Electronic voting system
First Claim
1. An electronic voting system for collecting votes for one or more options from a plurality of voters, the system comprising means for generating individualized ballot forms, each for a respective one of the voters, each containing entries for respective ones of the options, each entry containing an identifier, the identifiers being selected so that entries for different options within each one of the forms contain mutually different identifiers, identifiers in entries for equal options in different ones of the forms containing mutually different identifiers;
- a memory device for storing information about the identifiers entered for different options for different voters in a vote collecting system;
a user interface for entering data purportedly representing one of the identifiers from a voting voter;
an input device for receiving an identification of the voting voter;
a vote translating unit arranged to compare the data with the information from the memory about the identifiers for the identified voter;
a vote collecting system to count a vote for the option, if any, that corresponds to the data for the identified voter according to the information.
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Abstract
An electronic voting process sends votes that have been entered via a general purpose user interface such as the keyboard of a PC to a vote collecting system. To prevent viruses between the interface and the vote collecting system from entering fraudulent votes, individualized ballot forms are used. Each for a different voter and each containing entries for respective ones of the options that can be made in the vote. Entries for different options within each one of the forms contain mutually different identifiers, identifiers in entries for equal options in different ones of the forms containing mutually different identifiers. Each ballot forms is sent to the voter for which it was individually generated. The voter enters the identifiers for his or her option and a voting system compares the identifier with the information about the identifiers for the identified voter stored in the vote collecting system. The vote is counted for the option, if any, that corresponds to the data for the identified voter according to the information stored in the vote collecting system
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11 Claims
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1. An electronic voting system for collecting votes for one or more options from a plurality of voters, the system comprising
means for generating individualized ballot forms, each for a respective one of the voters, each containing entries for respective ones of the options, each entry containing an identifier, the identifiers being selected so that entries for different options within each one of the forms contain mutually different identifiers, identifiers in entries for equal options in different ones of the forms containing mutually different identifiers; -
a memory device for storing information about the identifiers entered for different options for different voters in a vote collecting system;
a user interface for entering data purportedly representing one of the identifiers from a voting voter;
an input device for receiving an identification of the voting voter;
a vote translating unit arranged to compare the data with the information from the memory about the identifiers for the identified voter;
a vote collecting system to count a vote for the option, if any, that corresponds to the data for the identified voter according to the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic voting process for collecting votes for one or more options from a plurality of voters, the process comprising
generating individualized ballot forms, each for a respective one of the voters, each containing entries for respective ones of the options; -
including identifiers in the entries, so that entries for different options within each one of the forms contain mutually different identifiers, identifiers in entries for equal options in different ones of the forms containing mutually different identifiers;
storing information about the identifiers entered for different options for different voters in a vote collecting system;
sending each ballot form to the voter for which that form was generated;
entering data purportedly representing one of the identifiers from a voting voter via a user interface at a remote station;
entering an identification code of a voter;
comparing the data with the information from the vote collecting system about the identifiers for the identified voter;
counting a vote for the option, if any, that corresponds to the data for the identified, voter according to the information stored in the vote collecting system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A set of ballot forms for use in a vote for a plurality of options, each ballot form being for a different voter, each ballot form comprising a plurality of entries, each for a possible option in a vote, each entry comprising an identifier identifying the option, the identifiers for a same option on ballot forms for different voters being mutually different.
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