Not exactly: it isn’t really necessary that the
supervisor/manager cards used in the polls are upgraded. There is no need for a poll-worker to
insert a supervisor/manager card into the VCE. In fact, in a strange way you could look
at not upgrading the polling manager cards to be a good thing.
All you need to do is ensure that you have
a new-format supervisor card at election central. You’ll know you have one well in
advance of the election of course, since you won’t be able to program
your 1.1.4 VCE units without one.
One aside I should mention while I am
here. You if you have already
loaded your unit’s keys with voter cards, you don’t need to re-load
after you upgrade to 1.1.4. I bring
it up because I have heard of people “waiting for the upgrade”
before loading the units. This waiting
is not necessary.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Ian
S. Piper
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:54 PM
To: support@dieboldes.com
Subject: Using Old Manager Cards
with VCE 1.1.4
If you are programming
your Voter Card Encoders (aka "Spyrus") with VCE 1.1.4, please ensure
that ALL of
your old style Manager Cards will work with that version of the software.
The new cards labelled "Supervisor Card" are already in a format
that will work with 1.1.4, and Manager Cards produced after Feb 2002 are also
in a format that will work with 1.1.4, but older style Manager Cards (pre-Feb
2002) will need to be upgraded otherwise they will not work with 1.1.4
(the VCE will display "Remove Card".)
To upgrade an old style
Manager Card, insert it into a VCE with 1.1.3 software (or 1.1.2.) The
VCE will prompt you to "Upgrade Super Card?". Press
"YES". If the Manager Card has already been upgraded, then
the VCE will display "Super Mode, Reload Keys?".
Please ensure that all
cards marked "Manager Card" have been properly upgraded at the county
warehouse before they are distributed to the precincts.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Ken
Clark
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 2:19 PM
To: support@dieboldes.com
Subject: Voter Card Encoder 1.1.4
[sw-announce]
[note – I am sending this to
support b/c there seems to be a problem with the sw-announce list]
VCE-1-1-4.zip is ready.
Password obcrbikyptndh. In this release:
1.1.4 Aug 16, 2002
·
BUG#1362. Voted cards still displaying M/VM/VH
when inserted into VCE.
·
BUG#1421. New voter cards result in incorrect
ballot programming options - 04 is displayed.
·
BUG#1310. Unprogrammed ballot keys are accessible
with voted voter card.
·
Drop support for older (IMARK)
manager cards.
Ken