> The capability for Gems to be able to print out all of the Audit
>
Log files that are created by AVTS.
We don't upload the audit files from
the AccuVote, and we hadn't planned to do so for the AccuVote-TS.
We
*will* upload all the ballot images, so administrators can review all the
ballots and when they were cast. This is to simulate the "paper trail" of
the AccuVote. We also upload a "reset count" so administrators can know
how many times the election was started, and a copy history of the memory card
(floppy).
What other information is useful, and why? In
short, what exactly is an administrator in Johnson County going to do with 1000
audit files filled with such useful information as:
06/23/99 17:17.57 -
Administrator exiting administration screen
06/23/99 17:18.11 - A ballot has
been cast
06/23/99 17:19.19 - Successful transfer of results
We know
the administrator exited the admin screen, how else was the election
started. We know ballots were cast, and from the ballot files we know
when. We also know the results were sent successfully, since the GEMS
upload log says so. I would really rather not fill up the database with 50
megabytes of that. It just doesn't serve any purpose.
Having said
all this, uploading the audit file is not very difficult, and we can certainly
do it fairly painlessly if there is a lot of demand. Feedback, as always,
is welcome.
Ken