Re: Touch Screen Voting Tally/Reporting

["Steve Knecht" <skglobal@earthlink.net>]

Tab,

I need this report today, this AM by 11:00pm for a 1:00pm post election
Logic and Accuracy test in Alameda.  I'll take my laptop so I can download
new version of whatever it is.  Please let me know on my cell when its
ready.

----- Original Message -----
From: Talbot Iredale <tiredale@gesn.com>
To: Frank Kaplan <fkglobal@earthlink.net>; Steve Knecht
<skglobal@earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Touch Screen Voting Tally/Reporting


> Frank & Steve,
>
>     I have completed the work to allow the user to sort the AVTS ballots
in
> GEMS by precinct and to select a range of ballots to print. The print is a
> simple two column report, one ballot per page, that prints the race,
number
> to vote for, and the candidates with an '[X]' for those who have a vote
and
> a '[ ]' for those that do not. If you need this let me know and we will
put
> out a new GEMS release.
>
> Tab
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Kaplan" <fkglobal@earthlink.net>
> To: <tab@gesn.com>
> Cc: "Steve Knecht" <skglobal@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 7:18 AM
> Subject: Fw: Touch Screen Voting Tally/Reporting
>
>
> > Tab-
> >
> > Steve told me he spoke with you regarding the need to print ballot image
> > results for the CA 1% manual count requirement.  I feel we will need the
> > "old" imark type "word doc" page with x's rather than the accuvote op
scan
> > individual ballot for these large counties.
> > Unfortunately, as you can see from the message below, we will need this
> > function right away.  I know this is in development now, however, I
think
> we
> > will need to provide this now.  Help...
> > I'll talk with you soon.
> > -FK
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Darlene Bonds" <DBonds@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>
> > To: "Vern Cowles" <VCowles@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Conny McCormack"
> > <CMcCorma@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Michael Petrucello"
> > <MPetruce@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Alvarez Lecesne"
> <ALecesne@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>;
> > "Jennifer Foley" <jcollins@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>
> > Cc: "Dorothy Scates" <DScates@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Steve Logan"
> > <SLogan@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Tom Lopez" <TLopez@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>;
> "Kathleen
> > Scollard" <KScollar@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Denis Sarro"
> > <DSarro@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Tak Yamamoto" <TYamamot@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>;
> > "Pablo Castro" <PCastro@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Jay Thompson"
> > <JThompson@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Charles Hinojos"
> <CHinojos@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>;
> > "Diane Finks" <DFinks@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Sylvia Lira"
> > <SLira@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Lorraine Patterson"
> <LPatters@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>;
> > "Priscilla Smith" <PSmith@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "Rosa Garcia-Viteri"
> > <RGViteri@rrcc.co.la.ca.us>; "'Dana La Tour'" <dlglobal@earthlink.net>;
> > "'Frank Kaplan - Global'" <fkglobal@earthlink.net>; "'Robert Chen -
> global'"
> > <robert@gesn.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 12:37 PM
> > Subject: RE: Touch Screen Voting Tally/Reporting
> >
> >
> > > I imagine at some point if we do have a requested manual recount for
> > > specified contests that we would have to produce a collective report
of
> > all
> > > TS ballot/vote counts for selected voting or AV precincts so that
> recount
> > > staff can validate the results, same as we do for punchcard ballots.
We
> > > need to know in advance of receiving requests (1) how this process
would
> > > work; (2) what formatted reports can be provided; (3) how recount
tally
> > and
> > > recertification of results, if necessary, would be conducted  using
such
> > > reports.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Vern Cowles
