Quick Start Guide To 
Voting with the 
AutoMark  in Virgin 
Islands 
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Instructions 
1. Have your  identification ready as you approach the registration    
 
table.( A list of valid forms of identification is on the reverse of 
 
this guide) 
2. In a primary Election, declare Democratic or Republican Party af-
filiation. In a General Elections, no party declaration is necessary. 
3. Take the ID slip to the Ballot Table– Poll List Clerk. You will re-
ceive a ballot and a secrecy folder. 
4. Advise an election official that you wish to use the Americans with 
Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible machine (AutoMark) to mark 
your ballot. 
5. Insert your ballot into the Auto mark tray. An election official will 
instruct you regarding the ballot marking process and the Auto-
Mark itself will give you step-by-step instructions via the screen or 
headphones. 
6. Mark your ballot using the touch screen, directional buttons or 
your Slip/Puff device. Touch the oval or name of your choice. 
7. Place your ballot in the secrecy folder and take it to he ballot scan-
ner. 
8. If you mark too many ovals in a race, votes for that race cannot be  
counted. 
9. To change a vote, touch the oval or name again. This will cancel 
your choice, and then you may mark another choice. 
10. Insert your ballot into the ballot scanner. 
Cast Your Vote– Your Have Voted! Thank You!