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# Re: Ballot Box and Accu Vote modifications

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- Subject: Re: Ballot Box and Accu Vote modifications
- From: "Greg Forsythe" <gfglobal@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 13:50:58 -0500
- References: <NDBBJBKEHMHBEPDMLKOLCEJHCLAA.ljdglobal@gesn.com> <01f101c086f3$7a031090$1404a8c0@gesn.com>

The old Optec Precinct Tabulators do not have an LCD and can only communicate with a dot matrix printer.
When a voting infraction occurs, the error message is printed on tape, drawing attention to the poor embarrassed voter that caused the problem.
The tape increases in length with the number of messages so they allow the tape to hang out the back of the machine.
It sounds as though the someone thinks the Accu-Vote operates the same way.
Greg

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Talbot Iredale
> To: support@gesn.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Ballot Box and Accu Vote modifications
> Larry,
> Both of these requests have been made before and have both been rejected for security reasons.
> 1. Cut hole to give access to the YES & NO buttons. The reason the buttons are behind the door is to REQUIRE the use of the key to access them so that votes cannot use them improperly. There may be an argument for allowing access to the YES button for processing overrides but definitely not the NO button.
> 2. Opening in the Accu-Vote printer cover. The original Accu-Votes had this but it was removed since is was possible for voters to 'pull' the paper out and thereby destroy the 'audit' information on it. Various state certifying boards were insistent this not be possible.
> Tab

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  - Ballot Box and Accu Vote modifications
    - From: "Larry Dix" <ljdglobal@gesn.com>
  - Re: Ballot Box and Accu Vote modifications
    - From: "Talbot Iredale" <tiredale@gesn.com>

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