Accu-Vote Release 1.95e

[Guy Lancaster <glanca@gesn.com>]

  AVOS Precinct Count 1.95e has been released.  This is mostly
to meet Minnesota requirements for handling absentee ballots at the polls. 
Note that 1.95 memory cards are not compatible with 1.94 memory cards.

  Order your copies from the order desk in McKinney.

        Guy
 
 

Title: Accu-Vote Release 1.95e

RELEASE NOTES
Accu-Vote 2000 - Release 1.95e
Revised April 26, 2000

Purpose

To support counting absentee ballots at the polls while the polls are open.

Compatibility

The 1.95e release of the Accu-Vote firmware is based on the 1.95d release. The precinct count upload protocol remains compatible with all 1.9x VTS versions. The precinct count download protocol and the memory cards remain compatible with release 1.95d.  New features require a recent release of GEMS.

Precinct Counter (PC) Release

• Support the new GEMS-1.16->Setup->AccuVote Options->Tally Settings->1.95 Auto Absentee checkbox which allows the Accu-Vote to determine whether a ballot should be counted as polling or absentee based on its ballot identification marks.  This requires either that polling and absentee ballots have unique card numbers in which case the absentee ballots can be counted at any time without the use of header cards, or that the new Counter Group Header cards be used to resolve conflicts.
• Support new Counter Group Header cards.  With the GEMS Auto Absentee option selected, these can be used to override the count group normally associated with a particular card ID or to resolve conflicts when a particular card ID is used in multiple count groups (i.e. polling and absentee).  With the Auto Absentee option selected, the old Absentee Count Card operates as a Counter Group Header, Absentee card.
• Support using either the "Counter Group Header, Polling" card or the "Counter Group Header, No Override" card to return to polling count mode after counting absentee ballots using an Absentee Count Card.  This applies only when the new GEMS Auto Absentee option is not enabled.
• No longer require the Absentee Count Card before the Ender Card when counting absentee ballots at the polls.
• When using a ballot box (i.e. when not using a feeder), no longer require that an override be cleared before setting a new override.  Previously when a Precinct Header Card was used, you would need to use a Precinct Separator Card before using a new Precinct Header Card.  In non-feeder modes the YES and NO buttons must be held while feeding any control card which is considered a sufficient check against accidental use.
• When using an Accu-Feed, an override using either a Precinct Header Card or a Counter Group Header Card must be cleared before a new override can be set or before the Ender Card will be accepted.  In feeder mode, the Accu-Vote will quietly process all control cards as long as all header cards are matched by appropriate ender cards.
• The pre-election unmarked and fully marked ballot tests now identify all control card types and can be used to verify that control cards are readable.  At this time the tests do not identify the override ID on the override cards.

Versions

(AE PC 1.95e 128K) Precinct Counter American English Release 1.95e 128K with checksum 4099 dated 00-4-26.

(AE PC 1.95e 64K) Precinct Counter American English Release 1.95e 64K with checksums A:9A47 B:5AD5 dated 00-4-26.

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