When configured exclusively as a ballot marking device (which is how most jurisdictions deploy it), ImageCast X does not have scanning or tabulating capabilities. ImageCast X Configuration #1 – Ballot Marking Device Only The ATI can also support headphones for voters who are blind or visually impaired, or paddles or sip-and-puff devices for voters with dexterity impairments.ĭepending on how jurisdictions choose to configure the ImageCast X, after voters have had the opportunity to review all choices on the summary page, the method of casting the ballot differs. ImageCast X supports accessible voting through an optional tethered Audio-Tactile Interface (ATI), which is a “game controller” style console that includes tactile navigation buttons. In all versions of ImageCast X, the device can be configured with additional accessible features for voters with disabilities. (And if voters skip any contests, the screen indicates “ Under_vote.”) After voters are finished marking all their preferred choices, the device presents a “review page” that allows voters to double-check their choices on their ballot. The ImageCast X device allows voters to mark choices on the touchscreen display. In both ballot marking and DRE configurations, to begin the voting process, voters insert a “voter activation card,” which is configured with a voter’s ballot style during the voter check-in process after the activation card is inserted, the ImageCast X automatically displays the proper version of an electronic ballot. Whether ImageCast X is deployed as a marking device only, or as a DRE device with additional vote storage capabilities, these configurations are not interchangeable jurisdictions typically choose to deploy their preferred configuration, and it does not change. ImageCast X can be used as an accessible voting device in jurisdictions that use hand-marked paper ballots for the general voting population or ImageCast X can be used in jurisdictions that prefer voting with a paper trail, but who want to implement a fully-electronic voting experience for all voters, as an alternative to hand-marked paper ballots. It can be deployed as either a ballot marking device (without tabulation capabilities), or as a Direct Recording Electronic Device (DRE).īy a wide margin, the ImageCast X is most commonly deployed as a ballot marking device, with an attached commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) laser printer. Detroit's election staffers are working hard to get the volunteer supervisors trained, tested and approved on the equipment, he said.Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X is a voting device with a touchscreen display. Detroit is among seven communities in Wayne County to get the new machines in time for the August primary election, Baxter said. State funding will cover the remaining estimated cost, Baxter said, which is about $2.3 million. Recount mess: What if Michigan had held the key to election?ĭetroit has ordered nearly 700 of the new machines, which will cost the city between $400,000 and $600,000, Detroit Elections Director Daniel Baxter said. Livingston to get $710K in state, federal money for voting machines "At the end of the day, we all have one goal, right? To ensure that every person that wants to vote gets to vote and we count that vote accurately," Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey told the poll workers. In an event billed as an equipment fair, Winfrey and her staff showed off the new, $4,000 voting tabulators to noisy, curious crowds of election volunteers who gathered - one group in the morning, another in the afternoon - at Wayne County Community College in downtown Detroit.