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Re: Import VReg

If that is what they are doing that is fine.  We total them in GEMS when required.  The only requirement for them sending us the registration by party is that they must have included the parties in the initial GEMS import.
 
Tab
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: Import VReg

Not to question this, but wouldn't the voter registration system still be tracking it by party or feeding it to us by party?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: Import VReg

The header record would have one party - party code 0 for non-partisan.
Tab
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Import VReg

tab, when there are no parties, what does the Header Record look like?  Or do you always use them and then in a general we just add them up?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: Import VReg

The current Standard Import only imports the total number of registered voters for a baseunit - it is not broken down by party.  The VReg import is used to import the final reg numbers and supports importing the reg totals by party - it can be run at any time. The StandardImport cannot be run after the database has been set for election.
 
Tab
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Import VReg

I've been needing to get clear on this as well. I see in our standard import specification that Record Type 4 (VCenter/Reportunit/Baseunit (Polling/Precinct/Levy) includes Voter Reg numbers for the base unit. Since we run the initial import prior to registration closing using the ELECTION>IMPORT>STANDARD IMPORT option, I assume we use the ELECTION>IMPORT>IMPORT VReg option to import the final reg numbers.
 
Here is the question:  Does the County simply RE-RUN the same export file after registration close that we used for initial import and our program only selects the VREG data?   What do sites do that don't run an initial import for ballot layout, but want to import reg totals by baseunit?  Is there a seperate import spec for just that or do they have to follow the Standard Import Spec format?

 
----- Original Message -----
To: Support
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: Import VReg

Could someone tell me what format is required to import voter reg info into GEMS?

Cathi Smothers
Global Election Systems
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