When output folder doesn't exist, error shows in UI

[yezr]

RCTab Version: 1.3.999

What Happened

I was doing some testing and set the output folder to a folder that didn't yet exist ~/Downloads/vmwgoutput-with_one_undervote. Usually, RCTab creates the output folder for me if it doesn't exist. During this round of testing, however, when calculating ballot numbers I saw an error in the log when writing the rctab_cvr saying that the file didn't exist (I think the real issue was the folder didn't exist). I was able to continue on and tabulate. Tabulate worked successfully, correctly created the new folder, and successfully wrote the rctab_cvr.

I confirmed later by configuring to a folder that does exist that the rctab_cvr is being written twice if the configured output folder exists: once during ballot counting and once during tabulation.

What I Would Expect

I would expect RCTab not to attempt to write a rctab_cvr during the ballot counting step. If it does, I would expect the same logic that creates the folder during tabulation to create the folder during ballot counts.

[artoonie]

I will update to not write an rctab_cvr. In the process, I've noted that logs that get ouput to the GUI window during "Check Ballot Counts" are not written to an audit log. Should they be? Perhaps in a separate file? I think I prefer that they are.

Here's a demo: the audit log is separated into "check ballot counts" and "tabulate" sections.

auditlogdemo.mov