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# RE: Programming Encoder w/ 1 ballot style, multiple base pcts

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- Subject: RE: Programming Encoder w/ 1 ballot style, multiple base pcts
- From: "Ken Clark" <ken@gesn.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:11:04 -0800
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- In-reply-to: <OPEGIDKHOHFNFDIFMFFOKEHLCBAA.meglobal@earthlink.net>

This is a good question. Standard operating procedure is to either ignore the extra base precincts, or delete them from the database if they are too hard to ignore. You can just program the base precincts that matter onto the Card Encoder: If you think about it, what is to stop you. That can be tricky though, since the BS Create Card dialog doesn’t tell you which base precincts are with which ballots. If you want them gone, I suggest deleting them from the database. I would really like to have this improved structurally, since it comes up a lot, but I have never been entirely happy with any of the potential solutions I have come up with. We could pick the first base precinct for each ballot in the report precinct, and display only that base precinct only in the list. Ballot Station knows that it is the same ballot for multiple base precincts after all. But is that base precinct label really what the poll-worker wants to see? Poll workers are working from a voter registration list, and those lists are by some kind of base precinct (by any other name). If we just show the first base precinct, will they always be able to figure out what selection they should be making, or will it mean that base precincts that are in their poll book are missing? The other suggestion that has been thrown around is to have a checkbox in GEMS to mark a base precinct as “inactive”. All fine and dandy, but clicking on the checkbox is exactly as easy as deleting it, so the idea is not very inspiring. As always, ideas on “how it should work” are encouraged. Ken -----Original Message----- From: owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Mark S Earley Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:32 PM To: Support Subject: Programming Encoder w/ 1 ballot style, multiple base pcts When using a database that has multiple Base Precincts associated with a Report Pct, create voter card window in BS shows all of the bases even though they all have the same ballot style. Is this expected behavior? Does one need to program all of these base precincts into the Encoders for use at the polls or should they delete any unnecessary Bases from a Master Database when being used on a less complex election? Mark Earley 850 422-2100 - office/fax 850 322-3226 - cell

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