We currently lack
a ballot on demand printer that is capable of handling 18" ballots, but all
printers of this class can handle 17". 17" ballots are a nice feature in
their own right, being a standard paper size and all. So, the request is
to add support for 17" ballots in GEMS and AVOS.
This change
requires a firmware change which we will slip into 1.96. Support within
GEMS artwork generation will follow, though there is no set schedule on this
yet. The important this right now is to get the release into the
firmware so we don't miss the AVOS certification window. If you have an
account that would like to use 17" ballots for whatever reason, give us some
warning and we'll do the GEMS update. The changes required to GEMS are
trivial and mechanical.
Ken