----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 5:16
PM
Subject: RE: Gems 1-18-18 PA cross
endorsement
We were wondering
if anyone actually did it that way -- we were hoping not. You are right
it seems confusing to me too.
The duplicate
ArtSeq is an interesting interface suggestion. You could even imagine
some duplicated and some not. We'll do that or something along those
lines.
As a point of
curiosity, is doing it this way actually a statute, or just "they way they've
always done it". If its the former, please forward the section up to
Vancouver.
Ken
Theoretically the cross endorsement works
appropriately. I noticed in VTS, if you
want the parties listed next to the candidate, the candidate would be listed
each time for a party affiliation as GEMS does. Also in VTS, if you
want the candidate to appear only once on the ballot, no party affiliation
appears next to the candidate. Which seems confusing, what party would
the candidate be affiliated with?
The state of PA expects the candidate to be
listed only once in the race with a dual party
endorsement.
Gems currently shows:
John Doe (Dem)
John Doe (Rep)
The dual party option would show:
John Doe (Dem/Rep)
During straight party voting and dual party
option, whether Dem or Rep is voted John Doe would receive a
vote. Is it possibly to give the endorsed candidate the same ARTSQ
identifier and then append the party name after the candidate?
Thanks,
Jane