----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 2:51
PM
Subject: RE: Va request to list write ins
by ballot serial number on tape- BS4.07
When I
print the report with the Long Report box checked and the Include Write-In
Names box checked I get the following:
JOHNSON
COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
TRUSTEES
RACE #
10
#
Running
7
# To Vote
For
3
# Times
Counted 2
# Times
Blank Voted 0
# Times
Over Voted 0
# Number
Undervotes 0
JOHN
BROWN 0
DON
HICKEY
0
VIRGINIA
KREBS 0
# Write
Ins
4
Write In
Candidates
Ballot
Candidate
27848 Jeff
Hintz
619324 John Doe
27848 Jeff
Hintz
27848 Jeff
Hintz
As you can
see from the example above. The write-in names are listed with the
correspondng race, so you can see the candidates that are running for
that race along with the write-in names. If you select the Long Report
check box you will also be able to see the number to vote
for.
You may
also notice, as in your example, that the first Jeff Hintz is not with the
other 2 Jeff Hintz, this is because there is a space before the first
Jeff Hintz, which makes it different than the other 2 Jeff Hintz. I am
not sure if R&D can do some type of check for consistent names, however,
how would you determine if I put in Bob Dole, Robert Dole, and Rob Dole for
the Write-In within a vote for 3??? This is something that will have to
be done manually after the election is over, just as if you were using a
paper ballot. We are able to give some reports from GEMS that helps that
manual process, but that is about it.
I hope this
helps make it a little more clear.
Excuse me - I was not clear - they
want it listed in ORDER by serial number so that if a vote for 3 has 3 write
ins - same name they don't have to sort through the whole tape - it
appears to be random now
example
SN
write in
2413
Jeff Hintz
3451
Jeff Hintz
2413
Jeff Hintz
which races are these in - are they on
a vote for 1 race or a vote for 2 -0 is Jeff Hintz already on the race
and they wrote it in?
etc
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001
11:44 AM
Subject: RE: Va request to list write
ins by ballot serial number on tape- BS4.07
If you
select Include Write-In Names option within Reporting, then you are able
to see all the write-in names on the report. Also included within
that report is the ballot serial number, which by looking at multiple
write-in names for races that have multiple votes, will show you the
duplicate names with the same ballot serial number.
Va request to list write ins by ballot serial number on tape-
the only way now to see if a voter wrote in a candidate whose name is on
the ballot is to export the ts write in report from Gems and fancy sort
it -
there is also no way to see if a voter cast 3 writeins for the same
guy in a vote for 3 race
Thanks
Tari Runyan
Global Election
Systems, Inc.
547 W. 91st Ave #301
Thornton Co
80260
303-428-5011 office
303 428-5022 fax
303-520-0710
cell