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Don, we're talking about two different issues by
the looks of it. AccuVote-OS straight party logic depends on the straight
party tally rule selected, whose effect differs, depending on whether an
overvote was effected by the combination of straight party and direct candidate
choices. The issue with the AccuVote-TS is that after the voter has
decided to change the candidate selection, the candidate selected must again be
touched, and then the new candidate is selected on the touch screen. In
Pennsylvania Straight Party voting, if the voter changes his or her mind, the
voter does not need to touch the original selection again before touching the
new selection.
The straight party tally rules do not apply to
touch screen voting, since it is not possible to overvote, as voting areas are
locked out once the voter has reached the number to vote for. I believe
the AccuVote-OS straight party logic you are refering to is the default
Exclusive, that is, straight party choices are effected only if no candidates
are selected in the race.
The GEMS 1-17-12 User's Guide has lots more good
stuff on this subject matter in the chapter 2.3 Setup, as does the AccuVote-TS
User's Guide in the Voter Manual, both very hot off the
press.
Nel
Nel: Isn't this normal for a straight party race, and
reflects what is done on an OS unit. You can vote straight party and any
opposing (other party) candidates in a particular race. does it then count as
the accuvote does - all straight party votes are counted unless there is a
different selection in a particular race?
Thanks: Don B
Nel Finberg wrote:
As an
elaboration on this, the straight party choice effects the selection of all
candidates endorsed by the straight party selected, however, the voting
areas next to each candidate are not disabled with the straight party
selection. As a result, it is possible to select alternate candidates
without disabling the initial straight party choice, but once the alternate
candidate is selected in a race, all voting areas in the race are disabled
(provided the number of candidates selected is equal to the number to vote
for). Nel
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:01
PM
Subject: R6 Straight Party One Touch
to change vote
On the R6 with a Harris County, TX ballot, I selected straight
party.It properly marked the party
I selected, but when I went into the ballot, I then could change a vote by simply
touching a candidate of a different party.The point I am making is that I did not
have to touch the “Red X’ to remove the vote before I selected a vote for
another candidate.This sounds like
a requirement that Pennsylvania had in changing a vote with “One
Touch”.
Larry J.
Dix
Vice President of
Operations
Global Election
Systems
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