one end of a LAN cable into the LAN port

of an electronic pollbook.
16.For each pollbook, extend the legs on the
back of the pollbook to about a 45-degree
angle. Extending the legs too far may cause
them to break. Set the pollbook upright on its
legs.

17. Turn the power switch to ON. DO NOT

NETWORK THE POLLBOOKS YET.

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18. When the electronic pollbook switch is ON,
the “Launch” screen will appear. Tap
“Launch”.
 

19. The Encrypted Database screen will

appear. A chief judge will enter the
code and tap “Authenticate.”

20. Make sure the poll name on the

left side of the screen is correct. Note: if the
polling place
Then tap the “OK This is Correct shown is
NOT correct,
Poll” button at the bottom of the contact the
screen. local board
of elections
immediately.

21. The “Main Screen” will appear with the

“Manage Polls” tab at the top of the
screen. The Poll Status will be “Closed.”

Tap the “Ballots “, “Voters” and “SDR

Counts” tabs under the “Statistics” to
make sure that all the numbers are zero.

STOP pollbook setup here on Monday night. The chief judges will network
the pollbooks.

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