2002 VSS Supported Functionality Declaration

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Vendor Name: __Election Systems & Software________ Preparer: ___Sue McKay________

Date Prepared: _____March 20, 2007____________________________

This section addresses functionality that is covered by the Voting System Standards (2002). 

Identify the functionality supported by marking with a 5. 

Insert Required descriptions where needed (Rotation, VVPAT, Open Primary, Closed Primary, etc). 

(P & M= Paper and Marksense ballots) 

Voting Variations Functionality & Languages 

Vol. 1 Sect 2.2.8.2 , 2.3.1.3.1.a, 2.4.3.3, 3.2.5.1.2, 3.2.5.1.3, 

4.4.4 

Supported Required description(s) 

Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails 

VVPAT 

Accessibility (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.7) 

Forward Approach 

Parallel (Side) Approach 

Closed Primary (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Primary: Closed 

Open Primary (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Primary: Open Standard (provide definition of how supported) 

Primary: Open Blanket (provide definition of how supported) 

Partisan & Non-Partisan: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Partisan & Non-Partisan: Vote for 1 of N race 5

Partisan & Non-Partisan: Multi-member (“vote for N of M”) board 

races 

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Partisan & Non-Partisan: “vote for 1” race with a single candidate 

and write-in voting 

 

Partisan & Non-Partisan “vote for 1” race with no declared candidates 

and write-in voting 

 

Write-In Voting: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Write-in Voting: System default is a voting position identified 

for write-ins. 

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Write-in Voting: Without selecting a write in position. 

Write-in: With No Declared Candidates 

Write-in: Identification of write-ins for resolution at central 

count 

 

Primary Presidential Delegation Nominations & Slates: (vol. 1. sect. 

2.2.8.2) 

Primary Presidential Delegation Nominations: Displayed delegate 

slates for each presidential party 

 

Slate & Group Voting: one selection votes the slate. 

Ballot Rotation: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Rotation of Names within an Office; define all supported 

rotation methods for location on the ballot and vote 

tabulation/reporting 

 

Straight Party Voting: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Straight Party: A single selection for partisan races in a general 

election 

 

Straight Party: Vote for each candidate individually 

Straight Party: Modify straight party selections with crossover 

votes 

 
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Voting Variations Functionality & Languages 

Vol. 1 Sect 2.2.8.2 , 2.3.1.3.1.a, 2.4.3.3, 3.2.5.1.2, 3.2.5.1.3, 

4.4.4 

Supported Required description(s) 

Straight Party: A race without a candidate for one party 

Straight Party: “N of M race (where “N”>1) 

Straight Party: Excludes a partisan contest from the straight 

party selection. 

 

Cross-Party Endorsement: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Cross party endorsements, multiple parties endorse one 

candidate. 

 

Split Precincts: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Split Precincts: Multiple ballot styles 

Split Precincts: P & M system support splits with correct 

contests and ballot identification of each split 

 

Split Precincts: DRE matches voter to all applicable races. 

Split Precincts: Reporting of voter counts (# of voters) to the 

precinct split level; Reporting of vote totals is to the precinct 

level 

 

Vote N of M: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Vote for N of M: Counts each selected candidate, if the 

maximum is not exceeded. 

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Vote for N of M: Invalidates all candidates in an overvote 

(paper) 

 

Recall Issues, with options: (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Recall Issues with Options: Simple Yes/No with separate 

race/election. (Vote Yes or No Question) 

 

Recall Issues with Options: Retain is the first option, 

Replacement candidate for the second or more options (Vote 1 

of M) 

 

Recall Issues with Options: Two contests with access to a 

second contest conditional upon a specific vote in contest one. 

(Must vote Yes to vote in 2nd contest.) 

 

Recall Issues with Options: Two contests with access to a 

second contest conditional upon any vote in contest one. (Must 

vote Yes or No to vote in 2nd contest) 

 Overturned - US District 

Court 7/29/03: CA Election 

Code sect. 11383 

Cumulative Voting (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Cumulative Voting: Voters are permitted to cast, as many votes 

as there are seats to be filled for one or more candidates. Voters 

are not limited to giving only one vote to a candidate. Instead, 

they can put multiple votes on one or more candidate. 

 

Ranked Order Voting (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Ranked Order Voting: Voters can write in a ranked vote. 

