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# Re: GEMS programming question

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- Subject: Re: GEMS programming question
- From: "Nel Finberg" <nel@gesn.com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 13:25:43 -0800
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John, implement this as an open primary with a preference race. The preference race will contain all of the political parties represented in the election and will appear at the top of the ballot. The voter selects the desired party in the preference race, then continues with candidate selections. The AccuVote ignores any candidate selections in races not endorsed by the party selected in the preference race, so that only selections in races endorsed by the party selected in the preference race are counted as well as any non-partisan race selections.
Nel

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John McLaurin
> To: Support
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 1:00 PM
> Subject: FW: GEMS programming question
> Please see below and advise. I have already related we support straight
> party and straight party crossover. I believe she is funning GEMS 1.11.8
> or possibly 1. 13
> John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gail Fenumiai [mailto:Gail_Fenumiai@gov.state.ak.us]
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:31 PM
> To: John McLaurin
> Subject: GEMS programming question
> Can GEMS be programmed to prohibit cross party voting. Alaska will be
> implementing new primary rules for the 2002 election. One of the ideas
> floating around is having one ballot that lists all candidates from a
> variety of political parties. Once a voter fills in the first oval for
> a Democrat, they must continue to vote for all democratic candidates
> throughout the remainder of the races appearing on the ballot. If a
> voter tried to vote for a Libertarian candidate, can GEMS be programmed
> to reject this ballot?
> Basically, it means straight party voting, no switching around from race
> to race. I need to know an answer to this very soon. Thanks.

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