VOTE COUNTING

MACHINE
OPERATIONAL GUIDE
VOTE COUNTING MACHINE
SAES-1800Plus, a machine that is designed to:

 Scan ballots and interpret the voter-shaded marks;

 Tabulate each mark;
 Generate reports; and
 Transmit results
 Geographical Digital
Information Certificates, EMS
Clustered Election
Precincts, Board (Election
Candidates, information, Management
positions, etc etc
System)

Creation of
configuration
Ballot faces
Configuration
files

Username/
password for
EB and BOC
◎ Contains Information for AES
Configuration EMS
Positions and Candidates
No. of seats to vote per position
FACTS
Voting Jurisdiction
Member of EB info
Configuration setting
Digital certificates
Report Templates

◎ DOES NOT CONTAIN votes

◎ NOT CONNECTED to any server outside

of Memory Configuration room
 VCM Ballot (Front)
Timing QR
Marks Code/ UV
security

NPO
security
Name of
Elections/ name
of Place Clustered
Precincts

Instructions to
voter
Signature box
for EB
chairperson
 HOW
Checks for the presence and validity of
security marks, such as timing mark, UV VCM
ink
counts
◎ If not valid, ballot will be rejected

Checks configuration in the SD card if

matched with the ballot serial number
indicated in the QR code
◎ If not matched, ballot will be
rejected
Checks oval with shade and determine
HOW
shade if it reached the mark threshold as
indicated in configuration
VCM
◎ If threshold is reached, vote for the counts
position will be counted
◎ If mark is below the configured
threshold, vote for the position will
NOT BE COUNTED
OVERVOTE
HOW
◎ If more than the allowed number of
seats for the position is voted (NO VCM
candidate in the position will be
counted) counts

UNDERVOTE
◎ If less than the allowed number of
seats for the position is voted (ALL
voted candidates will be counted)
 PARTS
AND
COMPONENTS
Optical Scanner
based on Optical
Mark Reader (OMR)
technology

Specially designed
for automating vote
counting from
manually filled-out
ballots
 PARTS
LCD Screen
- Viewing area and
LCD touch screen-capable
Screen for data and system
Cast navigation
Button
Ballot Entry Slot
Return - ballots are inserted/
Button returned thru here

Cast button
Ballot - used to cast ballots
entry slot With () mark

Return button
- used to return ballots
With (×) mark
 PARTS
iButton receptacle
iButton - contact point for
receptacle security key (iButton)

Headphone plug
- used for headphone/
Thermal
Paper audio test and review
compartment

Thermal paper
compartment
- used for loading and
Headpho reloading of thermal
ne Plug paper
 PARTS
Ethernet port
- used for connecting
external device for
results transmission

Main SD Card slot

- where the Main SD
card is inserted

Ethernet Port

Backup SD Card
Main SD card
Slot
slot - where the backup SD
card is inserted
Backup SD
card Slot
 Ballot
Ballot
PARTS
Diversion slot Exit slot Ballot Diversion Slot
- slot where invalid
(fake, previously cast,
invalid) ballots are
diverted to

Ballot exit slot

- valid ballots are
ejected after passing
through a feed
mechanism

Speaker
- Audio output of the
VCM
Speaker
 PARTS
DC port
- where the power
supply/ adaptor of the
VCM is plugged in
Power Button
- used for turning the
VCM On/Off

USB Port Slot

- where the USB
transmission device
must be inserted

Backup Battery Port

- where backup battery
is plugged in
Backup USB Port Power
DC port
battery port Slot Button
 SD CARD
COMPONENTS
A memory card where
the configuration is
stored and is also
used for data storage

i-BUTTON THERMAL PAPER

A device that is Paper used for
configured and printing ERs and is
assigned to each placed at the VCM
VCM Thermal Printer
 COMPONENTS

USB MODEM
A device used for
the transmission of
data BATTERY
POWER ADAPTOR Connected to the
VCM, in case of
AC adaptor w/ 220
power disruption
volts
VCM FACTS
VCM is GENERIC in
any clustered
precinct ballot can
be counted by any
VCM

SD card
configuration,
ibutton, EB PINS
and ballots worked
as one (1) group
and cannot be
combined with other
group
 VVPAT
Voters Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
Election Information (name
of election, date, place,
The voter after
clustered precinct) and accomplishing the ballot,
machine ID feeds the ballot in the VCM
VCM generates VVPAT

List of voted candidates per

position

Encrypted QR code
containing ballot serial
number and digital
signature
VOTE COUNTING
MACHINE
INSTALLATION

FINAL TESTING AND SEALING (FTS)

AND
ELECTION DAY
Preliminary Procedures
Retrieve VCM
from box

Check that
VCM slots A &
B are sealed

Place VCM
on top of the
BALLOT BOX
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Preliminary Procedures

Install Close the

thermal
thermal printer
paper cover
 Preliminary Procedures

Retrieve the
battery cables
inside the VCM
box and connect
to the Battery

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 Preliminary Procedures
1 2

3 4
FTS Process vs. E-Day Process
Installation Installation

Diagnostics Open Voting

Open Voting Close Voting

Close Voting Transmission

Re-zero
24 Write Protect
24
 VCM Status Transmission Number of Power source
DATE & BALLOTS casts indicator
(NOT OPEN) indicator
TIME
PRECINCT
code

VCM will display loading screen and Device

Information
The CHAIRMAN shall place his/her iButton key
to display the profile authentication menu
VCM Main Screen
2016
 VCM
#Diagnostics DIAGNOSTICS PROCEDURES

The IT-capable
EB member
shall perform
the following
procedures
In the MAIN MENU,
Select Diagnostics
Scroll down the screen
and select Run all
1 2

AUDIO diagnostic
If speaker and
headphone tests are Press “Done”
SUCCESSFUL,
 CAST/ RETURN
buttons diagnostic 34
 CAST/ RETURN
buttons diagnostic 35
If both buttons are
Press “Done”
WORKING,
36
ETHERNET diagnostic
37
After testing the Press “Done”
ETHERNET,
38
TRANSMISSION
39
If transmission to
server is successful, Press “Done”
40
PRINTER diagnostic
41
If the IMAGE is Press “Yes”
correctly printed,
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POWER diagnostic
43
If power diagnostic is Press “Done”
successful,
44
TOUCHSCREEN diagnostic
45
After pressing all Press “Done”
blinking circles,
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SCANNER diagnostic
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BALLOT DETECTION
48
The scanner will perform the following tests:

○ Distortion test
○ Guide marks
○ Fiducial marks
○ QR codes
○ Grayscale
○ Digital lines

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PRESS the top Previous = Front page
buttons to see… Next = Back page
50
(+) = zoom-in image
(-) = zoom-out image 51
If the image
corresponds to physical Press “Yes”
ballot, 52
If the scanner passed Press “Done”
all the foregoing tests,
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USB PORTS diagnostic
54
Insert the USB Modem in
the UPPER and LOWER
PORT 55
Upon completion the Press “Done”
USB port test,
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VCM automatically prints the
DIAGNOSTIC REPORT

“PRINT DIAGNOSTIC REPORT”

“GENERATED REPORT”
“SAVING THE REPORT”
“PRINTING THE REPORT”

….will be displayed on the screen

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