* *** COMMENTS_ON_11-5-24_BASIC_MODULE TXT - 31 Aug 2024  01:56:13 - JGKNAUTH


             Comments of Basic Module for 11/5/24 Election
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The Basic module was very good.  I won't repeat here many comments I
have made elsewhere, e.g., on the flowchart.

I didn't have any navigation problems.  However on some of the videos I
was not able to move the slider back and forth, e.g., to replay a
section.  Maybe that's just the way it is when the video is played in
the module vs standalone on the PO website.

In the following I'll use the slide number to identify the area.  On
some of the slides, the slide number shown may actually refer to a
number of sub-sides that you get to by clicking something on the base
slide.  Hopefully you can figure out which one I'm commenting on.

 21  This almost encourages CJs to wait until two weeks before Election
     Day before contacting the POs.  Anyway, here the POs should be
     warned to frequently check their spam folders.

 73  Nothing is said about marking the ATV before sending the voter to
     the HT although it is mentioned later.

114  The name update section shows an address being filled in as well as
     a Section C signature and YES checkbox.  The heading text says no
     address info is needed.  I thought (per the HTQG) that ONLY the
     name field was to be filled in for "name on label is wrong".

148  You say the Official should advise the voter to watch for the count
     to increase to know if their vote was counted.  I have always
     thought that was a very bad idea.  Sometimes the count has already
     changed by the time the voter is reminded to look.  Or the voter
     may not properly detect the change; I have definitely seen that
     happen years ago and the voter caused a hassle.  Instead I think
     the proper advice is to say wait until the nice big screen says,
     "Your vote has been counted" or it says there is an error.

153  The jam image shown does not say whether the ballot has been
     counted or not.  (Note the bold text about this.)  Is this an old
     image?  The PO website "Tabulator Error Messages" does show the
     proper image.

156  Are voters allowed to have their phones out doing research while
     standing in the RT line in the voting enclosure?  It is absolutely
     impossible to detect if they are also taking pictures.  Shouldn't
     such smart phone research be restricted to just when the voter is
     in the voting booth?  If I see someone using a smartphone, I tell
     them to put it away until they get in the booth.

159  I sure wish someone would chop off the first 20+ seconds of the
     curbside video.  The video should focus on the important stuff,
     which is complicated and you need to get to it ASAP.

179  The slide explicitly says Judges are the ones who empty the
     voted ballots bin.  Why is this video, etc., in the Basic module?
     I suppose you will say it is because the CJ can ask non-Judges to
     assist, so they need to be educated.

General comment:  The Tabulator images all use the special "Protected
Count" configuration, which is not what is used at polling places.  They
also don't show the "magic" button.  Note that the button is shown on
the Welcome screen in the PO website's "Opening and Closing the Polls"
video.  Different software levels?  Maybe that's why the button was not
found when doing the recent CJPG update.

Jeff