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# Re: Increase the Candidate Label field in GEMS

- To: <rcr@dieboldes.com>
- Subject: Re: Increase the Candidate Label field in GEMS
- From: "Greg Forsythe" <gfglobal@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 16:01:06 -0500
- References: <003b01c18280$e37895c0$0903a8c0@home.net>

The label field is initially fixed to 20 digits to eliminate the possibility of the name running into the number of votes received. I believe the maximum is 9999 unless a special .abo is used.
Once the database has been set for election, you can go into the list view and complete the names. This will allow 26 characters in the election summary report, 16 characters on one line (2 lines available) in the SOVC.
Warning!
You can't go back and edit the label in the Candidates tab in the Race editor until you have reduced the number of characters back to 20.
Greg

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Hintz
> To: rcr@dieboldes.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 3:17 PM
> Subject: RE: Increase the Candidate Label field in GEMS
> How do I explain to Johnson County, KS that they cannot print out the entire name of the candidate on the GEMS report??? Especially, since they were able to do it with their old system.
> Jeff

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Talbot Iredale
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 2:11 PM
> > To: rcr@dieboldes.com
> > Subject: Re: Increase the Candidate Label field in GEMS
> > Jeff,
> > The limitation of 20 characters is driven by the width of the AccuVote-OS and AccuVote-TS printers and the space we allocation for candidate names on reports. If we increase the length of the candidate name field then we will have to change the AccuVote-OS memory card to support the longer names and either wrap or truncate the candidate names in the reports. This would require some major work to be done.
> > Tab

> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Jeff Hintz
> > > To: Rcr List (E-mail)
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 7:23 AM
> > > Subject: Increase the Candidate Label field in GEMS
> > > Jurisidiction: All Accounts
> > > Date Requested: Dec. 8, 2002
> > > Date Required: Jan. 2002, before Feb. Election for Joh nson County, KS
> > > Requested on behalf of J ohnson County, KS. They will actually have some Candidate names that are more tha n 20 characters, and the full name has to be on the Report. Can we increase the Candidate Label field to 40 or 50 c haracters.
> > > Thanks,
> > > JEFF HINTZ
> > > Global Election Systems

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