Election Day Procedure Security

      The configuration of the ballot is part of a process that goes on before the election.  It is not possible to change the machine set up from the precinct because the program that manages the configuration is in the control of the central election authority.

      The poll workers cannot make another ballot configuration because they cannot get access to the set up process.  The voter is the final authority on the ballot presentation because the voter looks at the voting machine itself.  The voting machine protects the accuracy of the voting process because it locks out voting for more than one if the office requirement states "Vote for One."  Similarly, in the instance that an office has a requirement state "Vote for Nine," then ten votes for that office are prohibited.

      During a primary, voters are only permitted to make selections for one party.  The machine prohibits voting for candidates in more than one party.  The machine does support open or closed primary situations.  A voter is permitted to choose the party to be voted for after he or she enters the voting machine.  The voting machine supports the open primary situation by locking out all the parties except the one in which the first selection has been issued.

      Restricted access relates to some of the voting logic like restricted questions, restricted offices, endorsed candidates, slates, and primaries, which prevents over-voting.  All of this is a question of putting many different ballots on the machine and making sure that the functions work in the manner designed.  This is part of the voting machine's process and essential election day procedure security.

      Split precincts can also be managed with the voting machine system by putting separate selection mechanisms attached to the same controller. 

      Access is denied before the polls open and after the polls close.  Absentee access is denied during voting hours.  The entire system is one of restricted access in some manner or another.  The system is built to be used in a sequential order, restricting access to voting until the polls open.