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Muscogee County employs the use of the Diebold Accuvote TS System for all elections. This touch screen voting system is easy to use, secure for voting verification, accurate and allows visually impaired voters to cast their vote independently for the first time. Read the instructions below to familiarize yourself with the Accuvote Touch Screen voting process. Click here to find out what forms of photo identification are accepted at all Georgia polling locations.

Touch Screen Voting Instructions

1. At the polls you will complete a voter information card (have your photo identification ready when you arrive at the sign-in table). After being verified by a poll worker you will receive a voter access card.
2. Insert the voter access card into the slot at the right of the screen. Place card face up with arrow pointing towards the slot. Push card firmly until it clicks.
3. The first screen you will see is Instructions to Voters. Read the instructions carefully, then touch START to begin voting.
4. Make your selection by touching the box next to the candidate or amendment of your choice. The selected box will turn RED and will be marked with an X. To change your choice, touch the box a second time (deselecting the box), then make a new selection. Touch NEXT to advance through the ballot, touch PREVIOUS to go back.
5. At the end of the ballot you will see the Summary Page. To view the entire Summary Page touch the or arrow located on the right. Offices that do not have a vote casted will be displayed in RED. To make a change, touch the specific box or touch REVIEW BALLOT to move back through the previous screens.
6. Make sure you are satisfied with all of your selections. When you have no further changes, touch CAST BALLOT. This completes the voting process. Once Cast Ballot is selected you may not make any further changes or vote again.
7. After you cast your ballot the machine will automatically eject the card. Please return the card to a poll worker. No personal information is stored on the card. In order to be used again it must be electronically reauthorized by the poll manager.

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Easy, Secure, Accurate and Accessible

Why Electronic Voting?
Georgia leads the nation in replacing antiquated voting machines with new systems that are accurate, accessible and user friendly. When Georgians go to the polls to vote they will cast their ballot on an easy to use touch screen system, the Diebold Accuvote TS.

Easy to Use:
If you've ever used an ATM, paid for gas at the pump, or even operated a microwave or a vending machine, you've used the same simple touch screen technology Georgia's voting machines employ. Whether you're computer savvy or have never even turned on a PC, you'll find electronic voting simple and easy to understand.

Secure:
Your vote will be recorded in three separate locations on the voting unit, insuring that your choices can never be lost. Units have been thoroughly tested, and battery backup insures voting won't be interrupted even if there is a power failure.

Accurate:
The touch screen system gives you a clear indication of what choices you have made and provides a "summary screen" to let you review and, if necessary, modify your ballot choices. And the units won't permit you to cast an accidental duplicate vote or "overvote".

Accessible:
For the first time, visually impaired Georgians may cast votes independently. Every Georgia precinct will have audio ballots that assure visually impaired voters have an equal opportunity to make their voices heard.
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