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TS and multiple cards
GEMS currently
stores counters for voter turnout based on the number of Cards, not
Ballots. This is because the AccuVote is not really aware of the groupings
of cards that make up a ballot for a voter; the best it can do is count
the pieces of paper it sees and report that. The TS, conversely, has
complete knowledge of the Ballots, but has no idea about
Cards.
Right now we just
upload the Ballot Ids, and pretend they are Card Ids. This works fine when
there is one card per ballot, but falls apart otherwise. Even if you don't
have any intention of printing artwork, you must lay out the election such that
all ballots have only one card. If you don't do this, the voter turnout
figures will be incorrect, although race and candidate totals will be
okay.
The new upload
protocol we are working on that will support challenge and write-ins will also
support proper ballot quantities. Until then, make sure your ballots have
only one card.
Ken