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    The Hart InterCivic E-Scan is an optical ballot scanning system where voters mark paper ballots and feed them into the E-Scan machine at their precinct. It stores an image of the ballot and can reject overvoted, undervoted or blank ballots. It functions similarly to traditional paper balloting, though the E-Scan has had some issues reading creased ballots in the past. Hart InterCivic recently agreed to allow examination of their software by outside parties. The E-Scan is qualified for use by the National Association of State Election Directors.

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    The Hart InterCivic E-Scan is an optical ballot scanning system where voters mark paper ballots and feed them into the E-Scan machine at their precinct. It stores an image of the ballot and can reject overvoted, undervoted or blank ballots. It functions similarly to traditional paper balloting, though the E-Scan has had some issues reading creased ballots in the past. Hart InterCivic recently agreed to allow examination of their software by outside parties. The E-Scan is qualified for use by the National Association of State Election Directors.

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    The Hart InterCivic E-Scan is an optical ballot scanning system where voters mark paper ballots and feed them into the E-Scan machine at their precinct. It stores an image of the ballot and can reject overvoted, undervoted or blank ballots. It functions similarly to traditional paper balloting, though the E-Scan has had some issues reading creased ballots in the past. Hart InterCivic recently agreed to allow examination of their software by outside parties. The E-Scan is qualified for use by the National Association of State Election Directors.

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    The Hart InterCivic E-Scan is an optical ballot scanning system where voters mark paper ballots and feed them into the E-Scan machine at their precinct. It stores an image of the ballot and can reject overvoted, undervoted or blank ballots. It functions similarly to traditional paper balloting, though the E-Scan has had some issues reading creased ballots in the past. Hart InterCivic recently agreed to allow examination of their software by outside parties. The E-Scan is qualified for use by the National Association of State Election Directors.

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    Electronic Voting Machine Information Sheet

    Hart InterCivic E-Scan


    Name/Model: E-Scan
    Manufacturer: Hart InterCivic
    Federally-Qualified Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail Capability: Uses paper ballots

    Brief Description: The eScan is a precinct-based, optical ballot scanning system. After
    marking a paper ballot, the voter feeds it directly into the eScan at the precinct. The ballot
    image is stored as a Cast Vote Record on a flash memory card that can be retrieved and
    tabulated when the polls close. eScan's capabilities include functionality to reject
    overvoted, undervoted and blank ballots, thereby providing second-chance voting at the
    precinct. 1

    Detailed Voting Process: The Hart InterCivic E-Scan system functions much like a
    traditional paper balloting system. Upon entering the voting precinct, the voter will
    receive a paper ballot; the voter then shades in the paper ballot with any standard pen or
    pencil and inserts the ballot into the E-Scan machine.

    Past Problems: Not many problems have been reported on the operation of the Hart
    InterCivic E-Scan. However, the E-Scan has been known to have problems reading
    creased ballots.2 Most of the reported problems are with the E-Slate system, which uses
    an entirely different technology.

    1
    From the manufacturer’s website, available at: \www.hartintercivic.com/files/hartfacts.
    2
    http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=322&Itemid=51

    Version 1.1 of October 29, 2006.


    Electronic Voting Machine Information Sheet
    Hart InterCivic recently made news by agreeing to comply with a trusted voting open-
    source mandate, meaning that they will allow their software to be examined for flaws by
    interested parties.3

    NASED Qualified: Yes4

    3
    For more details, go to VoteTrustUSA.
    http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=75&Itemid=179
    4
    Information from the NASED website.
    http://www.nased.org/NASED%20Qualified%20Voting%20Systems%20031706.pdf

    Version 1.1 of October 29, 2006.

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