Elections are
removed automatically as space is required. The internal flash
filesystem (tm) is approx 8 megs. The ballot results file for even a
large early voting machine are tiny -- certainly less than 100k. The
audit log is not as simple, especially if there is a requirement to log every
ballot cast. Currently automatic logic and accuracy tests consume space
on the internal flash filesystem, and they can be quite large. We will
probably change this in the future so that real election results are not
kicked out by automatic L&A results.
The short answer
to your question is "probably", but the only way for you to know for sure is
to load up 24 largish elections on a unit. I wouldn't promise Johnson
County anything until I ran the test myself.
Couple more things
to keep in mind. The internal flash filesystem is considered "backup"
storage by our system. The primary storage is the removable memory
cards. Their capacity is limited only by how much money Johnson wants to
spend.
Finally, remember
that you cannot recover election results off a ballot station without a memory
card loaded with the election definition. If they want to to retain
election results on the machines for six years, that will mean they have to
archive their GEMS databases and software for that same period, and actually
be able to reload the database when the time comes.
Ken
How many elections can
be retained in the AVTS units, before a customer needs to start removing
them. Would a 4-6 year election cycle be abel to be retained.
That would probably be between 8 and 24 elections, some small and some
big.
This was a question
that Johnson County, KS wanted an answer to.
Thanks,
JEFF HINTZ
Global Election
Systems