Creation of manager cards won't be part of GEMS or the poll
book. They will continue to be ordered from McKinney. We might even
eventually key these cards to each customer, though that is not set in stone
yet. If Alameda knew that an administrator from LA could walk
into their polls and screw with their machines, they wouldn't be very happy
about it I suspect.
The new
ballot station and precinct manager will use a new smart card type called a
"Poll Worker Card" that is analogous to the AccuVote-OS ender card. These
can be created in the field, and will limit the need for manager
cards. We will also make it impossible to overwrite manager
cards, so destroying manager cards in the field should no longer be a
problem.
Ken
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