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What is eSlate™?
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Upcoming
Dates of Interest
Uniform Election Date
November 2, 2010 -
Uniform Election Date
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Authority conducting elections
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County
Clerk/Elections Administrator
*Local political subdivisions
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**First Day
to File for Place on General Election
Ballot (for cities and schools ONLY)
(filing deadline for other political
subdivisions may vary) |
July 25,
2010 |
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Last Day to
Order General Election |
August 24,
2010 |
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**Last Day
to File for Place on General Election
Ballot (for local political subdivisions
ONLY) |
August 24,
2010 |
First Day to
Apply for Ballot by Mail
(does not apply to FPCA) |
September 3,
2010 |
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Last Day to
Register to Vote |
October 4,
2010 (moves to next business day,
Monday) |
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First Day of
Early Voting |
October 18,
2010 (moves to next business day,
Monday) |
Last Day to
Apply for Ballot by Mail
(Received, not
Postmarked)
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October 26,
2010 (must be received, not merely
postmarked) |
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Last Day of
Early Voting |
October 29,
2010 |
*Local political subdivisions:
county local propositions, cities, school districts, water
districts, hospital districts, and any other local government
that conducts elections. The majority of these elections are
conducted on the May uniform election date.
**Filing deadlines. Generally, the
filing deadline is the 62nd day prior to election day (70th
day prior to November General); however, the Election Code may
provide a different special election filing deadline. See
Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code. Local political
subdivisions, other than cities or school districts, might not
have a "first day" to file. Write-in deadlines for
general and special elections also vary, but the deadline is
usually on the 5th day after the regular filing deadline for
the election.
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What is eSlate™?
How
to use the eSlate™ - English Windows
Media Player DSL/Cable
How
to use the eSlate™ - English Windows
Media Player Modem 56k
How
to use the eSlate™ - Spanish Windows
Media Player DSL/Cable
How
to use the eSlate™ - Spanish Windows
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eSlate™
Testimonial
eSlate™ Video
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The eSlate is an electronic voting system, also
known as a Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting system. The
eSlate is manufactured, marketed and supported by Hart InterCivic
(www.hartintercivic.com)
in partnership with Dell Computer Corporation (www.dell.com).
eSlate has won acclaim for its ease of use,
accessibility to disabled voters and fast, efficient ballot
tabulation. Its unique Rotary Select™ technology ensures voters
can confidently and accurately register their votes.
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The eSlate™ is about the size of a legal pad, about
one inch thick, and weighs just 5.2 pounds. The voter uses a rotary wheel
to move through the ballot and select his or her vote – giving new
meaning to the phrase "Harris has moved into the future"!
Using the wheel, you, the voter, select a language –
English or Spanish. Next, you are asked to enter the four-digit code you
will receive upon check-in at the voting site. The code tells the system
which ballot to present to you; the code does NOT identify you in any way
and cannot be linked to your vote.
The ballot then appears on the color screen, and you
use the wheel to move a highlight bar through the ballot. Once you move
the highlight bar onto your desired choice, simply press the large button
marked ENTER, and the
selection is recorded. That choice turns bold, and all the other choices
fade into the background, so you have a strong visual signal of your vote.
If you make a mistake or change your mind, all you have
to do is to change the selection – the system won’t let you cast more
than the allowable number of votes in a race. After you have voted in the
last contest on the ballot, a screen will appear listing all the choices
you have made and lets you know if you missed voting in any race. If you
choose not to vote in the last contest listed on the ballot, simply press
the NEXT button to get to
your ballot summary screen. From this screen, you can make corrections, as
needed, to be sure your votes are counted the way you want them to be.
When you are finished reviewing your ballot, press the CAST
BALLOT button to put your ballot into the electronic
ballot box.
That’s all there is to it. You don’t have to know
anything about computers. The eSlate System is really more of an appliance
– a state-of-the-art voting appliance that is sure to make Harris County
voting faster and easier.
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