These are good suggestions. We need some filling in a couple of
blanks though.
If it is a “DEMONSTRATION” button,
what ballot does the voter get? Does it matter that they get their
actual ballot, or can we just pick the first ballot? If the requirement is for their
ballot, what is the interface? Do
we list all ballots on another screen?
Is that really practical?
Similar question for the “DEMO”
card. Does
the demo card just pick a random ballot, or does the poll worker program the
ballot onto the card? We could of
course put a flag on the card to put it in “demo” mode, but that will mean a
new checkbox on the card creation screen and a new magic key on the Card
Manager (aka Spyrus). That is not necessarily a big deal
programmatically, but can users handle these flags? I have visions of 1% of real voters
being given demo cards by accident, and then ignoring the red blinking light
on the cast vote screen telling them they aren’t really
voting.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-rcr@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Steve Knecht
Sent: Monday, May 13,
2002 7:10 PM
To: rcr@gesn.com
Subject: Re: AVTS-R6 Demonstration
Module
How about a DEMONSTRATION button right on the front
page of the first
display?
That would allow all machines to be used and allow pollworkers
to
assist voters in a demonstration environment. If that seems too
accessible,
then perhaps a "demo" voter card? for the
precinct.
Anyway, some way to give a demo to the voter is a
great idea and needed.
----- Original Message
-----
From: "Lesley Thompson"
<lesley@gesn.com>
To:
<rcr@gesn.com>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 2:15
PM
Subject: AVTS-R6 Demonstration
Module
> Johnson County has requested a separate
Demonstration Module outside the
> Testing Module. In the April election, demonstration
units were deployed
to
> every vote center and we had an enormous amount
of trouble keeping them in
> the proper mode to act as a demo unit. Is there a way to have
a
> "demonstration loop" that does not allow a user
to "go back too far" and
end
> up outside the demonstration area? Something really simple
and
idiot-proof.
>