Wait to hear the "Ding!" that tells you your ballot has been cast.Take your ballot to the ICE machines near the exit of your polling place and insert the marked ballot into the machine.Put your voted ballot inside of the provided Secrecy Sleeve, leaving an inch or two sticking out of the top.
Mark your selections with the provided marking device privately simply filling in the oval next to the choice you want to make for each contest.Take the ballot provided to you when you check in at your polling place to one of our voting booths.No voter has to comprise their privacy.Ĭasting your vote on the ICE tabulator is a simple and user friendly process. This means that all voters in Alachua County are able to vote using the same ballot, cast their vote on the same equipment, and store their selection as one set of results. The heart of the voting experience, the ImageCast Evolution (ICE) is an exciting Optical Scan system and the first voting system that combines the counting of ballots with the ballot marking functions of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant voting system. More about these products can be found on Dominion's official webpage. The system was first used in Alachua County for the High Springs Municipal Election in November of 2015, and was used countywide beginning with the Presidential Preference Primary in March of 2016. The images below include what a voter selecting an accessible voting device will see on the machine and what the ATI looks like.Alachua County is proud to use Dominion Voting's Democracy Suite products to design and count the ballots for all of our elections. The ATI has raised keys that are identifiable tactilely without activation (e.g., raised buttons of different shapes and colors, large or Braille numbers and letters), can be operated with one hand and includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack. The system is compatible with accessibility devices such as the Audio Tactile Interface (ATI) handheld controller, a four-way joystick, a sip and puff device or a paddle device. In addition to the touchscreen functionality, the ICX is compatible with a range of accessibility tools that voters can use to navigate through the ballot and make their selections. - Visual and audio mode: The voter navigates their ballot using one of the available accessibility tools, the visual display and the audio ballot.- Audio mode: The visual display can be disabled, and the voter uses headphones to navigate an audio ballot using one of the available accessibility tools.- Visual mode: The voter navigates their ballot using one of the available accessibility tools and the visual display.The ICX offers the following user interfaces:
The ICX unit was designed as a voting solution for all and offers several options for voters with accessibility needs to vote in a private and independent manner. The election results are easily printed and stored on a cartridge that is delivered to the Parish Board of Election Supervisors for tabulation on Election Day. On this small and easy to operate touchscreen system, the voter will scroll through their entire ballot to vote. NEW! ImageCast X Voting Systems for Early Votingįor early voting beginning in the fall of 2019, all Louisiana voters began using the ImageCast ® X (or “ICX”) voting system leased from Dominion Voting Systems.
If you do not have a photo ID, you will be required to provide identifying information and sign an identification affidavit before voting.
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A digital license via LA Wallet smartphone app is also accepted as a valid form of ID. Note: Please remember to bring valid Louisiana Driver’s License, special identification card, or other generally recognized picture identification card that includes your name and signature. To view a sample ballot, log in to the Voter Portal Early Voting Locations: If you are a registered voter within the jurisdiction for which election is being held, you may vote at our office during these times. The West Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters’ office will be open from 8:30 a.m. When one or more state holidays fall within an early voting period, the first day for early voting will begin 15 days prior to the election. Voters who want to vote early for any election may do so in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office or at designated locations in the parish from 14 to seven days prior to any scheduled election. You do not need a reason to vote early! All voters may vote early, just like they are voting on Election Day.