Re: Ballot provided for certification

Next ballot for NYSBOE. Five primary races with write-ins, landscape style, using fixed row.

The first three races are straight forward. The fourth race has 24 candidates and a vote for ten. Kinda screws up the rows. The sample ballot has two rows of ten and one row of four. Then one row of 10 write-ins. I do not know how to do this! The last race is again straight forward.

There is probably a section in the manual to cover this.

I will fax the ballot as well - Town of DEWITT.

Thank you for your patience in my learning process.

Greg

----- Original Message -----

From: Ken Clark

To: Greg Forsythe

Cc: Nel Finberg

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 3:13 PM

Subject: RE: Ballot provided for certification

It looks like you are missing one last flag: full grid.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Forsythe [mailto:gfglobal@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 12:16 PM
To: Ken Clark
Cc: Nel Finberg
Subject: Re: Ballot provided for certification

I think this is a big advantage over their current process. (Sequoia does it now with two ballots.)

I have no idea about the party graphics. We are a little rough trying to line up the text in the race headers.

Looking forward to Jeff's call tomorrow

Greg

----- Original Message -----

From: Ken Clark

To: Greg Forsythe

Cc: Nel Finberg

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 1:27 PM

Subject: RE: Ballot provided for certification

Greg, please use the <--- button when embedding new test into a mail. I didn't notice the different colors at first.

I understand what you are talking about now. The fixed rows applies to the race, not the ballot. Same as the number of rows or cols. Let Nel know if the docs are not clear on this point.

You might check out my original rcr complete message on the topic. GEMS still lays out races going down each column and then across. You (might) have to place the races manually. The candidates will be in the right place within the race though.

But in the usual case, it should just lay out correctly automatically anyway, since only one race will fit in each column. I am guessing that part of the problem here is that you can't endorse write-in candidates right now. Lay out your ballot again with the write-in candidate of each race as a "normal" candidate called "write-in" endorsed by the write-in votergroup. It should lay out correctly, but of course the candiate won't actually behave like a write-in (no line, etc). If we go forward with New York, then I'll get you a GEMS that can do this for real.

This whole thread should have been conducted on the support list. My bad for participating.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Forsythe [mailto:gfglobal@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 8:35 AM
To: Ken Clark
Cc: Nel Finberg
Subject: Fw: Ballot provided for certification

Forgot the attachment

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Forsythe

To: Ken Clark

Cc: Nel Finberg

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 11:02 AM

Subject: Re: Ballot provided for certification

Superintendent of Highways first candidate is Democratic, second candidate is Freedom. Freedom candidate does not drop into the correct row.

Tried as many variations as I could think of. Re-numbered race, re-keyed candidate, etc. Bloody thing won't budge. Tried test database and dropped in correctly.

It appears that where there is room for a race to slide under another race, it will do so. It will not lock up in the correct row

Then start with the test database, and modify it. If it breaks along the way, note what breaks it and get back to me.

Although I only have a single ballot in the database, when I touch the + beside the ballot style in the tree view, it changes to - as it should. Some times it will reset most most of the time it will not. I have to highlight ballot style in the tree view to double click in the list view to get the ballot out. My system or bug. Not a big deal, but annoying.

I don't follow (as usual). Bring it up next time I talk to you and I'll see if I can reproduce whatever it is you are talking about.

Greg