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RE: VIBS Ballot Review Process
Beginning of the
ballot it is. We'll try to do a quick 4.1.8 release early next week.
The change is trivial.
BTW, well written
RCR.
Ken
The outcome of the BS 4.1.6
evaluation by the Florida Division of Elections is they are requiring three
modifications before certification will be granted.
One of the changes
is modification of the VIBS Ballot Review Process. They believe the current
process of moving backwards through the ballot to verify your ballot choices,
then moving forwards to the bottom again before you can cast your ballot is
confusing and will lead to voters getting lost in the ballot and giving
up.
The change begins from the point of having reached the last
candidate on the ballot and having pressed 9. Currently, the script
says:
A. You have chosen to cast your ballot. To
confirm, press 9. To return to voting your ballot, press 4.
At a
minimum, the FL Division of Elections requires the pressing of 4
to take the voter back to the first race of the ballot for the review.
The voter would then work their way down through the races and cast the
ballot. The voice prompt should be changed to state something along these
lines:
B. You have chosen to cast your ballot. To
confirm, press 9. To review your ballot from the first race, press 4.
The review process would be the same as the regular voting
process with candidates already selected, ie reaching a race that is voted
would bring up the prompts stating:
C. This race is
fully voted. etc...
Additionally, a feature they have
requested as part of the review process would be the addition of a
breakout keystroke, possibly #, that would allow the review to be halted and
the ballot to be cast. Pressing # would take the voter back to the new review
prompt B. If the breakout feature was added, the instruction set should
mention the feature:
D. To advance to the next
candidate/race, press 6. To end the ballot review and cast your ballot, press
#. To return to the previous candidate/race, press 4.
Note
that the minimum changes must be done before the FL Div will certify Ballot
Station with Audio Ballot capabilities. They have stated several times that if
we get them something promptly, they will expedite the evaluation and
certification.
Mark
-Mark S Earley
Support Services Specialist
Global Election
Systems
850 422-2100 office
850 322-3226
cell