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Alternate for printing of "Front" and "Back" text on bottom of ballot



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RCR:    Selection to print "BF" and "BB" in place of "Front" and "Back"
                text respectively on the bottom of the ballot.
Requested:    May 11, 2000
Required:      July 1, 2000 - Prior to ballot generation for 9/12 election
Jurisdictions:  All Minnesota accounts

I was informed at a Minnesota user group meeting on Tuesday, May 9, that legal requirements concerning ballot layout now state that there can be no "language" identifying and therefore differentiating the front from the back of the ballot.  GEMS currently prints the text "FRONT" and "BACK" on the bottom of the ballot which is apparently unacceptable.  They would like to see the option to print the text "BF" in place of "FRONT" and "BB" in place of "BACK".

Cathi Smothers
Global Election Systems
423.842.0937
423.505.7507