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# Undervotes to include blank votes (RE: State of Illinois )

- To: "rcr" <rcr@dieboldes.com>
- Subject: Undervotes to include blank votes (RE: State of Illinois )
- From: "Ken Clark" <ken@dieboldes.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:55:25 -0600
- Importance: Normal
- In-Reply-To: <004601bf102d$b902bb80$6403a8c0@dieboldes.com>

This is a follow up from the original Illinois RCR posted by Larry Ensminger 10-6-99 (attached). Larry Calvert has sent a fax restating the requests for Illinois and Wisconsin. They look to be the same as the original requests, with one exception: ILLINOIS MODIFICATIONS -- STATE MANDATED: 3) SOVC report to include items 6 and 7 from the state board report. Note that in Illinois Undervotes are calculated by using the following formula. ("Times Blank Voted" X # to Vote For) + Undervotes = Undervotes. Ignoring the algebra, looks like what they want is the same as Jeff Hintz requested some time back: undervotes include blank votes. The question is, do they also want undervotes to include blank races due to overvotes or not? I would rather not start adding multiple flags for undervotes (include blank, include over), and instead have a consistent set of rules for people to support/document/train. If its really a state statute though, we are going to need some kind of flag. Did GBS run VTS in Wisconsin? Did VTS deal with this issue? Ken

> - To: "rcr" <rcr@dieboldes.com>
> - Subject: State of Illinois
> - From: "LARRY ENSMINGER" <larry@dieboldes.com>
> - Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 13:05:14 -0600
> - Importance: Normal

> Submitted on behalf of GBS and the State of Illinois (note the language is by Diane Felts, State of Illinois): 1. The Election Summary Report will: a. List "Votes Cast" rather than "Total Votes" since the totals reported on this report are the "Votes Cast." b. Not list any write-ins except for Declare Write-in Candiates, if possible. c. If possible, list the "Vote For." 2. The Statement of "Votes Cast" will include at least the following: a. The "Vote For" b. "Ballots Counted" c. "Votes Cast" d. "Blank Ballot Total" e. "Undervote Total" f. "Overvote Total" g. Candidates' Total h. Declared Write-in Candidate Name(s) and Total(s) 3. The Statement of Votes shall not report the percentages for overvotes, undervotes and blank times voted. 4. The Statement of Votes shall not report write-in votes except for Declared Write-In Candidates. 5. The Tabulator will not tabulate and report write-in votes nor segregate them into a separate ballot box bin since it cannot distinguish a valid from an invalid write-in vote. The election judges will tally any write-in votes and complete the necessary tally sheets as prescribed by Election Law.

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