As
per my conversation with Jeff Hintz, I would prefer to see the
version 3.13.5.1 installed on the new units just because the majority
of the AVTS units in California is 3.13.5.1 (was told by Jeff Hintz.) and
it worked in the last few elections. Unless there is absolute need
to upgrade, stay with something that have been tried in the field –
the 3.13.5.1 release.
The
City of Arcadia is planning to use the new Spyrus readers in the
upcoming April 17 election. I don’t know if that would
require a change in the AVTS release or not. Furthermore, I believe that
there will be using the Alameda’s units as backup. It just makes life simpler if
all of the California units have the same release.
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Jeff
Hintz
Sent: Tuesday,
February 06, 2001 2:54 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: RE: Alameda (Oakland
election April 17)
I am not sure
who is the project manager for Alameda, but I do know that Sofia is
the project manager for LA. Sofia please give your input.
I am in agreement with Ian, we should keep all Ballot Station Sofware
the same across all the units. When I was out in Oakland, the
units that I did work on had version 3.13.5.1, I am assuming that all
are that way, I am not sure what LA has. Do we want to keep
those units with this version, as well as, send out the new units with
this version; or do we want to send out the new units with the latest
version and then upgrade the units in the field???
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Ian S.
Piper
Sent: Tuesday,
February 06, 2001 1:26 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: RE: Alameda (Oakland
election April 17)
The equipment
hadn't shipped yet. The new Blue and White units are still in
production. No Ballot Station software has been loaded onto the
Master Hard Drive. (It changes too fast to keep up with
it). If you want 3.13.5.1 loaded, please have the project
manager(s) confirm this via email.
My suggestion
is that you try to maintain the same version of Ballot Station
Software across all the units.
Ian
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Jeff
Hintz
Sent: February
06, 2001 10:50 AM
To:
Support Team (E-mail)
Subject: RE: Alameda (Oakland
election April 17)
Has this
equipment been shipped yet??? The reason I ask, I was wondering
if we should put on the same AVTS version that we currently have in
Oakland & LA, which is 3.13.5.1. Since we will be using a
combination of the new units along with the units that they already
have, and also using units from Oakland as backup for LA.
Suggestions???
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Steve Knecht [mailto:skglobal@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001
6:03 PM
To: Ian
Piper
Cc: Frank
Kaplan
Subject:
Alameda (Oakland election April 17)
Ian,
I just faxed the work order for
the Oakland election for Alameda.
50 AVTS units (I guess the blue
and white - no modems necessary)
30 Spyrus cards (I will need 10
shipped ASAP for the PIEDMONT election)
250 Smart cards (that work with
the Spyrus - I'll need 50 of the Smartcards by Feb.12 for
Piedmont)
these will need the Alameda Logo - Perhaps you can add some Identifier
on the logo to distinguish
these cards from the other 250
cards.
I attached a spread sheet to
show the amount we are billing for the Oakland election $196,700 with
50% to be billed on delivery and 50% billed on certification of the
April 17 election. By then we'll know about the next 900 units
for the UDEL in November. Please keep me informed about smart
cards and spyrus issues as Jeff Hintz will be heading to Alameda on
Jan. 23 for Logic and Accuracy testing and will, I'm sure, be asked
about how they are creating cards in the precincts.
Thanks
Steve Knecht
Global Election
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