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# Alameda AVTS Ballot Station 4.3.11 Testing Results

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- Subject: Alameda AVTS Ballot Station 4.3.11 Testing Results
- From: "Robert Chen" <robertc@dieboldes.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 03:26:36 -0700
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    > Hi,
    >
    > Steve Ricke conducted AVTS testing on BS 4.3.11 and encounted error rates
    > of 3/20 AVTS unit/PC cards or 15%.
    >
    > I am attaching Steve's report on what transpired during the test.
    >
    > Robert Chen
    >
    >
    > +++++++++++ Steve Ricke's Report +++++++++++++++++++++
    >
    > Alameda test anomalies
    > 28 September 2002
    > L&A testing on 20 AVTS units, 60 PCMCIA cards, 3 vote centers (20 PCMCIA
    > each), 3 passes (3 Tests) on each AVTS unit.
    > 128M Cards were programmed using GEMS 1-18-13-9
    >
    >
    > TEST 1   One vote per precinct L&A test.
    > Using BS pre-release 4-3-10-5
    >
    > AVTS 142255 had the error "an unknown error occurred while accessing
    > \storage card\current election\election.brs"
    > Card lot # AKO230NC
    > Card programming was still viable.  Repeated L&A test on same AVTS unit.
    > Same failure occurred
    > Card programming was still viable.  Tried L&A test on AVTS 142270.  PASSED
    > Cleared elections on AVTS 142255.  Repeated L&A test.  PASSED
    > Accumulation. PASSED
    >
    > AVTS 142932 L&A test.  PASSED
    > When placed into unit 142259 to accumulate totals had same error as above
    > "an unknown...\election.brs"
    > Card lot # AKO224NC
    > Card programming no longer viable.  Redownload card.  Repeated L&A test on
    > same AVTS 142932.  PASSED
    > Tried new accumulation on 142259.  PASSED
    >
    > AVTS 133212 L&A test passed.
    > When placed into unit 142259 for accumulation had same error as above "an
    > unknown...\election.brs.
    > Card lot # AKO224NC
    > Card programming no longer viable.  Redownload card.  Repeated L&A test on
    > AVTS 133212 and failed during L&A test
    > Card lost viability and had to be redownloaded
    >
    > At this point upgraded AVTS units to BS 4-3-11
    > Reran L&A tests and accumulation.  All units passed
    >
    > Task still to perform: upload to GEMS
    >
    >
    > TEST 2  standard automatic L&A test.
    > BS 4-3-11
    >
    > AVTS 142271
    > Card lot # AKO230NC
    > System froze at 820 ballot (13768 is normal)
    > Turned unit off/on.  Received Storage Card Dialog Warning Box "Would you
    > liked the system to format the storage card"
    > Redownload to different card (Card Lot # AKO230NC)
    > During L&A test received the "unknown error...\election.brs" error.
    >
    > AVTS 133261
    > Card Lot # AKO227NC
    > During L&A test received the "unknown error...\election.brs error.
    > Turned unit off/on.  Repeated test.  System froze at 2230 ballot.
    > Turned unit off/on.  AVTS duplicated problems of AVTS 142271 above.
    >
    > AVTS 142284
    > Card lot # AKO230NC
    > System froze at 2060
    > Turned unit off/on.  AVTS duplicated problems of 142271 above
    >
    > When trying to accumulate  result the AVTS unit would only accept 3
    > precincts of 13768 votes each. After that, the unit would erase the
    > earliest entered precinct and replace it with the latest precinct entered.
    > Duplicated on two separate AVTS units.
    >
    > Task still to perform: upload to GEMS
    >
    > Test 3: In progress
    > Test will involve putting BS 4.3.11 into election mode and casting 10
    > ballot per machine/PCMCIA card, accumulating and uploading to GEMS.
    >

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