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Contact Information

  • Amanda Duncan, Director
  • (828) 464-2424
  • Contact via email
  • Main Location:PO Box 132145 Government Drive Newton, NC 28658

Voting Equipment

Catawba County uses the following voting equipment

DS-300 paper ballot tabulator
(Vendor: ES&S)

Voters place their marked ballots into the DS-300 Tabulator
to officially cast their ballots.

Will accept both pre-printed paper ballots and
narrow ExpressVote printed ballot cards.

Used at both Early Voting and on Election Day.

ExpressVote paper ballot printer
(Vendor: ES&S)

Voter uses the touch-screen to make their selections.
When finished, the ExpressVote prints the selections onto a paper ballot.
The Voter inserts the ballot into the tabulator to cast their votes.

Early Voting: may be used by voters inside and at curbside

Election Day: optionally used as ADA compliant ballot marking device and
for Provisional voters that are not at the correct polling location.

At Early Voting

  • Ballot Type Issued: Voter chooses either ExpressVote paper ballot card or the traditional printed paper ballot
  • Tabulator: DS-300 paper ballot tabulator

Voting Process: Using ExpressVote Ballot Marking Device

  1. A blank ballot card is inserted into the ExpressVote
  2. The voter uses the touch-screen to make their selections
  3. After the voter reviews their selections, the ballot card is printed
  4. Voter reviews the ballot assuring their selections are printed
  5. Voter takes the printed ballot card to the tabulator to cast their votes

Voting Process: Using Traditional Printed Ballot

  1. The voter marks their selections by coloring in the oval beside their choice
  2. Voter reviews the ballot assuring their selections are correct
  3. Voter takes the printed ballot to the tabulator to cast their votes

    At the Polls on Election Day

    • Ballot Type Issued: pre-printed paper ballots, ExpressVote paper ballot for ADA compliant voting
    • Tabulator: DS-300 paper ballot tabulator

    Election Day Voting Process:

    1. A pre-printed ballot is given to the voter
    2. Using a pen, the voter colors in a circle beside their selections
    3. Voter reviews their selections
    4. Voter takes the completed ballot to the tabulator to cast their ballot