Ranked Order Voting: A ballot stops being counting when all 

ranked choices have been eliminated 

 

Ranked Order Voting: A ballot with a skipped rank counts the 

vote for the next rank. 

 
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Voting Variations Functionality & Languages 

Vol. 1 Sect 2.2.8.2 , 2.3.1.3.1.a, 2.4.3.3, 3.2.5.1.2, 3.2.5.1.3, 

4.4.4 

Supported Required description(s) 

Ranked Order Voting: Voters rank candidates in a contest in 

order of choice. A candidate receiving a majority of the first 

choice votes wins. If no candidate receives a majority of first 

choice votes, the last place candidate is deleted, each ballot cast 

for the deleted candidate counts for the second choice candidate 

listed on the ballot. The process of eliminating the last place 

candidate and recounting the ballots continues until one 

candidate receives a majority of the vote. 

 

Ranked Order Voting: A ballot with two choices ranked the 

same, stops being counted at the point of two similarly ranked 

choices. 

 

Ranked Order Voting: The total number of votes for two or 

more candidates with the least votes is less than the votes of the 

candidate with the next highest number of votes, the candidates 

with the least votes are eliminated simultaneously and their 

votes transferred to the next-ranked continuing candidate. 

 

Provisional or Challenged Ballots (vol. 1. sect. 2.2.8.2) 

Provisional/Challenged Ballots: A voted provisional ballots is 

identified but not included in the tabulation, but can be added in 

the central count. 

 

Provisional/Challenged Ballots: A voted provisional ballots is 

included in the tabulation, but is identified and can be 

subtracted in the central count. 

 

Provisional/Challenged Ballots: Provisional ballots maintain 

the secrecy of the ballot. 

 

Overvotes (vol. 1. sect. 4.4.4) Must support for 

specific type of 

voting system 

Overvotes: P & M: Overvote invalidates the vote. Define how 

overvotes are counted. 

 

Overvotes: DRE: Prevented from or requires correction of 

overvoting. 

 

Overvotes: If a system does not prevent overvotes, it must 

count them. Define how overvotes are counted. 

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Overvotes: DRE systems that provide a method to data enter 

absentee votes must account for overvotes. 

 

Undervotes (vol. 1. sect. 4.4.4) Must support 

Undervotes: System counts undervotes cast for accounting 

purposes 

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Blank Ballots (vol. 1. sect. 2.4.3.3, 3.2.5.1.2, 3.2.5.1.3, & 4.4.4) 

Totally Blank Ballots: Any blank ballot alert is tested. 5

Totally Blank Ballots: If blank ballots are not immediately processed, 

there must be a provision to recognize and accept them 

 

Totally Blank Ballots: If operators can access a blank ballot, 

there must be a provision for resolution. 

 
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4.4.4 

Supported Required description(s) 

Display/Printing Multi-Lingual Ballots (vol. 1. sect. 2.3.1.3.1.a) Must support one 

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Spanish 

Alaska Native (Other Group specified) 

Aleut 

Athabascan 

Eskimo 

Native (Other Group Specified) 

Chinese 

Filipino 

Japanese 

Korean 

Vietnamese 

Apache 

Cent/So American 

Cheyenne 

Chickasaw 

Choctaw 

Navajo 

Other Tribe-Specified 

Paiute 

Pueblo 

Seminole 

Shoshone 

Sioux 

Tohono O'Odham 

Tribe not specified 

Ute 

Yaqui 

Yuman 

Demonstrates the voting system capability to handle the designated 

language groups. (vol. 1. sect. 2.3.1.3.1.a) 

Default language (English), 5

Secondary language using a Western European font 

Ideographic language (such as Chinese or Korean), 

Non-written languages requiring audio support 
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This section covers any additional functionality provided by the submitted system that is not accounted 

for in the VSS. 

Additional Vendor Provided functionality Description 

<Please enter the high level component within which the functionality 

resides> 

<Please enter a listing of the additional functionality, within the high 

level component > 

 

<Please enter the high level component within which the functionality 

resides> 

<Please enter a listing of the additional functionality, within the high 

level component > 

 

<Please enter the high level component within which the functionality 

resides> 

<Please enter a listing of the additional functionality, within the high 

level component > 

 

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