1. Ballots received via mail are fed into the Kodak i4000 Series Scanner, which scans both sides of each ballot envelope and imprints a date & time stamp with batch number and sequence information.
2. The Vote By Mail software automatically captures the signature on the envelope and compares it to the record in the Voter Registration Database. A comparison score is generated.
3. Based on the comparison score, the signature is either validated or flagged for further manual validation.
4. Validated signature and ballot information is automatically exported to the Election Management Software.

It’s important to note that this solution does not open the envelope or record a vote into the voter registration system.