"All Sacramento County polling places will have an AutoMARK voter-assist terminal for the June 6, 2006 Gubernatorial Primary Election," said LaVine.
The AutoMARK allows most voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently. Some of the available features include audio ballots in English and Spanish, and zoom and contrast features for the touch screen display.
For the Special Election called by the Governor this past November, the Registrar's office introduced the AutoMARK at each polling site. "The response we received from the voters was very positive. They thought the unit was easy and fun to use," said LaVine.
The deployment of the AutoMARK fulfills the requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) signed into law by congress in 2002.
