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Optech Eagle
Optical Scan Voting System


California counties that use Optech Eagle:
Amador, San Francisco, and San Mateo

STEP 1:
 
  • Sign in at the polls.
  • You will receive your ballot card(s) and a secrecy folder to allow you to return your ballot in privacy.
Optecheagle - step 1

STEP 2:
  • Using only the pen provided by the poll worker to mark your ballot.
  • Mark the ballot by drawing a line between the head and the tail of the arrow next to each of your selections.
  • Vote only one ballot card at a time.
  • Remember to check both sides of the ballot.
  • Do not vote for more than the number of candidates to be elected for each office.
  • If you make a mistake, do not try to correct it. Return the ballot to a poll worker and request another ballot.
Optech Eagle - step 2

STEP 3:
  • After you have made your selections, check your ballot. Make sure the arrows are clearly marked.
  • When finished, feed your ballot card(s), one by one, into the slot in the front of the Eagle.
  • The "Eagle" counts the votes electronically when the ballot is inserted. The paper ballot is stored in a locked compartment inside the Eagle.
opteach eagle - step 3





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