----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001
1:12 Aftrnoon
Subject: RE: Blackhawk, IA
11/06/01 election 194F
i found some ballots where the reg "tic
marks" looked good but lining up oval with ruler shows them
"high" charlie conrad confirms that "high" ovals are not good
that is why "okay" when feeding ballots bottom first. I have
told her to start with fresh "test ballots and new pen and let me
know. i have explained the "high" oval situation in infra red
readers and if her tests come out satisactorily she will have her poll
workers feed bottom up if error messages. hopefully that is all
there is. thanks
.
>
> Visible light machine test OK
on all ballots. Then you know the
ballots work!
>
> Infra red using same test
ballots as VL -
Fully voted ballot some
undefined Undef is the same as
Invalid Mark. It's on the cusp, neither a mark nor fly
speck. Not enugh carbon in the mark.
> races some races showing blank.
showing some okay in 4 ballot directions but
> some blanks
candidates. It is hit and miss on variance depending
on
> orientation. Not enough carbon
in the mark. Inconsistent. Get new pens. Use a
Sharpie for testing. Check the printing.
>
> always errors when head first (back and front) always ok
when ballot upside
> down (front and back) You are using different sensors when you reverse the
ballot. Use a Sharpie and you will see
>
>
Using eberhard faber pen 60110. had election october 2 - no
problem in test
> or election. The
carbon may be used up in these pens. Get new or unused
Eberhard Faber 60110 pens.
>
> I had her send
sample ballots i am getting same hit and miss results. With a Sharpie? If they work OK in VL they
should work in IR
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