A ballot marking system and apparatus for marking a paper ballot listing a plurality of candidates which includes a marking space for each candidate which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the marking apparatus. A bottom insulating film includes a dielectric film that exhibits a FN type electroconductivity and makes the energy barrier between the bottom insulating film and the substrate lower than that between silicon dioxide and silicon. These two intumescent agents in combination with the polymer, which is flexible and weather resistant, provide a coating composition that will not smoke or distribute burning particles in the wind. In various embodiments, a porous textile structure partially covers the body component to, for example, facilitate bony in-growth or soft tissue in-growth into the device and therefore fixation of the device when in operable position within the intervertebral disc space. , at which temperature a half-life of the organic peroxide is 1 minute. A master transport apparatus includes a mask transport mechanism which holds the mask with holding portions that can hold at least two masks and transports the master, and a controller which controls the transport mechanism.