The AVS is composed of a telephone and a facsimile machine.

BALLOTING

The voter navigates the audio ballot by pressing the 2-4-5-6-8 keys on the telephone. 

• Press 4 and 6 to go back and forth one Candidate at a time.

• Press 2 and 8 to go back and forth one Contest at a time.

• Press 5 to select/deselect a Candidate.

WRITE IN A NAME

When the voter chooses to write-in a candidate, record alphabetic data entry according to the following rules (where the alphabet consists of the letters “a” through “z” plus a space):  Alphabet characters are added one letter at a time by navigating through the keys below.

1.  Pressing the five (5) key adds the “current letter” of the alphabet to the candidate’s name

2.  Pressing the “star” ( * ) key deletes the last letter added to the candidate’s name

3.  Pressing the four (4) key makes the previous letter of the alphabet the “current letter”

4.  Pressing the six ( 6 ) key makes the next letter of the alphabet the “current letter”

5.  Pressing the two (2) key moves the “current letter” backward in the alphabet by five letters

6.  Pressing the eight ( 8 ) key moves the “current letter” forward in the alphabet by five letters

7.  Pressing the “number” ( # ) key submits the selected letters as the write-in candidate’s name

END OF BALLOT

1. When the balloting is complete, the voter presses ## to end the call.

2. The fax machine will print out the cover sheet and the ballot.

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The telephone number to preview the ballot and practice is the following:

1-866-494-VOTE, again the number is 1-866-494-8683

Ballot Access ID #101

If you have any questions regarding the process contact Shirley Surgeon at (860) 543-8585 at the Registrar of Voters.