Voting System

exclusively by
Martin & Chapman Co.

Opto-Mark is an optically scanned ballot card,
marked by using either a black or dark pen or #2 pencil.
No more punches or "Pregnant or dimpled chads" to hassle with!

Approved and Certified
by the Secretary of State's Office of California
November 27, 2001

The Opto-Mark "52 format"
ballot card has the names of candidates and/or measures printed on front and back sides of the ballot card, and can use either the left side or the right side voting positions.You will have unlimited ballot card capacity, as you can have multiple ballot cards per voter.

The Opto-Mark "312 format"

ballot card is used like a Votomatic card, with only the ovals and corresponding numbers showing on the card, and using modified vote recorder templates for regular or Pollstar style vote recorders.