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 9:32 AM
> > > > To: Darlene Bonds; Conny McCormack; Michael Petrucello; Alvarez
> Lecesne;
> > > > Jennifer Foley
> > > > Cc: Dorothy Scates; Steve Logan; Tom Lopez; Kathleen Scollard; Denis
> > > > Sarro; Tak Yamamoto; Pablo Castro; Jay Thompson; Charles Hinojos;
> Diane
> > > > Finks; Sylvia Lira; Lorraine Patterson; Priscilla Smith; Rosa
> > > > Garcia-Viteri; 'Dana La Tour'; 'Frank Kaplan - Global'; 'Robert
Chen -
> > > > global'
> > > > Subject: RE: Touch Screen Voting Tally/Reporting
> > > >
> > > > The touch screen results will be included in the 8 PM absentee
> bulletin
> > > > with the AV ballots that we have processed up to that time.   The
> touch
> > > > screen tally machine will be able to provide you with its own total
> > > > election results and the requested totals by location after 8 PM or
on
> > > > Wed/thur, whenever you want them.  MTS will not provide any separate
> > > > results.
> > > >
> > > > The GEMS is its own tally certified by the SOS.  We are considering
> this
> > > > as one tally giving totals to another tally over a secure 'sneaker
> net'.
> > > >
> > > > For the 1% recount and any official recounts, the GEMS tally machine
> can
> > > > print out individual ballot votes for the precinct(s) selected.
Those
> > are
> > > > uploaded from the individual units on the disk with the summary
totals
> > by
> > > > precinct.  Not sure why one may want it, but the individual units
can
> > also
> > > > print out these votes from the hard drive still in the unit.  The
data
> > on
> > > > the tally machine is the same as the individual data, but it could
be
> > > > double checked if needed.
> > > >
> > > > The other questions you pose seem to deal with things outside of my
> > > > knowledge or responsibility.
> > > >
> > > > Vern
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Darlene Bonds
> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 4:45 PM
> > > > To: Conny McCormack; Michael Petrucello; Alvarez Lecesne;
> > > > Jennifer Foley; Vern Cowles
> > > > Cc: Dorothy Scates; Steve Logan; Tom Lopez; Kathleen Scollard;
> > > > Denis Sarro; Tak Yamamoto; Pablo Castro; Jay Thompson; Charles
> Hinojos;
> > > > Diane Finks; Sylvia Lira; Lorraine Patterson; Priscilla Smith; Rosa
> > Viteri
> > > > Subject: Touch Screen Voting Tally/Reporting
> > > >
> > > > Was a decision made as to whether the tally and press bulletin
> > > > reporting counts for Touch Screen Voting results will be processed
> > > > separately from punchcard ballot results?  We are planning on doing
a
> > > > manual reconcilation of applications to TS device totals as an audit
> > trail
> > > > in case of potential inquiries about tally security /accuracy,
> recounts.
> > > > How much of an election audit trail is required?  Also , we have
> already
> > > > picked up a number of return envelopes from the various TS
locations.
> > > > Should the AVID envelopes, provisional ballot envelopes returned
from
> TS
> > > > locations be validated/maintained separately or merged in with the
> rest
> > of
> > > > the punchcard ballots.  After these ballots are validated and
> separated
> > > > into categories, ballot counts/no counts/remakes should valid
ballots
> be
> > > > processed separately and tallied election night or be included as a
> part
> > > > of canvass process?  Dana LaTour has already provided me with sample
> > > > copies of requested GEMS reports that should reflect the separate
> > precinct
> > > > ballot and vote counts from each TS location.  I will go over these
> > > > reports with Priscilla/Lorraine so that they both know what
> information
> > is
> > > > available for use to validate counts/ balance discrepancies.   We
have
> > > > solved the remake situation by having TS staff to code the ballot
> > > > group/serial number on the generic punchcard ballot so canvass staff
> > will
> > > > know the correct voting ballot style.  One of the questions still
> > > > remaining for the canvass staff is how would we handle recount
> process,
> > if
> > > > requested.  I haven't seen anything or heard any discussions on this
> > > > topic. Michael/Vern, do you know if there is an existing documented
> > > > procedure on how this is to be handled?
> > >
>
>