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# Re: Accu-Vote Releases 1.94v and 1.94f@

- To: Support <support@gesn.com>
- Subject: Re: Accu-Vote Releases 1.94v and 1.94f@
- From: Guy Lancaster <glanca@gesn.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 15:33:32 -0800
- Organization: Global Election Systems Inc.
- References: <ee247423.36d5c483@aol.com>

Fkglobal@aol.com wrote:

> This is my first time responding to a message. I'm confused.

> "By popular request we are also introducing an enhanced race identification
> display for ballots returned due to voting problems.&nbsp; If the Accu-Vote
> is programmed to display race numbers, it will now also display the full
> race title by scrolling the title across the display."

> Can we have 1.94v fixes and still just display race number? Did you mean that
> the ballot will not be returned until message is completed? This could be a
> problem. I'm not sure whose popular request this was, however, this will
> create the need for explanations at pollworker classes, ballots will have to
> be re-fed to review messages, voters could walk away before ballot is
> returned, etc.
> This seems, at first blush, like a technical fix to a non-problem in the
> majority of accounts. I discussed this with Robert Pickett, and we both have
> the same concerns.
> If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Between Ken's posting and this, I take it that we've got problems with this "feature". Tab, I'm about to commit the code so you can take a look. I tried several different scrolling designs yesterday and this seemed the simplest and the best. Perhaps making the display code asynchronous would work here but I expect it would break other things. Perhaps there is no general solution and we should consider just withdrawing this.

Guy
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Guy Lancaster <glanca@gesn.com>
Global Election Systems Inc., Victoria, B.C., Canada
Phone: (250)995-8627

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