Specifications

Danish Interpretation Systems Technical Specifications
Printed in Denmark
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3-Button voting sessions provide the delegates with the option to make a selection among three
alternatives: (typically Yes, Abstain and No), whereas 5-button voting sessions offer 5 alternatives
(typically ++, +, 0, - and --).
During an Open voting session, the votes are captured by the voting units, and the voting units show to
the delegate, which button was pressed. If a voting session is defined as Secret, the voting units still
register, when the delegates vote, but they do not reveal, which button was pressed.
A voting session is opened and closed from an external control unit. Only during an open voting
session, the delegates are able to cast their votes.
During an Open voting session, the CU informs about votes received from the delegates. And,
furthermore, the CU continuously transmits interim results, both when running Open and Secret voting
sessions. When the voting session is closed, the CU informs about the final voting result.
The voting result remains in the CU until the next voting session is started, or until the CU is reset. The
result is available for an external control unit to read as long as it is valid.
2.2.2 Attendance check
Prior to a voting session, it is often desireable to sustain, how many delegates are actually present. In
order to determine the number of delegates present, an Attendance Check is carried out. From an
external control unit the CU is commanded to start an attendance check. A single button (the ‘Present’
button) starts flashing on the microphone units, and the delegates can acknowledge their presence by
pressing this button.
During an attendance check, the CU informs the external control unit about units, where the delegate
has pressed the ‘Present’ button. Furthermore, the CU continuously informs the latest number of
present delegates (interim result). When the Attendance check is ended, the CU reports the final
attendance check result.
The CU stores the final result until next time an attendance check is started, or until the CU is reset.
This result can be read from the CU as long as it is valid.
2.2.3 Late Attendance
Late Attendance is defined as the ability to vote despite a delegate has not participated in a previous
attendance check. The CU allows late attendance.
In order to keep a correct attendance check result, the CU actually updates the attendance check result
if late attendance occurs during a voting session.