Umatilla 2000 primary turnout figures incorrect for some races

[dwillis]

Using OCR (some files will need data entry). Files here.

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• 2014 primary
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• 2002 general
• 2002 primary
• 2000 general
• 2000 primary

[nk9]

I just worked on the 2000 primary. It is SO STRANGE that the "Turnout" totals, which are supposedly per-precinct, are nearly uniformly wrong on pages 6–10. They check out for all the GOP contests and for the Democratic Presidential match up. But after that, only the vertical totals are correct, and the turnout numbers cease to be reliable.

The strangest thing is that nearly all the contests agree as to what the turnout numbers SHOULD be. Precinct 114 had 33 Democratic ballots cast in most cases. But not for president (whose turnout numbers are usually higher, and which match the claimed turnout numbers on the rest of the contests), and not for the state house's 57th district.

If I were a candidate, I'd ask for a recount. :-)

Should I leave the "Total" lines in the .csv, when we know they're wrong in the original?

[dwillis]

@nk9 can you explain what you mean by "only the vertical totals are correct, and the turnout numbers cease to be reliable"? Maybe an example would help.

[nk9]

SECRETARY OF STATE (DEM)	Precinct	Voters	Trnout	Pct	Under Votes	Over Votes	Bill Bradbury
.	124	216	91 98	42.1	41	0	57
…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
.	TOTAL	10373	4764	45.9	1620	0	3240

4764 is correct if you add up the column, as are 1620, 0 and 3240. But 41+0+57 is supposed to equal the turnout, and it doesn't.

Also, in all the Democratic races save President and the state house races, the turnout in precinct 124 always adds up to 98, not 91.

I've uploaded a CSV of the results in the sources repo, so you can have a play.