Re: Central Count - Switching Vote Centers

Here is what Paul Miller says about the problem;

-----Original Message-----
From: Miller, Paul <Paul.Miller@METROKC.GOV>
To: 'sophia@dieboldes.com' <sophia@dieboldes.com>
Cc: Tab Iredale <tiredale@dieboldes.com>
Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 12:11 PM
Subject: RE: Central Count - Same Batch Id in two VoteCenters

>I believe the steps were these:
>
>1.   Run a batch of ballots through a central count reader with batch number
>x voter group 'Add-on'. Run the batch ender card.
>
>2.   Switch to voter group 'Absentee' on the central count server.
>
>3.   Run a batch of ballots through a central count reader with the same
>batch number x.
>
>4.    Run the batch ender card.   At this point, the central count server
>fails with the "instruction @" message.
>
>
>Note:   We do NOT want the capability of running the same batch number in
>two different voter groups.   This was discovered only when trying
>unsuccessfully to replicate a problem observed by Mark earlier.
>
>