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# RE: Write-in vote cancel buttons 0 vs *

- To: <bugtrack@dieboldes.com>
- Subject: RE: Write-in vote cancel buttons 0 vs *
- From: "Jeff Hallmark" <jeffh@dieboldes.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:16:49 -0600
- Importance: Normal
- In-Reply-To: <PPECJKNKLDJLKJPKPPIOCEEFDGAA.ken@dieboldes.com>

Ken,
What about a message at the end of the chain, something like "pressing the ' * ' KEY again will cancel the write in candidate, are you sure?" then :To continue voting your write in candidate.... etc.
Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Ken Clark
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 5:03 PM
> To: bugtrack@dieboldes.com
> Subject: RE: Write-in vote cancel buttons 0 vs *
> Quick follow up for the record on this: One thing I really don't like about this star business is that if the voter wants to delete a bunch of letters and start over, it is now really easy to overshoot and cancel the write-in inadvertently. I am not at all convinced that these Florida changes are an improvement.
> Ken

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Ken Clark
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:54 PM
> > To: bugtrack@dieboldes.com
> > Subject: RE: Write-in vote cancel buttons 0 vs *
> > Fix in 4.1.9: pressing 0 when there are no characters is now a no-op.
> > Ken

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Hallmark
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:25 PM
> > > To: bugtrack@dieboldes.com
> > > Subject: RE: Write-in vote cancel buttons 0 vs *
> > > Corrected Subject line.

> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Hallmark
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:21 PM
> > > > To: bugtrack
> > > > Subject: Write-in vote cancel buttons 0 vs 5
> > > > Ballot Station 4.1.8
> > > > Good Scenario
> > > > After typing, via keypad, any letter of candidate name the ' * ' key will be active and cancel the write in candidate.
> > > > Problem Scenario
> > > > No letter of the candidate name has been entered.
> > > > The ' 0 ' key is active and cancels the write in candidate.
> > > > The audio still is identifying the ' * ' key.
> > > > Jeff Hallmark
> > > > Diebold Election Systems
> > > > jeffh@dieboldes.com
> > > > PHN (972) 542 6000 X167
> > > > FAX (972) 542 6044

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