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AVANTE Ballot Marking Device is the first system to produce true "software independent" or "system independent verification for visually independent voters using PDF-417 2-D barcode

 

 

 

 AVANTE's Ballot Marking Device (BMD) allows voters to accurately mark paper ballots using a 14.1" Touch Screen Display or an accessible voting device such as Sip and Puff. Using BMD like devices to print and/or mark paper ballots is an AVANTE patented invention.

Voters can view the ballot on the Touch Screen Display and make choices by touching the screen.   Alternatively, voters can view the ballot and make selections using a specialized ADA-Keyboard with raised and tactile function keys, a Sip and Puff device, Rocker Paddles foot-switches, or other accessible switching devices.

ACCESSIBILITIES AND EASE-OF-USE
 
State/Federal Requirement
AVANTE EVC308-SPR-BMD
1.       Sighted and Typical Voters
q       Full Accessibility
q       Paging screen with one contest per page or Full-Face Presentation of Ballot
Ø       On-Screen Full-Face or Paging Screen Presentation of Before Selection (Sample Printed Full-Face Paper Ballot)
Ø       Printed/marked paper ballot
2.       Visual Impairments
q       Full Accessibility
Ø       Voice-assisted voting in all languages
Ø       Raised corner functional keys for selections, navigation, cast ballot
Ø       Key board and/or scrolling spelling for write-in
3.       Physical Impairments
q       Full Accessibility
Ø       Sip-and-Puff; Rocker-Paddle; other Binary means
Ø       Raised corner functional keys for selections, navigations, cast ballot
Ø       Visual or voice-assisted voting
4.       Visual and Physical Impairments
q       Full Accessibility
Ø       Visual or voice-assisted voting
Ø       Sip-and-Puff; Rocker-Paddle; other Binary means
Ø       Raised corner functional keys for selections, navigations, cast ballot
5.       Alternate Languages for Sighted and Visually Impaired Voters
q       Full Accessibility as required
Ø        Spanish (Synthesized and/or recorded)
Ø        Chinese, Mandarin (Synthesized and/or recorded)
Ø        Chinese, Cantonese (Synthesized and/or recorded)
Ø        Korean (Synthesized and/or recorded)
Ø        Any other languages (Synthesized and/or recorded)
6.       Software Independent Verification
q       2007 VVSG
Ø        Machine readable 2-D PDF-417 open source and ISO based barcode of selections
BALLOT FLEXIBILITIES AND COSTS
 
State/Federal Requirements
AVANTE EVC308-SPR-BMD
1.       Ballot Sizes
q       No special specifications
q       Traditional availability:
o         8.5”x14”
o         8.5”x18”
Ø       8.5”x11” (Duplex)
Ø       8.5”x14” (Duplex)
Ø       11”x17” (Duplex)
Ø       12”x18” (Duplex)
2.       Ballot Paper
q       No special specifications
q       Traditional requirements:
o         90-lb card stock
o         Special Paper
Ø       24-28-lb with 90 or higher brightness copying paper (recommended)
Ø       20-lb with 84 brightness (minimum)
3.       Ballot Type
q       Single Ballot Sheet with Full-Face or Paging Screen Presentation for NYS Election Code
q       Some jurisdictions use “vertical” while others use “horizontal” candidate-selection presentation
q       No special Federal requirements
Ø       Single Ballot Sheet with Full-Face Presentation in either Horizontal or Vertical Candidate/Selection Presentation
4.       Ballot Number Capacity
q       No special specification.
o                    750 Ballots (Typical voters)
o                    200 Ballots (For accessible voting)
Ø       Up to 850 Ballots
5.       Ballot Preparation
q       No special specification. Typical:
o                    All ballot styles must be pre-printed
o                    Limitation as to number of ballot styles
Ø       Print and mark ballots as needed.
Ø       No need for pre-printed ballot
Ø       No limit of ballot styles
6.       Typical Ballot Costs
q       >$0.90 Per Ballot Sheets with Both Sides Printed (8.5”x18”, 90-lb card stock)
Ø       $0.30 Per Ballot Sheet with Both Sides Printed (11”x17”, 24-lb Paper)

 

  

AVANTE's BMDs meet and exceed ADA standards. The system was used throughout New York State during the 2006 and 2007 Statewide and County Elections. The system is extremely versatile. It handled more than 30,000 ballot styles and voting accessibility for blind, quadriplegic, and other disabled voters. Ballots were presented at the voters option in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, or English.  AVANTE's BMD received high praises from NYC and all other counties that used it in New York State.  

AVANTE BMD is designed to complement precinct-based optical scan system and central count absentee including "all mail" paper balloting systems. The paper ballots printed and marked by the BMD are exactly the same format as that of the absentee ballots and precinct-based ballots.  

 Contact an AVANTE voting system and election expert today.

 (US Patents: 7,635,088; 7,635,087; 7,614,553; 6,892,944; 7,036,730; 7,077,313; 7,422,150; 7,431,209; 6,973,581; 7,197,167;  and pending patents: 11/709,449; & others) 


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