Thanks Steve, they do let the report finish, in fact
they print a second copy for the precinct door. Instructions then say to turn the unit off, move to
designated phone line and turn the unit back on, The first message is then the New Message instead of “Send
results by telephone” which doesn’t
match the long standing poll worker instructions.
A) So All w release
firmware will have this message in election mode if it’s R or later?
B) Do we send out
release notes on the delivery of new firmware versions, i.e. we just sent Alaska
400+ sets?
-----Original
Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Steve
Knecht
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000
3:54 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: Re: Extra Message in
Memory Cards
Memory
cards don't have a release. It's the AccuVote ROM firmware which creates
the memory cards that matters. In fact, the label on the memory card does
show the release: 1.94x or 1.94w or whatever. It's all firmware.
You'll need to let folks know. But why wouldn't the precinct worker let
the report finish printing??
-----Original Message-----
From: John McLaurin Earthlink <jmglobal@earthlink.net>
To: support@gesn.com <support@gesn.com>
Date: Thursday, March 02, 2000
12:13 PM
Subject: RE: Extra Message in
Memory Cards
I hate to seem ignorant but I guess it just shows at
times.
The memory cards in question were supplied
out of McKinney with the original delivery of equipment - famous names ballots
& memory cards as a supply starter kit. I have no idea what is on the cards as far as the release
info, abo, etc.. Is that something
printed on the label? I don’t see
it on my own units. How would I
know or find out?
Second, all but one of these
accounts have “w” firmware installed, the remainder has “O”. Will this “additional message” show up
on election day on the “w” firmware units (in that they are post “R”) if they
do not press NO regarding your release notes?
IF SO, when ‘w’ is shipped out to
accounts, is this release note sent along in order to alert jurisdictions to
change there poll worker instructions accordingly.
Finally, am I correct in concluding
that this additional message is 100% a product of firmware not memory card
programming?
Thanks for the education.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Guy
Lancaster
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000
2:37 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: Re: Extra Message in
Memory Cards
John
McLaurin Earthlink wrote:
While conducting Poll Worker Training classes in two
different sites (Brevard/Hernando) with Famous Names Ballot Memory Cars in
Election Mode an additional message shows on the LCD screen.
The message “Print Summary Totals” occurs
after pressing NO to “Need another Copy” OR if you turn the unit off
immediately followingprinting results, when you turn the unit back ON ”Print
Summary Totals” is the first message rather than“Send results by telephone”
Is this something new?
New is a relative term -- what firmware and .abo files are you using and what
did you use before?
>From the 1.94r release notes:
· Offer to reprint the election results report if the
report wasn't confirmed before turning the Accu-Vote off after the ender card
in election mode. Since this report is "required", we require the
operator to "confirm" that the report printed successfully by pressing
NO to the prompt: "NEED ANOTHER PRINTOUT?". If not confirmed, the
operator is prompted with "REPRINT ELECTION RESULTS REPORT?" upon
entering the post-election mode. Responding with NO is treated as confirmation
that the report has been printed successfully.
As for the behavior after pressing NO, that depends on which .abo you
downloaded. From your description it sounds like you could be using the
194usvm.abo designed for Vermont. In this case you may need to press NO
more than once to satisfy the confirmation requirement since what the Accu-Vote
really requires is that the report program complete successfully.
Essentially you want to get to the prompt "READY TO TURN UNIT OFF?"
before you turn it off.
As you can see from the following list, we have quite a number of variations of
report programs. Let me know what you're downloading and I can comment
further.
Guy
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>From the Accu-Basic report headers:
REM
194us.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the United States.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to
print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all
REM combinations of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194us5d.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the United States
REM with 5 digits allowed for all counters.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to
print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all
REM combinations of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194usil.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the the State of Illinois.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and then offers to
print short
REM precinct breakdowns. In the election end and
post-election
REM modes it offers to repeat this until powered off.
REM
REM In pre-election mode it will print these or a
summary.
REM
REM In pre and post election modes, it offers to print
long
REM versions of the reports.
REM
REM For Illinois we include blank votes in the undervotes.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194usjc.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for Jefferson County as requested by
Debbie Musser.
REM This version is based on the 194us.abs as of Jan.
6, 1998 but is modified to suppress
REM the straight party races.
REM
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to
print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all
REM combinations of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194usma.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the states of
REM MA, NH, ME, CT, and RI which:
REM - report all non-used votes as blank votes,
REM - prints ballot summary after race summary,
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals
report for the
REM default election results and offers to print short
reports with
REM summaries and precinct breakdowns until powered
off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all combinations
REM of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194usmn.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the state of Minnisota.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to
print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all
REM combinations of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194ussm.abs - Accu-Basic Source file for summary only election night results.
REM In election mode this produces a short summary
totals report
REM for the election results and then offers to print
short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all
REM combinations of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194usva.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the Virginia, USA
REM which:
REM - prints long reports in election mode.
REM In election mode this produces a long precinct
totals report with
REM an optional summary report for the default election
results and offers
REM to print short reports with summaries and precinct
breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all combinations
REM of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194usvm.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the state of Vermont
REM which:
REM - reports blank votes as undervotes,
REM - prints ballot summary after race summary,
REM - always reports write-in ballots in summary.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report with
REM an optional summary report for the default election
results and offers
REM to print short reports with summaries and precinct
breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all combinations
REM of long and short reports.
REM ***************************************************************************
REM
194uswi.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the state of Wisconsin.
REM This is based on 194us.abs but prints RPT UNIT
instead of
REM PRECINCT and prints SCATTERING instead of WRITE-INS
for the
REM race results.
REM ***************************************************************************