Re: Logging Scanner Jams (was: Audit trail improvement suggestions)

["Steve Knecht" <skglobal@earthlink.net>]

Sometimes they actually call the inspector and pollworkers to ask what
happened.  The more information they have the better they can discuss with
the pollworkers.  As I said, the statistical approach would help them
explain to others, the log approach would help them reconstruct the
explanation.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Clark <ken@dieboldes.com>
To: <rcr@dieboldes.com>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 7:21 AM
Subject: RE: Logging Scanner Jams (was: Audit trail improvement suggestions)


> > I think the statistical approach would be adequate, although the
> > log with a
> > date and time stamp would be the preference.
>
>
> Why?  What exactly are you going to do with the log:
>
> 1-23-00 8:15:03AM ballot jam
> 1-23-00 1:13:24PM ballot jam
> 1-23-00 4:54:07PM ballot jam
>
> If the ballot jam had happened at 2:23:52PM instead of 1:13:24PM, what are
> you going to conclude as the election administrator?
>
> Ken
>
>