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Installation 1. Installation
Installation 1. Installation
Tap iButton and select Chairman (Profile Authentication). Enter Role PIN Tap iButton and select Chairman (Profile authentication). Enter Role PIN
of Chairman. VCM state is still “Not open”. of Chairman. VCM state is still “Not open”.
LCD screen displays “Open voting”
LCD screen display “Open voting”
Check the Date & Time. Change date and time in “UTILITIES”
2. RUN DIAGNOSTICS 2. OPEN VOTING
Press“Diagnostics” found in command area. Tap arrow down and select
The Chairman or Members will then select “OPEN VOTING”
“Run All”. Follow the onscreen directions of the VCM.
Enter the Role PIN of the Chairman then the VCM automatically prints the
The machine will print "DIAGNOSTICS REPORT".
“Initialization Report”.
To go back to Main Screen, press “X” on the bottom left side. The VCM State is now "OPEN"
3. OPEN VOTING Press"GO TO VOTING" and the VCM will print “Status Report”
The Chairman will then select “OPEN VOTING” CASTING OF VOTES
Enter the Role PIN of the Chairman then the VCM automatically print the Voting starts from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
“Initialization Report”. The VCM is now ready to receive Ballots
The VCM State is now "OPEN" Check if the Cast Counter is“0” before inserting the first ballot.
After every Ballot successfully casted, the VCM will print “Voter Verifiable
Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), also known as “Vote Receipt”.
Press "GO TO VOTING" and the VCM will print “Status Report” CHANGE THE THERMAL PAPER EVERY AFTER 70 PRINTED
VVPATS.
3. CLOSE VOTING
Tap iButton and press MEMBER enter Role PIN of EB Member and EB
CASTING OF VOTES.
Poll Clerk.
The VCM is now ready to receive Ballots MAIN SCREEN – Press or Tap "Close voting"
Check if the Cast Counter is “0” before inserting the first ballot. Enter Role PIN of Poll Clerk and EB Member.
VCM requests for the Digital Signatures of 3 EB Members.
Cast 10 Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) Ballots. After every Ballot
successfully casted, the VCM will print the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Tap iButton of EB Chairman and enter role pin. Press NO to add another
Trail (VVPAT), also known as “Vote Receipt”. digital signature. VCM will transition from “OPEN” to “CLOSED” state
The machine will Print 8 copies of ER for NATIONAL POSITIONS and 8
copies of ER for LOCAL POSITIONS (At this point insert the
4. CLOSE VOTING transmission device to acquire connectivity which takes at least 2
minutes) and automatically prints the “Statistical Report” thereafter.
Tap iButton and press MEMBER enter Role PIN of EB Member and EB
Poll Clerk. 4. TRANSMISSION
MAIN SCREEN–Press or Tap "Close Voting" VCM will ask “Do you want to transmit the election results?”.Press “YES”.
Enter Role PIN of Poll Clerk and EB Member. VCM will automatically transmit to MBOC/CBOC, CENTRAL & KBP
TRANSPARENCY and will print “TRANSMISSION REPORT”
The machine will automatically Print 22 copies of ER for NATIONAL
VCM request for the Digital Signatures of the EB Members.
Press NEXT. POSITIONS and 22 copies of ER for LOCAL POSITIONS.
Tap Ibutton of Chairman and enter role PIN.
Press NO to “Do you want to add another digital signature?” Voting process has been completed – Press “DONE”
Press “Retransmit results” if results were partially transmitted only.
VCM will return to the Main Screen and now in “CLOSED STATE”
VCM will transition from ÖPEN” to “CLOSED” state.
PRINTING OF OTHER REPORTS
Tap “REPORTS” from the Main Screen and select the “PRINT AUDIT
LOG”. The EB Member shall “INPUT DATE/TIME From & To”, then press
The machine will Print 8 copies of ER for NATIONAL POSITIONS and print Audit Log.
8 copies of ER for LOCAL POSITIONS and automatically prints (NOTE: The “FROM” date stamp should be the same as system date [5.09.2022]
“Statistical Report” and TIME stamp should be the time you boot up your VCM but not later than 6
am. The “TO” Date stamp should be the date you completed the election
VCM will ask, “Do you want to transmit the election results?” process and the TIME stamp should be the system time you print the audit log
then press ( ) button on the right bottom of the screen.
Tap Reports if you want to print other reports. Then Press “X” located
Press “NO” to skip transmission (NO TRANSMISSION DURING FTS) on the bottom left side of the screen.
The machine will automatically Print 22 copies of ER for NATIONAL
POSTIONS and 22 copies of ER for LOCAL POSITIONS. For FTS 5. WRITE PROTECT –
purposes WE WILL NOT PRINT THE 22 CO. of ER, open the thermal
printer cover (to skip printing) then press SKIP.
Press "Write-Protect Data" - "YES" Only after “Successful
Proceed with the MANUAL VERIFICATION
Transmission” to ALL SERVERS
5. RE-ZERO ( DO NOT FORGET TO EXECUTE THIS) Press “OK” to “SHUT DOWN” the VCM.
REMOVE the MAIN MEMORY SD CARD from SLOT “A” of the VCM,
place the SD card inside the envelope and Write “TRANSMITTED” for
MAIN SCREEN - Tap "Utilities" and select Re-zero
successful transmission or “NOT TRANSMITTED” for unsuccessful
transmission and seal the envelope and deliver to the RCG of the MBOC.
Enter the Chairman Re-zero PIN to Re-zero. Tap “YES” if you want to
proceed or delete the Ballots Cast. The back-up SD card shall not be remove from the VCM and the cover of
The machine will print “RE-ZERO REPORT” slot “B” shall remain locked.
The system needs to “SHUT DOWN” if Re-zeroing has been completed
successfully - Press"OK" DISASSEMBLE & BOX THE MACHINE & PERIPHERALS
NOTE IN MINUTES OF TESTING & SEALING; VOTING & COUNTING
ALL THAT TRANSPIRED DURING FTS. LEAVE MINUTES INSIDE
SEAL with E-DAY STICKER (AFTER ELECTION DAY)
VCM BOX FOR USE ON ELECTION DAY.
DISASSEMBLE & BOX THE MACHINE & PERIPHERALS
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