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# Re: The Ballot Shoe

- To: "Support" <support@gesn.com>
- Subject: Re: The Ballot Shoe
- From: "Ian Piper" <ian@gesn.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08:45:28 -0600
- References: <003501bf6143$9b6a20b0$1c58059a@greg>

Perhaps I should have been more specific in my request for ideas. What I meant was if there were any other ideas on how to deal with the ramifications of thick lines and text on the ballot layout. My idea about designing a new optical scan system was referring to designing an optical scan system that could handle thick lines and text. You did bring your idea of a ballot shoe to the right forum. The people subscribing to the support list are the ones who can help develop the concept. Keep the creative juices flowing. I don't know how the ballot shoe helps with the thick line and text issue. If there is a connection, perhaps someone can help me to understand it. Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Forsythe To: Support Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 5:35 PM Subject: The Ballot Shoe Well you asked for it! - If there are any other ideas, please feel free to comment. I've already got dibs on the "design a new optical scan system" idea. So come up with something else more creative. Would it be practical to come up with something like a ballot shoe similar to the dealer's shoe used in gaming establishments? Surely with the thousands of ballots used in L&A testing, let alone absentee & recounts, a simple device that could be operated with one of those "sticky fingers" and a little rubber as a separator could be extremely useful. Hand feeding even three or four hundred ballots is a real chore. Steve Ricke mentioned the old style hand cranked duplicating machines. Imagine putting a stack of ballots in one of those and cranking them through. Okay - fire the rocks! Greg Forsythe Global Election Systems, Inc 24 Hirondelle Place, Ontario M3A 1V8 Phone (416) 446-1383 Fax (416) 446-1425 gfglobal@earthlink.net www.gesn.com

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    - From: "Greg Forsythe" <gfglobal@earthlink.net>

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