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# Fw: Power Issues - Voting Machines

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- Subject: Fw: Power Issues - Voting Machines
- From: "Lesley Thompson \(earthlink\)" <lesleytdiebold@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:53:20 -0500

    FYI...Les

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Schmidt, Connie, ELC" <Connie.Schmidt@jocoks.com>
    To: <lesleytdiebold@earthlink.net>
    Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 5:48 PM
    Subject: Power Issues - Voting Machines

    > Lesley,
    >
    > The group here in Johnson County read an article on the web about the
    > nightlights being used in Georgia.  We want everyone to be a huge success
    in
    > Georgia, so we wanted to share our concerns.
    >
    > The nightlight will only indicate that the booth is receiving electricity,
    > it will not indicate that the machine is actually getting electricity.  We
    > don't want any one to be blindsided by a voting machine going down
    > unexpectedly.  If the voting machine is not plugged into the booth - the
    > machine will lose power.....the nightlight will not indicate that problem.
    > We have experienced situations where a row of machines are plugged into
    each
    > other and all say "charging" except the first one in line, which is
    plugged
    > directly into the wall.  This situation required a lot of jiggling inside
    > the booth where the machine plugged into the booth.
    >
    > My loud and clear message to all election workers is to check the
    "charging"
    > button periodically throughout the day on all machines - someone could
    > accidentally dislodge a plug on the exterior of the booth or on the
    > interior.
    >
    > Please pass along our concerns to those involved with the training in
    > Georgia.
    >
    > Connie

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