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| | Name : | Stanley A. Klein | Organization : | N/A | Post Date : | 9/30/2005 |
| Comment : | Citizen observations in Maryland, continued.
The reallocation as setup failures of reports of candidates and other contests/issues missing from
the ballot provided an opportunity to clarify a usage scenario stated in the FEC standards and the
VVSG draft. There were 16 such failures reported, giving a failure rate of 1.65%. The FEC
standards and the VVSG state a scenario that has preelection
activity requiring 30 hours. The
calculated failure rate implies a time of 2.7 hours, consistent with an overall preelection
setup
time of about 3 or 4 hours. It appears that the 30 hours may be for a machine used in Logic and
Accuracy testing, and that a setup time of 3 or 4 hours more reasonably applies to other
machines. This was confirmed in a discussion with a local election administration office. | |
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