FLOW OF DISCUSSION

Overvie VCM Basic Hands

w Operation
s
Troubleshooting on Training

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VOTE COUNTING MACHINE

SAES-1800Plus, a machine that is designed

to:
Scan ballots and interpret the voter-shaded
marks;
Tabulate each mark;
Generate reports; and
Transmit results

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VCM BALLOT (FRONT)
Timing QR Code/
Marks UV security

NPO
security

Name of
Clustered
Elections/
Precincts
name of Place

Instructions
to voter Signature
box for EB
chairperson

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VCM BALLOT (BACK)
QR Code/
Timing UV security
Marks

NPO
security

Clustered
Precinct

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HOW VCM COUNTS

Checks for the presence and validity of

security marks, such as timing mark, UV ink
o If not valid, ballot will be rejected
Checks configuration in the SD card if
matched with the ballot serial number
indicated in the QR code
o If not valid, ballot will be rejected

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HOW VCM COUNTS
Checks oval with shade and determine
shade if it reached the mark threshold as
indicated in configuration
o If threshold is reached, vote for the
position will be counted
o If mark is below the
configured threshold,
vote for the position
will NOT BE
COUNTED

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HOW VCM COUNTS
Over Vote
o If more than the allowed number of seats
for the position is voted (NO candidate in the
position will be counted)

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HOW VCM COUNTS
Under Vote
o If less than the allowed number of seats for
the position is voted (ALL voted candidates
will be counted)

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VCM Parts
and
Component
s

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS
Optical Scanner
based on Optical
Mark Reader (OMR)
technology.
Specially designed
for automating vote
counting from
manually filled-out
ballots.

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS
LCD Screen
- Viewing area and touch LCD
screen-capable for data and Screen Cast
system navigation Button

Ballot Entry Slot

Return
- ballots are inserted/ Button
returned thru here
Cast button
- used to cast ballots Ballot
entry slot
Return button
- used to return ballots

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS
iButton receptacle iButton
- contact point for security receptacle

key (iButton)

Headphone plug
- used for headphone/ Thermal Paper
audio test and review compartment

Thermal paper
compartment Headphone
Plug
- used for loading and
reloading of thermal paper

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS
Ethernet port
- used for connecting
external device for
results transmission

Ethernet
Main SD Card
Port slot
- where the Main SD
Main SD card is inserted
card slot
Backup SD Card
Backup SD
card Slot
Slot
- where the backup
SD card is inserted

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS
Ballot Ballot
Ballot Diversion Slot Exit slot Diversion
- slot where invalid (fake, slot
previously cast, invalid)
ballots are diverted to
Ballot exit slot
- valid ballots are ejected
after passing through a
feed mechanism
Speaker
- Audio output of the VCM
Speaker

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS
DC port
- where the power supply/
adaptor of the VCM is
plugged in
Power Button
- used for turning the VCM
On/Off
USB Port Slot
- where the USB transmission
device must be inserted
Backup
Backup Battery Port battery
USB Power DC port
- where backup battery is Port Button
port Slot
plugged in

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS

SD CARD i-BUTTON THERMAL

A memory card A device that is PAPER
where the configured and Paper used for
configuration is assigned to each printing ERs and
stored and is also VCM is placed at the
used for data storage VCM Thermal
Printer

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VCM PARTS AND COMPONENTS

USB MODEM POWER BATTERY

A device used ADAPTOR
Connected to the
for the AC adaptor w/ VCM, in case of
transmission of 220 volts power disruption
data

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VCM FACTS

VCM is GENERIC i.e. Any

clustered precinct ballot
can be counted by any
VCM.
SD card configuration,
ibutton, EB PINS and
ballots worked as one (1)
group and cannot be
combined with other
group

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VOTERS’ RECEIPT
Voters Election Information
Verifiable (name of election, date,
place, clustered
Paper Audit precinct) and machine ID

Trail
The voter after List of voted
(VVPAT)
accomplishing the candidates per
position
ballot, feeds the
ballot in the VCM.
VCM generates Encrypted QR code
VVPAT. containing ballot serial
number and digital
signature

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VCM
Installation
FTS & E-day

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PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES
Retrieve
VCM from
box

Check that
VCM slots A &
B are sealed

Place VCM on
top of the
BALLOT BOX

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PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES

Install thermal Close the thermal

paper printer cover

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PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES

Retrieve the
battery cables
inside the VCM
box and connect
to the Battery

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PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES

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PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES
E-DAY
FTS PROCESS PROCESS
Installation Installation
Diagnostics Open Voting
Open Voting Close Voting
Close Voting Transmission
Re-zero Write Protect

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DATE & Transmission Number of Power PRECINCT
TIME VCM Status indicator source code
BALLOTS
(NOT OPEN) indicator
casts

VCM will display loading screen and

Device Information 26
The CHAIRMAN shall place his/her iButton
key to display the profile
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authentication
The CHAIRMAN shall enter
his/ her PIN
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VCM Main Screen
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VCM
Diagnostics
To be done on FTS day
only

