Re: Cards Cast, Ballots Cast, and Times Counted

["Steve Knecht" <skglobal@earthlink.net>]

Are you using GEMS?  I guess you must not be, otherwise you'd just uncheck
the cards cast box?

----- Original Message -----
From: John McLaurin <jmglobal@earthlink.net>
To: Support <support@gesn.com>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 2:19 PM
Subject: FW: Cards Cast, Ballots Cast, and Times Counted


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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beth Kish [mailto:bkish@cobbcounty.org]
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 12:32 PM
> To: McLaurinJ; Tyler
> Subject: Re: Cards Cast, Ballots Cast, and Times Counted
>
> Tyler,
> I understand your answer, but it doesn't seem to explain the discrepancy
in
> this case.  There was only 1 card to each ballot.
>
> I am attaching the database.  This was a recount in only 1 district.
> Georgia law does not allow the "program" to be changed, so all the base
> precincts and all the races are still there, and we just report on the one
> race in the one district.  To recreate what I have printed, go to the
SOVC.
> In Districts select "32nd House", in Reporting sets select "Recount 32nd
> House".  Then under show, select everything.  On mine, Cards Cast is
12,424
> and Times Counted is 12,422.  The higher number is "correct", i.e. matches
> the Accu-Vote tapes.  The lower number is what prints on the Summary
> reports, and therefore I can't release them until I get this figured out.
> Thank you very much for your help!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Brown <mike@gesn.com>
> To: <bkish@cobbcounty.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 11:48 AM
> Subject: FW: Cards Cast, Ballots Cast, and Times Counted
>
>
> >
> >
> > Mike Brown
> > 1611 Wilmeth Road,
> > McKinney, T.X.
> > 75069
> > PH: 972.542.6000
> > FX: 972.542.6044
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of
> > Tyler Links
> > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 10:25 AM
> > To: support@gesn.com
> > Subject: RE: Cards Cast, Ballots Cast, and Times Counted
> >
> >
> > These three things are similar, but subtly different.
> >
> > Cards Cast and Ballots Cast are different from one another only if the
> > jurisdiction has two-card ballots.  Two-card ballots are more the
> exception
> > than the rule (my regards to those of you who support elections "out
West"
> > i.e. Colorado, Arizona, California, Washington, etc.), therefore Cards
> Cast
> > and Ballots Cast are often interchangeable.
> >
> > Times Counted means the number of times that the race in question was
read
> > by an Accu-Vote (whether it had a valid vote or not).  If the race is
> > jurisdiction-wide (on all ballots), then the times counted for the race
> > should match the Ballots Cast.  If the race is not jurisdiction wide and
> > does not appear on all ballots/cards, then the Times Counted could be
> > different from Ballots Cast.
> >
> > Clear as mud?
> >
> > Tyler
> >
> >
> >
>