It is very common to count from 0 in programming. And the ballots were most likely processed digitally. So 0-199 accounting 200 ballots is perfectly reasonable and expectable.
I understand programming as I worked in the software industry for many years.
However, here I am referencing the Batch Modification Report which has a box labelled # BAL.
Even if this was a machine count, the first ballot that passes through that machine will be ballot 1 and not ballot 0. This is how software is configured for counting functions. This is because "0" itself is a valid integer denoting "No ballots".
Hence # BAL value should equal the actual number of ballots, therefore I disagree with Dr Shiva's statement on this.
Using his logic in this "0" would indicate 1 ballot.
It is very common to count from 0 in programming. And the ballots were most likely processed digitally. So 0-199 accounting 200 ballots is perfectly reasonable and expectable.
I understand programming as I worked in the software industry for many years. However, here I am referencing the Batch Modification Report which has a box labelled # BAL. Even if this was a machine count, the first ballot that passes through that machine will be ballot 1 and not ballot 0. This is how software is configured for counting functions. This is because "0" itself is a valid integer denoting "No ballots". Hence # BAL value should equal the actual number of ballots, therefore I disagree with Dr Shiva's statement on this. Using his logic in this "0" would indicate 1 ballot.