Re: [election-services] Tracking computation algorithms....

[John Borras <johnaborras@yahoo.co.uk>]

Seems sensible but we can discuss further on the next TC concall.

John

"David RR Webber (XML)" <david@drrw.info> wrote:

Team,

 

Just working on those i's and t's here.

 

Now in the 510 we have the reporting count metric - with text and id and result - e.g. Percent Votes in Party - that covers off those needs.

 

However - in the 410 we now have the opportunity to define what metrics should appear related to a ballot - prior to the 510 counting results being produced.  This would appear to be needed.

 

We can re-use the same structure element to pre-define those in the 410 ahead of the 510 reporting.

 

The only piece missing then is the algorithm being used.  Since we already have counting algorithm defined in EML Core - but I'm thinking we need an additional metric AlgorithmID - to add this is the count metric definition - and then add that to the 410.

 

The AlgorithmID can then reference the supporting documentation for the election. 

 

Thanks, DW

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John

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