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Allow splitting of batch data entry and do the math in Arlo #1443

Closed benadida closed 2 years ago

benadida commented 2 years ago

In batch audits, some batches are large and thus, for practicality, are split up between different audit boards for counting. Right now, that means that jurisdictions have to do the math themselves to combine those batch tally sheets.

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Let's instead allow them to enter as many batch tally sheets as they would like for a given ballot, and sum them up. This is a little bit tricky in the UX because we want to make it clear that it's a separate tally sheet, not one that replaces the previous one. Suggested flow, for discussion:

jonahkagan commented 2 years ago

Another possible solution is to have an audit board interface for batch comparison

jonahkagan commented 2 years ago

Discussed more and decided that the original solution of being able to enter multiple tally sheets for one batch solves the immediate problem. It will probably be useful to enter tally sheet names to keep track of them.