Reporting

Report data accurately and timely

Expand your reporting, publishing, audit and recount needs with customized training and consulting services.  Learn how to improve your current reporting capabilities and how to expand them with advanced custom reports. Suggested Course Offerings and Services:

 Consulting and Training

Professional Services

 To learn more, download the Best Practices Suite brochure.

Reserve your training today via email or call 800.233.HART (Option #1)

 

 

Advanced Training "Boot Camp"

Test your knowledge and achieve greater independence at the same time. This "Boot Camp" is for advanced HVS users only, and is not a Mock Election. Instead, participants are guided through an agenda of activities designed to give them experience with advanced features of the system and common pitfalls experienced in an election cycle. Targeted content includes subject matter that is included in user documentation but not typically covered in basic HVS training courses.

Course Topics Include:

  • Working with eCM files
  • Building BOSS imports
  • Using BOSS images
  • Ballot Now Print Queue
  • Tally Manual Vote Adjustment
  • Tally reports, imports and exports
  • Sharper SERVO skills
  • Understanding Audit Logs
  • Recount procedures
  • ...and much more

Duration: 2 days

 

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Best Practices Training

Augment your election skills with training to suit your specific needs. Training is based on content of newly released Best Practices Documentation. Designed to teach experienced HVS System operators advanced Best Practices.

Course Topics Include:

  • Security
  • Election Data Management
  • Ballot Creation, Proofing and Testing
  • Printing Paper Ballots
  • Ballot Now Scanning Operations
  • eScan Scanning Operations
  • DRE Operations (with or without VBOs)
  • Supporting Polling Place Operations
  • Reporting

Duration: 4 hour increments.

 

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HVS Election Management (Mock Election)

Our most comprehensive offering; this course is a Mock Election to review pre-election preparation, tabulation, reporting, and backup of voting equipment. You and your staff will use the Hart Voting System to conduct a full "mock" election, and we will serve as a "coach" to walk you through difficult processes and assist you with developing your election forms and processes.

Course Topics Include:

  • Election Database Creation
  • Ballot Proofing and Logic and Accuracy Testing
  • Printing Paper Ballots
  • Preparation and Deployment of Early Voting and Election Day Equipment
  • Scanning Vote by Mail ballots
  • Early Voting and Election Day Polling Place Voting Simulation
  • Processing Returned Equipment on Election Night
  • Generating Returns
  • Post-Election Audit
  • Equipment Backup and Warehousing
  • Election Data Archival

Duration: 2-4 days.

 

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Training for Administrative Staff

Gain proficiency in Election Administration. Designed for election staff whose primary or secondary responsibility is specifically related to operating any element of the Hart Voting System. Can be tailored for new staff or as a refresher course for experienced staff.

Course Topics Include:

  • BOSS for Ballot Programming
  • Ballot Now for Paper Ballot Management
  • Tally for Tabulation
  • Election Day procedures for equipment management and tabulation
  • Rally for Remote Transmissions

Duration: 4 hours (varies based on the topics and experience level)

 

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Fusion Reporting System Training

The Hart Fusion software provides advanced enhanced reporting capabilities and the opportunity to produce custom reports. This course provides instruction and practice in using Fusion.

Course Topics Include:

  • Benefits and capabilities of Fusion
  • Setting up databases in Fusion
  • Using aliases in Fusion
  • Creating custom reports
  • Exports and web reporting using Fusion

Duration: 4 hours

 

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Ballot Production Essentials Training (for BPS Customers)

Gain confidence and expertise with a comprehensive refresher course of the Hart Voting System. Designed for both the experienced user who needs to fine-tune his/her skills and for the first time user who needs to understand all aspects of the Hart Voting System as a Ballot Production Services (BPS) customer.

Course Topics Include:

  • Hart Voting System Overview - How it all works together
  • Polling Place Operations - From set-up through close down
  • Ballot Procedures - How to submit ballot data for programming and what to do with MBB cards
  • Voting equipment preparation - Pre-election procedures and reset
  • Tally tabulation software and reporting - Compiling, merging, and reporting of votes
  • SERVO software for managing equipment - Back-up and management of equipment

Duration: 2 days

 

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Onsite Support Services

Guarantee success in your election with a Hart technician helping you onsite throughout the election process.

Service Offerings:

  • Ballot Creation, Proofing and Testing Activities
  • Printing Paper Ballots
  • Equipment preparation and deployment prior to Election Day
  • LAT preparation prior to Election Day
  • Polling Place troubleshooting on Election Day
  • Help Desk functions on Election Day
  • Tabulation and reporting on Election Day
  • Post-election processes after Election Day