Never heard back from Greg on this, but I
think I figured out what Lesley was referring to here. One suggestion for the failing Spyrus problem is to create an absentee-like vote center
with all precincts, for the purposes of creating master smart cards to send out
to the polls to reload replacement Spyrus units. Greg told me verbally that this doesn’t
work, because you get an error regarding incorrect election or vote center. This is true for the case of the “master
cards” created with a Ballot Station, but it should not be true of cards
subsequently created with the Spyrus. The Spyrus
will launder the data, and cards subsequently created with the Spyrus will work.
I realize this is a subtle difference, and
I am pretty sure none of this is currently documented anywhere. We’ll try to get this rationalized
somehow.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Ken
Clark
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 10:31 AM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: RE: master voter card
creation
I seem to recall Greg
Forsythe mentioning something along those lines, but I didn’t follow him
at the time. Greg, what was it that
prevented you from creating a suitcase of voter cards to use to re-load the
Card Manager in case of emergency?
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Lesley
Thompson
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:16 AM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: Re: master voter card
creation
Ken, one of the "things" that
was discussed when we ran into the Spyrus "clearing" dilemma was to
created a full set of "master voter cards" so that the Spyrus could
be reprogrammed on the spot. I'm sure this is much too simple a
solution. What is the drawback to a set of "master voter
cards?" I seem to remember something about the voter cards needing
to be made from the same PCMCIA card, or GEMS database, or something specific
that threw a wrench into the "master card" plan. Any
enlightenment? Les
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 1:11 PM
Subject: RE: master
voter card creation
Depends
on your definition of “soon”.
My intent is to have it ready in time for IACREOT.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Steve
Knecht
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:12 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: Re: master voter card
creation
Is the Accumulate/Load function also anticipated for
the PCC soon, or just the voter card creation? Curious.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:49 PM
Subject: RE: master
voter card creation
There
isn’t such thing as “master voter cards”, there are just
voter cards. The VCProgrammer can
already create voter cards, of course.
The PCC will be able to do the same in a few hours hopefully. The Card Manager can also create voter
cards, though it needs to be loaded with voter cards created by something else
first.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-support@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Nel
Finberg
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:59 AM
To: Support
Subject: master voter card
creation
Do VCProgrammer and the future Precinct Control Center have the ability to create
master voter cards (unlike Card Manager, which can create copies only)?