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Mark,
I'm curious about item one and the key assignment
explanations. Are the folks recommending this blind themselves, or is this
something that they've checked out with the blind? If they have and this
is supported by the blind, then perhaps its a good idea. I'm curious
whether this is coming from folks with or without keypad experience.
Deborah have you run into this type of request?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:00
PM
Subject: VIBS Write-In Instruction
Modifications
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 Write-In
Instruction Set and prompts. There two basic modifications required in the
write-in mode:
Explain the assignments of letters to the 2 through 9
keys more fully.
Change the wording of: "To finish entering this write in candidate,
press 0."
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Examples of
possible modifications:
1. Explanation of letter assignments to
keys:
"To enter letters of the
candidate name, press 2 through 9. The 2 key is assigned A, B, C. The 3 key
is assigned D, E, F. The 4 key is assigned G, H, I. The 5 key is assigned J,
K, L. The 6 key is assigned M, N, O. The 7 key is assigned P, Q, R, S. The 8
key is assigned T, U, V. The 9 key is assigned W, X, Y, Z. Press a key
multiple times to cycle through the letters assigned to that key. When you
have entered a letter correctly, press 0 to accept that letter and move on to
the next letter. If you forget what key a letter is assigned to, press various
keys until you get close to the letter you want, then press that key several
times to locate the correct letter. Remember to be methodical and patient
while voting.
For Space, press 1.
To Cancel your write in vote,
press 0."
Repeat this prompt until the first letter is entered.
Then go back to the regular prompts. example:
Voter enters 7777 for the
letter S.
You have entered S.
To accept S, press 0.
To delete
S, press *.
Voter presses 0 to accept S. Prompt returns
to:
To enter letters of the candidate name, press 2 through
9.
For Space, press 1. etc.
It may be a good idea to
include the sentence: "If you forget
what key a letter is assigned to, press various keys until you get close to
the letter you want, then press that key several times to locate the correct
letter." in the repeating prompt.
2. Change the
wording of "To finish entering ...
to:
"To accept your entries and vote for this write
in candidate, press 0."
Note that the required 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
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