County of San Benito Registrar of Voters

All direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines used after January 1, 2006, must have an accessible voter-verified paper audit trail, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 19250. All voters voting on an electronic voting machine should review and verify their ballot choices on this printed paper record, prior to finalizing and casting their ballot. Once the ballot is cast, this paper record of the ballot is retained inside the voting machine as part of the election audit trail to verify the accuracy of the votes recorded. In accordance with California law, voters do not get a printed paper record of their vote choices.

Step 1: Activate Your Ballot A poll worker will give you a single-use "Voter Card." Insert the card into the yellow slot on the Sequoia voting machine to activate your ballot. The card will remain in the machine until you have completed voting.
Step 2: VOTE When the list of choices appears on the screen, simply touch the box containing your preference. To change your selection, touch the box again. Touch the “Next” or “Back” arrows at the bottom of the screen to turn pages in your ballot.
Step 3: Print and Verify After marking your ballot, a review screen allows you to see all of your selections. To make a change, touch the box you would like to revise and you will be returned to the corresponding page of the ballot. After completing your ballot review on-screen, you will be asked to print and review a paper record of your ballot. A paper record of your selections will appear in the window on the left of the screen.
Step 4: Cast Ballot After verifying the paper record, you may either touch the "Make Changes" or " Ballot” button on the screen. If you choose to make changes, a new paper record incorporating your revisions will be printed. When you select Cast Ballot,the printer will indicate the paper record was accepted by the voter. The paper and electronic record will remain securely stored inside the machine.