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# RE: write-ins

- To: "'rcr@dieboldes.com'" <rcr@dieboldes.com>
- Subject: RE: write-ins
- From: "Scruggs, Phil" <Philip_Scruggs@soza.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 10:41:34 -0500

    We are asking for a way to accommodate groupings of not only mis-spelled names but also variations of the same name. For example:
    Bill Clinton
    William Clinton
    William J Clinton
    These variations are all the same candidate, but are counted separately.

    It is dependant on specific state statutes or local policies on whether or not to group them. Harris County would like this capability.

    Can we get a level-of-effort to incorporate this feature into GEMS?

    Thanks,
    Phil Scruggs

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Rodney D Turner [mailto:rodney@dieboldes.com]
    Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 4:21 PM
    To: rcr@dieboldes.com
    Subject: RE: write-ins

    Let me clarify....
    We do not want change any names. We are not changing anything that comes out
    on the report. They only want the capability to group the write-ins with
    what the voter intended as it relates to misspelled write-in candidates.
    People have wrote in "Batman", so what. The only thing of concern is that we
    are able to give a write-in candidate a vote if the voter intended to vote
    for him/her, but spelled his/her name wrong. That is it.

    Rodney D. Turner
    rodney@dieboldes.com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Steve
    Knecht
    Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:05 PM
    To: rcr@dieboldes.com
    Subject: Re: write-ins

    I think that is illegal, but you'd better check.  They can write in "fruity
    tuity", or there may be names very close together.  i've seen candidates
    with only the middle initial different on a ballot.  I don't think you want
    to go there.
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Rodney D Turner <rodney@dieboldes.com>
    To: <rcr@dieboldes.com>
    Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 8:30 AM
    Subject: write-ins

    > For Write-ins, is there way that we can manually adjust a write-in vote so
    > that we can clear up a voters intent.
    >
    > Example:
    >
    > A voter writes in a candidate, but spells the name wrong: like Valentine,
    > but the voter misspells the name, and writes Valenntime. Clearly the voter
    > intent was to vote for Valentine. At present, there would be one vote for
    > Valentine and one vote for Valenntime.
    > Can we in GEMS create a way to manually add the misspell write-in vote to
    > the correct
    > write-in vote??
    >
    > Rodney D. Turner
    > rodney@dieboldes.com
    >
    >

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