AMC as a voting solution (Support #88)


Added by Nicolas Pettiaux over 11 years ago. Updated almost 11 years ago.


Status:Closed Start date:10/28/2012
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Description

I am wondering how to use AMC to build a prototype of a paper voting system with possible computerized counting.

I describe what I have in mind : in traditionnal paper elections (in Belgium at least), on the ballot, there are many "lists" (one per party) with people's names and a box next to the name (see http://www.crep.be/portailelectionsbulletinvote.php), but also a box at the top of the list, for the case when the voter wants to select the proposed order of the list. The voter may choose one or many people from ONE least at most. Or no candidates.

When counting, we need to know exactely how many selection each box has got and also if the paper (aka the ballot) had any other mark in which case the ballot is said invalid (as the vote must remain anonymous)

I believe that AMC would be a very good system to provide a paper voting solution with a ballot that would be nearly exactely what a traditionnal paper solution with a human counting process is but also, if printed on A4 sheets that can easily be scanned for example, a solution that could be counted with the help of computers.

Could you help me to build such a prototype ?

Much thanks


History

Updated by Alexis Bienvenüe over 11 years ago

  • using LaTeX, this is possible to make whenever the layout you need for your ballot.
  • for counting votes, I think "scoring strategies" are not suitable. I would prefer export raw data of ticked/unticked boxes (see for example plugin in RE: calculate the frequency of choices), and then use for example SQL requests to compute the results.
  • Tracker changed from Feature to Support

Updated by Pieter Van den Hombergh over 11 years ago

  • using LaTeX, this is possible to make whatever the layout you need for your ballot.
  • for counting votes, I think "scoring strategies" are not suitable. I would prefer export raw data of ticked/unticked boxes (see for example plugin in RE: calculate the frequency of choices), and then use for example SQL requests to compute the results.

Updated by Alexis Bienvenüe almost 11 years ago

  • % Done changed from 0 to 100
  • Status changed from New to Closed

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