Search Code Key

The Search Code Key is used to build each voter's search code.  The voter's search code allows you to search alphabetically for voters.  This is helpful if you do not know the voter's Voter ID.  Use this maintenance to determine the number of letters from the voter's last name, first name and middle initial to include when creating their search code.

Ways to create the Search Code Key:

• Use first 6 letters of the last name, followed by the first 4 letters of the first name and no middle initial

• Or, use the first 5 letters of the last name, first 4 letters of the first name followed by the middle initial

Directions

• From the Menu Bar click File Maintenance, and next click Search Code Key.
  Keyboard Shortcut:  [ALT] [m] [r]

• For directions to create the Search Code Key, click more.

  NOTE:  The total number of search characters can not exceed 10.

  Search Key Code Entries
  Last Name	Enter the number of letters from the voter's last name to include in the voter search code (2.0).
  First Name	Enter the number of letters from the voter's first name to include in the voter search code (2.0).
  Initial	Enter the number of letters from the voter's middle initial to include in the voter search code (1.0).
  Total Characters	Displays the total number of characters used to build the search code based on your entries above.  NOTE:  This may not exceed 10 characters.
  	Click this button to save the changes made.   Caution: If you forget to click Save, you may lose your changes.
  	To close out of this routine when maintenance is complete, click this button.

• To change Search Code Key information follow the same directions as for entering.