Voting Instructions
Bergen County has new voting Machines!
Voting in Bergen County is as easy as 1 2 3:
1. Check in
CHECK IN AT ANY POLL PAD AT YOUR POLLING LOCATION TO RECEIVE A PROGRAMMED VOTER CARD CONTAINING YOUR BALLOT.
2. Insert your voter card
3. Scan your ballot
SCAN YOUR BALLOT INTO THE SCANNER TO CAST YOUR VOTE.
MEET THE POLL PAD
Poll Pad has replaced the outdated and inefficient paper model that is often the cause of long lines at the polls and inefficient election record keeping.
To vote on the new Dominion Voting Equipment, the voter must check in on a KNOWink Poll Pad and receive a programmed Voter Card:
Step 1: Voter checks in at any KNOWink Poll Pad at their polling location.
Step 2: Voter is asked to verify their information.
Step 3: Voter is asked to sign the poll pad for signature verification.
Step 4: Voter receives a programmed *VOTER CARD that contains their ballot.
* (This Voter Card does NOT contain any personal information about the voter, it only contains the Voter's correct ballot).
Voter proceeds to the Dominion Ballot Marking Device (also known as the BMD) to make selections on their ballot.
Standard Voting Session
Step 1
To vote, the voter must insert and leave a programmed voter card into the ICX-BMD to start the session.
Step 2
If applicable, voting instructions will appear guiding the voter how to make their selections. When ready to vote, select ‘Go to Ballot’.
Step 3
The ballot will appear on screen. The voter must touch the box/cell containing the choice they wish to select. Either the candidates name, or ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ for State questions or referendums.
Step 4
To vote for a write-in candidate, the voter selects ‘Write-in’ in the Personal Choice column. The voter then types in the candidate’s name, then selects the ‘Confirm’ button when finished.
Step 5
If the ballot is double-sided, select the ‘Next’ button to go to the back of the ballot and make selections.
Step 6
When all selections have been made, select the ‘Review’ button to go to the ballot review screen.
Step 7
Confirm the selections on the ballot. If you are satisfied with the ballot, select ‘Print’ to print the ballot. If changes need to be made, select ‘Back to Ballot’ to return to the ballot.
Step 8
Select ‘Print your ballot’ to print the ballot with the selections. Wait until the ballot finishes printing both sides. Remove the voter card and take the ballot to the scanner.
Scanning A Ballot
Step 1
Feed the ballot into the scanner entry slot.
Step 2
When a valid ballot is inserted into the scanner, the screen will display the message ‘Casting Ballot’ followed by ‘Ballot Successfully Cast’.
Contact Us
Debra M. FrancicaSuperintendent of Elections/Commissioner of Registration |
Jamie H. Sheehan-WillisDeputy Superintendent of Elections/Deputy Commissioner of Registration |
Bergen County Superintendent of Elections
One Bergen County Plaza • 3rd Floor, Rm 380 • Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
Phone: 201-336-6100 • Fax: 201-336-6134