RE: write-ins

["Scruggs, Phil" <Philip_Scruggs@soza.com>]

We are asking for a way to accommodate groupings of not only mis-spelled names but also variations of the same name. For example:
Bill Clinton
William Clinton
William J Clinton
These variations are all the same candidate, but are counted separately.

It is dependant on specific state statutes or local policies on whether or not to group them. Harris County would like this capability.

Can we get a level-of-effort to incorporate this feature into GEMS?

Thanks,
Phil Scruggs

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney D Turner [mailto:rodney@dieboldes.com]
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 4:21 PM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: RE: write-ins


Let me clarify....
We do not want change any names. We are not changing anything that comes out
on the report. They only want the capability to group the write-ins with
what the voter intended as it relates to misspelled write-in candidates.
People have wrote in "Batman", so what. The only thing of concern is that we
are able to give a write-in candidate a vote if the voter intended to vote
for him/her, but spelled his/her name wrong. That is it.

Rodney D. Turner
rodney@dieboldes.com


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Steve
Knecht
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:05 PM
To: rcr@dieboldes.com
Subject: Re: write-ins


I think that is illegal, but you'd better check.  They can write in "fruity
tuity", or there may be names very close together.  i've seen candidates
with only the middle initial different on a ballot.  I don't think you want
to go there.
----- Original Message -----
From: Rodney D Turner <rodney@dieboldes.com>
To: <rcr@dieboldes.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: write-ins


> For Write-ins, is there way that we can manually adjust a write-in vote so
> that we can clear up a voters intent.
>
> Example:
>
> A voter writes in a candidate, but spells the name wrong: like Valentine,
> but the voter misspells the name, and writes Valenntime. Clearly the voter
> intent was to vote for Valentine. At present, there would be one vote for
> Valentine and one vote for Valenntime.
> Can we in GEMS create a way to manually add the misspell write-in vote to
> the correct
> write-in vote??
>
> Rodney D. Turner
> rodney@dieboldes.com
>
>