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Figure 7-3: Internal View of AccuVote-OS
Do not tear the tape off. Roll it up and leave it in the printer compartment. The Election Zero
report should be detached together with the Election Results report once the AccuVote-OS has
been electronically locked at the end of Election Day. Replace and lock the printer cover.
7.5. Closing the Polls on Election Day
Closing the election at the polling place may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. This section
lists the most common closing procedures used with polling AccuVote-OS units.
1. Unlock the AccuVote-OS printer cover.
2. Unlock and open the ballot box retaining door.
3. If absentee ballots are being processed at the precincts, feed the Absentee Count card into
the AccuVote-OS while pressing the YES and NO buttons on the AccuVote-OS. Open the
envelope or container with the absentee ballots and feed them into the AccuVote-OS.
4. Electronically lock the AccuVote-OS with the AccuVote-OS Ender card after the absentee
ballots have been counted.
5. The Election Results report will be printed automatically. Once the report has printed,
Pollworkers should sign the report, and the Election Results report together with the Election
Zero report detached.
6. Replace and lock the printer cover.
7. Slide the AccuVote-OS unit half way out of the ballot box lid and power the unit off.
8. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and thread it out of the power cord tube.
Remove the AccuVote-OS from the ballot box and place the unit in its carrying case.
