EViD Electronic Pollbook Election Management Software

EViD - Frequently Asked Questions

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1. Is EViD capable of supporting Vote Centers by allowing for voter lists from multiple precincts?

2. In a situation where multiple EViD Workstations are located in a single voting location, are the individual units synchronizing and if so, how is this accomplished?

3. Can EViDs in multiple locations be submitting information to a central source?

4. Can EViD operate partially or fully during a power outage and if so, for how long?

5. Can EViD generate interim reports without suspending registration operations?

6. What are EViD recovery procedures for units that fail during operations?

7. Can data be recovered quickly for an EViD that has fully failed during operations?

8. If the EViD Workstation fails during a voter check-in prior to completion of the transaction does it roll-back to the last prior completed transaction or will the voter be considered having voted?

9. If the voter information shows the voter has voted but they have not, can EViD allow a vote to take place?

10. Does EViD support provisional voting?

11. Does EViD support identification of voters provided advance or absentee ballots?

12. What is the training for staff involved in setting up the EViD for an election and operating the unit during an election?

13. What information is downloaded to the EViD to support an election?

14. What functions does EViD provide to lookup a voter?

15. Does the EViD support signature verification?

16. Does the EViD require a database and if so does it come bundled with the system?

17. Is the EViD dependent on a real time connection to the centralized voter registration system?

18. How are last minute changes to the electronic pollbook accommodated by EViD?

19. Does EViD have an ability to scan a state driver's license or state ID card to identify a voter?

20. Does EViD track transactions by operator?

21. Does EViD provide any tools for precinct management?

22. Following Election Day, how can voter history be quickly and accurately uploaded into the county voter registration database?

23. How is a properly vetted voter added to the EViD system during the election?

24. Can EViD refer voters to their correct voting location?

25. Are transport cases provided?

26. Does EViD time stamp voter check-in activity?

27. What reports are available from EViD while the election is still underway and after polls have closed?

28. Does EViD report current voter check-in activity?

29. Does EViD provide for changing voter information at check in such as a revised address?

30. How does EViD control the voter check-in process?

31. How does EViD alert operators of changes affecting EViD operations?

32. How does EViD encrypt data?

33. How is security managed with EViD?