The document discusses the benefits and process of using electronic poll books, specifically the Express Poll 5000, for elections. It notes that the Express Poll correctly programs voter access cards, validates voters faster, and allows for fast voter history updates. The document compares using the vendor EPIC software versus contracting with ES&S for poll book programming and processing. It outlines the steps involved before and after an election for preparing and updating voter files and history when using an electronic poll book system.

2. Objectives
 Discuss facts of the electronic poll book
 Review Benefits of the Express Poll
5000
 Discuss process involved with preparing
the electronic poll book for use.
 Demonstration of the electronic poll
book
 Hands on Demonstration

3. Technology
Not all problems have a technological
answer, but when they do that is the more
lasting solution.
Dr. Andrew Stephen Grove
Founder of Intel

4. Extra!!!Extra!!!Read All About It!!!
 Supervisor of elections said four voters were given
the wrong ballot in Tuesday's primary election.
 Elections officials say poll workers made a mistake
and provided the wrong ballot to all 42 people who
voted Tuesday in a small town in northeast Ohio.
 Vice principal of a school went to precinct to vote
didn’t find his school levy on the ballot. Poll
workers had programmed the wrong split when
programming the voter access card

5. 45 - DRE: Premier
9 - DRE: ES&S
29 - OS: ES&S
3 - OS: Premier
2 - OS: Hart
1 - OS: ES&S

6. Premier
ES&S

8. EXPRESS POLL 5000 Facts
 15,500 Express Polls in use nationwide
 Used by Maryland and Georgia statewide
 In Ohio
 Highland and Montgomery both used the Express
Polls in a vote center environment
 Counties Currently using poll books in Ohio
include: Hancock, Highland, Mercer, Montgomery,
Richland, and Stark.
 Highland is using the Express Polls in office for
the Absentee/Early Voting for the first time.

9. EXPRESS POLL 5000 Benefits
 The Express Poll correctly Programs the
AccuVote-TSX Voter Access Cards
 Voters can be validated 50-65% faster
 Fast voter history update
 Durable
 A bar code scanner could be used to
read the bar code on a driver’s license
to retrieve voter information.

10. What makes it tick
FREE NOT FREE
Lutz Roeders .NET EPIC Software or
Resourcer ES&S Conversion
www.lutzroeder.com
ExPoll.resources PollData.db3 File
File •Voter Info
03_Log.db3 File
•Accessories •Signatures
Created as Express
•Instructions •Ballot Styles
Poll is used, stores
•Layout
election info.
•Customizable

11. Lutz Roeder .NET Resourcer

12. EPIC software vs. ES&S Processing
Pros Cons
 Keeps Programming in  Significant Investment
house  Contact ES&S for Pricing
 Increased flexibility in  Licensing fees
preparing for election  Need to have some
knowledge of sql
(Structured Query
Language) programming
Purchasing EPIC software

13. EPIC software vs. ES&S Processing
Pros Cons
 More affordable  Per election charge
 County does not have  Time limited in prepping
added training costs for elections.
 County has technical
support for the process
ES&S Processing

14. Before the Election
County BOE
GEMS
Vendor prepares:
ES&S:
Voter Files
Converts Voter Files
Status Codes
Status Codes
Signature Files
Signature Files L&A Test Send them back to the County
Send them back to the County Data
County coordinates
With VR vendor
Triad:
ES&S eVIS
County sends voter
And ballot data to ES&S

15. After the Election
County BOE
GEMS
Vendor prepares:
ES&S:
Updates Voter History
Converts Voter History Files
Updates Signature Files
Sends them to the County
Send them back to the County
County coordinates
With VR vendor
Triad:
ES&S eVIS
County sends poll book data
To ES&S

16. Using for in office Absentee Voting
Consolidation 36001
1701 1901 2301
4603
2701 2801
4604

50. Bottom Line
 With Current Special Pricing:
 Express Poll 5000 Less than $1000
 Complete setup Less then $2000
○ Express Poll 5000
○ Signature Pad
○ Printer

51. Parting Thought
A fundamental rule in technology says that
whatever can be done will be done.
Dr. Andrew Stephen Grove
Founder of Intel