Last Updated: 05/25/2022

The EViD Programs

The EViD programs you run on a workstation at the elections office are started from the EViD tab on the Console. This topic briefly describes each of these programs and provides links to more information.

EViD Programs Overview

Program	When It's Used	What It's Used For
Web Messenger	Preparing EViD stations for an election During elections	The Web Messenger sends and receives data between the county's voter registration database and the EViD Web Service, which in turn communicates with the EViD stations at voting locations. See Illustration of EViD Communications for a graphic of these communications. Web Messenger must be running for the database export and during voting. VRScheduler will start Web Messenger automatically for an election after a database export is performed for the election. The programs will run continuously through and including Election Day. You can also start the program manually. When Web Messenger is not running, its button on the EViD tab is red. When Web Messenger is running, its button has a normal appearance. More about Web Messenger
Input Processor	During elections	The Input Processor program processes transactions received from EViD stations into county database records. This includes transactions received over the internet and those from QLogs processed after the voting day. Input Processor must be running during early voting and on election day. VRScheduler will start Input Processor automatically for an election after a database export is performed for the election. The programs will run continuously through and including Election Day. You can also start the program manually. Like Web Messenger, the Input Processor button on the EViD tab is red when the program is not running. More about Input Processor
EViD Maintenance	Preparing EViD stations for an election	The EViD Maintenance program lets you define the individual configuration for each EViD station in your county, including BOD settings. These settings are included in the image copied to voting activators. When an activator is loaded onto an EViD station, the EViD finds its own individual settings and configures itself automatically. The use of EViD Maintenance is optional, because the settings can be done manually on each EViD station. However, manual setup is much more time-consuming. Use EViD Maintenance to Configure EViD Stations
Options	Preparing EViD stations for an election	Using the Options program, you define system-wide settings applying to all EViDs across the county. These settings are then copied to voting activators and from there to the EViD stations. Use EViD Options to Configure System-wide Options
Poll Place Maintenance	Preparing EViD stations for an election	The Poll Place Maintenance program allows you to define the internet communications settings for each voting location where EViD stations are deployed. These settings are included in the image copied to voting activators. When an activator is loaded onto an EViD station, the EViD finds the settings for its location and configures itself automatically. Use of Poll Place Maintenance is optional, because the settings can be done manually at each voting location. However, manual setup is much more time-consuming. Define Internet Communications at Voting Locations
Database Export	Preparing EViD stations for an election	Database Export extracts voter information and other data from the county database into a format that can then be included in an activator image for voting or voter outreach events. Extract Database Information for Voting
Create Activator Image	Preparing EViD stations for an election	Create Activator Image prepares an image that can then be copied to activators used for staging, voting, or voter outreach. Create, Load, and Test Activators
Make Activators	Preparing EViD stations for an election	The Make Activators program copies the image created by the Create Activator Image program onto the jump drives that will be used as activators. Copy an Activator Image onto Activators.
Activators Report	Preparing EViD stations for an election	This online report logs activator-making activities for a selected election. It is intended to provide an audit of these activities but can also help flag activators that were made incorrectly. EViD Activators Report
Process QLogs	During elections Immediately after an election	The Process QLogs program copies—from the QLogs on jump drives to the county database—any transactions (voter check-in, provisional ballots, name and address changes) that were not transmitted over the internet during the voting day. Run Process QLogs after all jump drives containing QLogs have been returned from voting sites. Process QLogs
Process Exceptions	During elections Immediately after an election	This program lets you review and re-process any transactions—transmitted over the internet or extracted from QLogs—that the system was unable to process when it first encountered them. See EViD Exceptions for more about processing exception transactions.
Web Monitor	During elections	The Web Monitor program allows technicians at the elections office and in remote locations to view, in real-time, the status of all EViD stations deployed at voting sites. More about Web Monitor
EViD Send Message	During elections	With EViD Send Message, you can send messages to EViD stations running in your county. A message can be sent to the stations in a single location or to all EViD stations county-wide. Send Messages to EViD Stations
Remote Tech Utilities	During elections	The Remote Tech Utilities program allows a technician at any computer workstation to remotely perform tasks on an EViD located in a different location such as a polling place. This ability to remotely control certain functions on an EViD can save the technician a trip to the voting place. About Remote Tech Utilities
Get Out the Vote Report	During elections	This report gives the county staff (as well as candidates and others who request information) an up-to-the-minute look at who has/has not voted in an election so far. Running the Get Out the Vote Report