RE: design issue --TS

["Green, Pat" <GreenP@diebold.com>]

Rodney,

This is my first attempt at posting to one of Global's email lists, so I hope this works.  Bob Urosevich brought the issue of the card reader slot to my attention as a high priority.  I do not have enough information yet to give you any details or a date, but I can assure you the issue will be addressed.

Regards & Merry Christmas,

Pat Green

(Soon to be Director of Research & Development, Diebold/Global Election Systems)

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Turner [mailto:rodney@dieboldes.com]
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:05 AM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: RE: design issue --TS

If tilting the reader is not an option, then we need to consider extending the reader out from the unit, or maybe extending the the bottom part of the reader, so that the voter has an easy line to insert the voter card.  We may need to include more light pointing to the area or a color code or both. 

 

The reader as it stands now is a problem that must be addressed, and addressed quickly.  This could be a deal breaker in the upcoming year.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Larry Dix
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 9:49 AM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: RE: design issue --TS

This has been discussed with Pat Green.  He is aware of the issue of the difficulty in inserting the card due to the limited visibility of the card slot.  I do believe the option of tilting the reader was discussed in the design phase.  Ian Piper or Jeff Dean may have some technical information as to why the reader could not be tilted.

 

Larry J. Dix

Vice President of Operations

Global Election Systems

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Rodney Turner
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 10:06 AM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: FW: design issue --TS

 

 

Will it be possible to re-design the Card Reader on the R-6 so that it is at an angle. Or maybe extend the bottom part of the reader, and have lights or a color that guides the voter to properly insert the voter card.

 

Right now we are experiencing voters inserting/jamming the voter card in the wrong place.

 

This is a deal breaker.  At the moment there are 3 counties ready to buy, Travis, Bexar, and El Paso, who is going county wide.  This is worth approximately 15 million dollars to the company. They all want to see a change to the current card reader.