Microvote Infinity DRE

Name/Model: Infinity
Vendor: MicroVote
Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail Capability: None

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Brief Description: The Microvote Infinity is a direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machine. Unlike many DREs now in use, the Infinity is a push-button, rather than a touch screen, voting machine.

Voting on the Microvote Infinity: The voter makes each candidate selection by pressing the gray button beside a candidate’s name. An “X” will then appear next to the candidate’s name. If the voter wishes to change her selection, she presses the button next to the candidate’s name a second time, which de-selects the candidate.  The voter navigates through the ballot by pressing a “Next Page” button on the lower right of the display panel, and can review her ballot by pressing a “Previous Page” button on the lower left of the panel. To cast a write-in vote, the voter presses the gray write-in selection button, and then presses the buttons next to the letters in the candidate’s name. When the voter is ready to cast her vote, she presses a red “Cast Vote” button on the right side of the display panel.

If a voter is using a wheelchair or does not believe she will be able to stand at the machine long enough to complete the voting process, the Infinity display panel can detatch, and the voter can hold the panel in her lap.  For voters with vision disabilities, the Infinity has an audio functionality called DoubleTalk. The DoubleTalk module is connected to the Infinity’s communications port before the pollworker inserts the voter card. A voter may bring her own headphones to use, or use the  headphones supplied with the DoubleTalk module. The DoubleTalk module will instruct the voter on how to navigate through her ballot using the same buttons used by all voters.

References

Voting System Technical Advisory: Configuration Management Issues with EAC Certified MicroVote EMS 4.0B, Ealection Assistance Commission, Aug. 23, 2010