SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT between THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

Election Day Record-Keeping

43. Edge Machine Record: Beginning on the effective date of this Agreement, for each Election the clerk must maintain a written or electronic record of all requests to use the Edge machine at their polling place. The clerk shall submit this Edge machine record to the Supervisor as soon as practicable after voting ends. For each request to use an Edge machine, this record shall include the following:

    1. whether the Edge machine was operational;

    2. if the Edge machine was not operational, the steps taken by poll workers to remediate the issue(s); and,

    3. whether the voter was able to vote on the Edge machine, obtained assistance with the ballot, or did not vote.

44. Communication Log: The Team shall maintain a log of all communications with polling place personnel they initiate or receive during each Election regarding the Edge machines. The log shall include:

    1. the date and time of the communication;

    2. the personnel involved;

    3. polling place name and precinct number;

    4. a summary of the communication; and

    5. a description of the resolution, including whether:

       1. the poll worker or Team member was able to troubleshoot the Edge machine and make it operational;

       2. a Team member was dispatched;

       3. a replacement Edge machine was delivered; or

       4. a resolution was not obtained.