It IS important that the card locks
in the reader. Voters tend to remove the card (they think it is a
"swipe" device, etc). Additionally, the Sequoia unit locks the card, AND
"marks" the card as already voted when it is reinserted in their "poll
manager/burner" unit. This is important if a voter insists his/her vote
was not recorded.
The important point is that
we should never be making these decisions without appropriate input from
the marketplace. This is a major mistake and has proven to be the
downfall of our competitors. (ie BRC Eagle, AIS 100).
The appropriate input is
vital. We must design based upon input from the field.
This dialog should be expanded.
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 3:27
PM
Subject: Re: New AVTS units - Card reader
questions
We are looking at getting the card reader mounted
the same way up as the current AVTS units.
The card readers will never lock the card but the
software will display a message if the card is removed and allow the card to
be re-inserted.
Tab
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 2:35
PM
Subject: New AVTS units - Card reader
questions
I worked with
the new AVTS models a couple of weeks ago in Forsythe County, NC. I
have a couple of questions concerning the Card reader on those new
models.
1) Will we have
to insert the card upside down always, or is this something that will be
fixed in the future???
2) Will the card
readers never be locking, or is there going to be some different card
readers installed in the future that do lock???
Jeff Hintz
Global Election Systems