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In the MAIN MENU,
Select Diagnostics
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Scroll down the screen and
Select Run all
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AUDIO diagnostic
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If speaker and
headphone tests Press “Done”
are SUCCESSFUL,34
 CAST/ RETURN
buttons diagnostic
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 CAST/ RETURN
buttons diagnostic
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If both buttons
Press “Done”
are WORKING,
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ETHERNET
diagnostic
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After testing
Press “Done”
the ETHERNET,
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TRANSMISSION
diagnostic
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If transmission to
Press “Done”
server is 41
 PRINTER
diagnostic
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If the IMAGE is
Press “Yes”
correctly 43
POWER diagnostic
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If power
Press “Done”
diagnostic is
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TOUCHSCREEN
diagnostic
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After pressing
Press
all blinking
47 “Done”
SCANNER
diagnostic
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BALLOT
DETECTION
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The scanner will perform the
following tests:
■ Distortion test
■ Guide marks
■ Fiducial marks
■ QR codes
■ Greyscale
■ Digital lines

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PRESS the top Previous = Front
buttons to Next = Back page
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(+) = zoom-in
image 52
If the image
corresponds to Press “Yes”
physical ballot,
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If the scanner
passed all the Press “Done”
foregoing tests,
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USB PORTS
diagnostic
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Insert the USB Modem in
the UPPER and LOWER
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Upon
Press “Done”
completion the57
VCM DIAGNOSTICS

VCM automatically prints the

DIAGNOSTIC REPORT
“PRINT DIAGNOSTIC REPORT”
“GENERATED REPORT”
“SAVING THE REPORT”
“PRINTING THE REPORT”
...will be displayed on the
screen

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VCM
Open Voting
To be done on FTS & E-
day

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The BEI member shall select
“Open Voting” button
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The BEI member shall
enter the authorized
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 Printing of
INITIALIZATION REPORT
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After printing the
Press “Done”
Initialization
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In the MAIN MENU, press “Go To
Voting” and it will automatically
print “Status Report”
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The VCM auto
print the Press “Done”
STATUS REPORT,65
 DATE & VCM Number of PRECINCT
TIME Status BALLOTS code
(OPEN) casts

Ensure that the INSERT BALLOT

screen displays the above
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The VCM shall interpret the
BALLOT once it has been fed
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 The vote is being PRINTED,
simultaneously printing the
VOTE RECEIPT
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 Your vote has been cast.

Depositing the …your vote has

ballot in the been cast.
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VCM
Close Voting
To be done on FTS & E-
day

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 “SELECT THE
Place iBUTTON
to security PROFILE TO
receptacle AUTHENTICATE
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 “THE USER BEI
Select BEI
MEMBER WAS
Member and
AUTHENTICATED
ENTER the
SUCCESFULLY”
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Select BEI POLL The VCM will
CLERK and display the
ENTER the MAIN MENU
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In the MAIN MENU,
select “Close
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 Input PIN for BEI Member to confirm

Input PIN for BEI Poll Clerk to confirm the execution of Close voting

The EB Member shall enter his/her

PIN and subsequently the Poll Clerk
will also require to enter
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 Please, tap in the slot the iButton to be registered.

Cancel

The Poll Clerk, BEI Member and the

CHAIRMAN shall add a Digital
Signature to ER as prescribed
76 in the
The VCM will automatically print (8)
copies of ER for NATIONAL; (8) copies
of ER for LOCAL and automatically
print “STATISTICAL REPORT”
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 WARNING: TRANSMISSION IS DONE ON ELECTION DAY
ONLY!!!

VCM will ask to insert transmission device

and will automatically transmit to
MBOC/CBOC>Central>KBP Transparency
and will print “TRANSMISSION
78 REPORT”
NOTE: PRINTING OF 22 COPIES OF ER IS ONLY ON
ELECTION DAY!

The VCM will automatically print

(22) copies of ER for NATIONAL;
(22) copies of ER for LOCAL
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VOTING PROCESS
Press “Done”
has been 80
The VCM will And is now in
return to the Main CLOSED STATE
menu,
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VCM
Printing of
Other
Reports
To be done on E-day
only
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The BEI shall select “REPORTS”
from the Main Menu
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Then shall select the
“PRINT AUDIT LOG”
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 The BEI shall input
Date/Time From and To, then tap
the ( ) to print the Audit Log Report.
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 Printing
report…

Re-
zero

The VCM will print the

Audit Log report.
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VCM
Write
Protect
To be done on E-day
only
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Press Write-protect
data88
VCM
Re-Zero
To be done on FTS only

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To access the
Select
Re-Zero option,
“Utilities”
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The CHAIRMAN
shall now Re- Select “Re-
Zero the VCM 91
zero”
 The CHAIRMAN
shall input the Re-
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Select “Yes” to proceed
with the Re-Zeroing
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Displaying the message “ENSURING
THE VOTE COUNTERS ARE
SET TO ZERO…”
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 Printing report…

Re-zero

The VCM shall print the

RE-ZERO REPORT 95
 The system needs to shutdown

To shutdown the system press the “Ok” button

OK

Re-zero has been completed successfully

Press “OK” to shut down the

VCM 96
FINAL TESTING & SEALING PROCESS
Installatio
n

Re-Zero Diagnostic
s

Close
Voting Open
Voting

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ELECTION DAY PROCESS

Installatio Open Close

n Voting Voting

Write Transmissio
Protect n

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