General Software Changes:

• Precincts and Polling Locations Module:

  • Allow the user to view polling locations in all jurisdictions sorted alphabetically.

  • Prohibit the user from deleting a polling location that is currently referenced by one or more precincts or election geography for a current or future election.

• Election Geography Module:

  • Allow the user to view polling locations in all jurisdictions sorted alphabetically.

• Adjust the Server Maintenance software to recover from lockups:

  • This adjustment will help sites automatically recover from a failed replication attempt.

Presidential Primary AV Functionality Adjustments:

• Voter Registration module:
  • Adjust the Lockout functionality so that all lockout options will now consider party when checking for duplicate ballot numbers, allowing a particular ballot to be reused within the selected lockout type when a unique ballot number/party has been selected for the voter.
• AV Scan module:
  • Adjust the Party Selection functionality by adding a "Ballot Type" combo box to the main screen. The combo box will contain the following selections:
    • "Democratic-Ballots" that are subsequently sent or received FROM THIS MODULE will be recorded as "Democratic".
    • Republican-Ballots that are subsequently sent or received FROM THIS MODULE will be recorded as "Republican".
    • Non-Presidential?Ballots that are subsequently sent or received FROM THIS MODULE will be recorded as "Non-Presidential".
    • Prompt Me-Display a dialog each time a ballot is subsequently sent or received FROM THIS MODULE so I can select the ballot type.
  • Adjust the Lockout functionality so that all lockout options will now consider party when checking for duplicate ballot numbers, allowing a particular ballot to be reused within the selected lockout type when a unique ballot number/party has been selected for the voter.

• Blank address fields
  • Any polling location with a partial or blank address will need to be updated with complete information. Bureau staff will contact affected jurisdictions to discuss the changes.
• Duplicate Polling Locations
  • All polling locations that have an identical match will be consolidated down into a single polling location to ensure that when polling location information is adjusted, the changes appear on all affected records. 
• Blank latitude / longitude fields
  • The Bureau will assign Lat/Lons values to all polling locations that do not currently have values to ensure that a map will be displayed on MVIC.