Voting System in the November 4, 2008 General Election Produced by the Iowa State Association of County Auditors

Voting system What kind of voting system will voters in Iowa use in the 2008 General Election? Develop a logo or picture to be displayed or a special formatting for each time a question is posed

Voting system Voters in all 99 Iowa counties will vote on paper ballots (Show picture here of voter marking a ballot) Develop a logo or picture to be displayed or a special formatting for each time a principle is presented

Voting system For a voter the ballot will look the same, regardless of whether the voter is:

Voting system For a voter the ballot will look the same, regardless of whether the voter is: voting at the polls

Voting system For a voter the ballot will look the same, regardless of whether the voter is: voting at the polls voting an absentee ballot

Voting system For a voter the ballot will look the same, regardless of whether the voter is: voting at the polls voting an absentee ballot voting a provisional ballot

Voting system For a voter the ballot will look the same, regardless of whether the voter is: voting at the polls voting an absentee ballot voting a provisional ballot using a ballot-marking machine for assistance in marking the ballot

Voting system Do all voters’ ballots in Iowa look the same for the 2008 General Election? Develop a logo or picture to be displayed or a special formatting for each time a question is posed

Voting system A voter’s ballot will vary depending on: U.S. Representative district

Voting system Voters’ ballots will vary depending on: U.S. Representative district Iowa Senate district

Voting system Voters’ ballots will vary depending on: U.S. Representative district Iowa Senate district Iowa House district

Voting system Voters’ ballots will vary depending on: U.S. Representative district Iowa Senate district Iowa House district County Supervisor district (some counties) Special district (some counties)

Voting system The specific races and issues listed on the ballot are defined by the voter’s residence Develop a logo or picture to be displayed or a special formatting for each time a principle is presented

Voting system How are the ballots counted? Develop a logo or picture to be displayed or a special formatting for each time a question is posed

Voting system Ballots at the polls will be counted by a precinct-count optical-scan machine called a ballot scanner (Show picture here of voter inserting voted ballot into ballot scanner)

Voting system Absentee voters’ ballots will be counted at a central location (often the courthouse) with similar optical-scan machines (Show picture here of absentee precinct election officials scanning voted absentee ballots)

Voting system Also, a ballot-marking machine will be available at each precinct for voters who need assistance in marking their ballots (Insert picture here of voter using ballot-marking machine at polls)

Voting system The ballot-marking machine allows persons with blindness or visual impairment to vote privately, as required by the Help America Vote Act A voter need not have a disability to use the ballot-marking machine

Voting system The ballot-marking machine simply prints the voter’s votes onto the ballot It does not count any votes Develop a logo or picture to be displayed or a special formatting for each time a principle is presented

Voting system One benefit of the ballot-marking machine is that because it doesn’t count any votes, it can be used by absentee voters (Show picture here of ballot-marking machine in use at auditor’s office for absentee voting)