How to Use the Voting Machine
- Pull large handle (usually bright red) to the right to close curtains. Do not move the handle again until you have finished voting. You have three minutes. If you need help, call for assistance, do not open the curtains.
- Primary Elections, pull down the lever above or beside the name of each candidate for whom you wish to vote. You will use levers only in the row of the political party in which you are registered. You do not have to vote for all candidates.
- General Elections, pull down the lever above or beside the name of each candidate for whom you wish to vote. You may select candidates from any line or column in which their names appear. You do not have to vote for all candidates in the same party.
- There is a place to "Write in" high on the machine face, but once you open the write-in slot you cannot change your mind and vote for a candidate listed on the ballot for that position. There should be a pencil in the booth.
- Move down levers marked YES or NO to vote on ballot proposals.
- When your decisions are final, LEAVE THE LEVERS DOWN with the X's showing.
- Pull large handle back to starting position. This records your vote, snaps the levers back to their original positions automatically and opens the curtains.
YOUR VOTE IS SECRET