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Sue: Just some thoughts here. It would appear the
pricing is based on a full blown election. This is often not the case with
municipal elections. While it does occur, most that I have been involved in are
usually without a gems server. The tape totals are used and the results called
in. In these elections the county or stste provides the AVOS or TS unit and the
jurisdiction having the election provides their own memory cards or PCMCIA
cards.
Time frame - The one month
minimum would be nice, and we usually have a month from the end of candidate
filing to the election. This is often not under the control of the jurisdiction,
and would require legislative changes. The real problem is the time between the
close of candidate filing and the time they are required to initiate
absentee/early voting or provide mail ballots. Mail ballots have often been sent
out prior to L&A despite all the warnings we give them against doing
it.
Ballot proofing - Even for a TS
only election I think I would send a hard copy of the ballot. I usually require
them to sign EACH ballot style. I usually place the following message in the
header area, "Ballot content and layout OK" with a line for their signature.
Often when I had them sign only the form for ballot proofing there was an issue
if mistakes were found later in the proofing, that a particular style was not
sent etc..
L&A: I think we would take a
whuppin' at $25.00 per unit. This sounds like a fair price for the L&A only
of a precinct unit (L&A for an absentee or mail in unit will be a great deal
more work). The programming of the media card is usually a part of the election
programming bill. I would feel that the programming of the Spyrus unitd should
be treated the same. The issue of packing up their precinct packages can be very
labor intensive depending on the requirements of the customer and may be
something we would want to bill seperately.
Test at warehouse - If the
warehouse is not in the same area as the gems server (if used), how will test
results be uploaded? Modem in or remove the cards and do a direct
upload?
Hope this helps
somewhat.
Don B
Donald W. Biszmaier
Support Services Specialist Diebold Election Systems, Inc. 7717 Greenwood Rd. Louisville, Ky. 40258 Office 502-244-8645 Cell 502-314-6936 Fax 502-254-7835
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