No, this tool has copies of the ballot images and cast vote record exported and transferred using unused physical media. The official records reside on the system in our office with no external connections.

Also known as CVR, this is the digital record of the results. It tells us what the system determined as votes when reading the ballot image.

This is a page that is created to remain attached to ballot images throughout the tabulation process. It allows us to audit our system down to the ballot level to verify the logic and accuracy of the system. We can also verify adjudication on ballots that required human review.

In some cases, our Write-In line was picked up as a marginal/ambiguous vote and sent to human review. This is because the system not only looks at the oval for marks but also the write-in line itself.

This is a term the system uses to identify a mark that doesn’t fill in the entire oval. It allows human review of ballots that may have hesitation marks, resulting in the accurate count of what a voter intended.

To comply with statutory requirements for voter anonymity, our office must redact vote records and ballot images for precincts with 9 or fewer ballots cast in a contest. This protects individuals in small communities from their vote being known.

These numbers identify the tabulator_batch_ballot for each record. This allows election staff to verify system accuracy and processes down to the individual ballot.