Computerized electronic voting system
First Claim
1. An electronic voting system comprising:
- a voting server;
a voter security card station;
a plurality of voting stations;
wherein the voter security card station and the plurality of voting stations are coupled to the voting server either directly or via at least one hub, the voting stations running simultaneously on the voting server and functioning independently of each other; and
software loaded on the voting server for operating and controlling the voting system.
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Abstract
The present invention is a computerized electronic voting system that employs an easy-to-use, paperless, voting station to collect and tally votes. In one embodiment, the voting system includes a voting server (12, 52, 62) coupled to a voter security card station (24, 56, 66) and a plurality of voting stations (28, 70). Alternatively, the voting system may include a voting server that is connected to an existing computer network (50) and coupled to a voter security card station. In another embodiment of the invention, the voting system comprises a voting server connected to a plurality of work stations or voting stations and a voter security card station, forming a computer network. The system software installed on the voting server preferably includes a voting application and an administrative application for controlling operation of the voting process. Important aspects of the invention include the ability to print a voter security card for each registered voter at the polling places, the functionality of multiple voting stations running on a single computer or server, and the auditability of voting results.
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55 Claims
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1. An electronic voting system comprising:
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a voting server;
a voter security card station;
a plurality of voting stations;
wherein the voter security card station and the plurality of voting stations are coupled to the voting server either directly or via at least one hub, the voting stations running simultaneously on the voting server and functioning independently of each other; and
software loaded on the voting server for operating and controlling the voting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic voting system comprising:
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a voting server coupled to a computer network comprising a voter security card station and a plurality of voting stations, wherein the voter security card station and the plurality of voting stations are coupled to the server either directly or via at least one hub; and
software for operating and controlling the voting system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computerized electronic voting system comprising:
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a computer;
a voter security card station coupled to the computer; and
a plurality of voting stations coupled to the computer and the voter security card station, and controlled by software loaded on the computer, the software providing a voting application for voters to vote on the voting stations and an administration application for election officials to control and monitor the voting process.
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44. An electronic voting system comprising:
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at least one voting station coupled to a voting server; and
software loaded on the voting server for operating and controlling the voting system. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of computerized voting on an electronic voting system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a voter security card for each registered voter from a voter security card station, the voter security card having a unique voter number and PIN for each registered voter to log onto a voting station and vote;
providing a plurality of voting stations coupled to the voter security card station and coupled to a computer for voting, the plurality of voting stations running simultaneously on the computer and functioning independently of each other; and
providing software loaded on the computer which includes a voting interface that presents a ballot to a voter through a series of screens on the voting stations, at least one screen for each race in an election, whereby the voter makes a voting selection and after voting is complete, the voter can review and modify the selections prior to casting the final vote.
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49. A method of voting on an electronic voting system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a registered voter with access to a ballot;
providing software loaded on a server which includes a voting interface that presents the ballot to the registered voter through a series of screens on a computer, at least one screen for each race in an election, whereby the registered voter makes voting selections and after voting is complete, the registered voter can review and modify the selections prior to casting the final vote;
securely encoding the completed ballot with the voter'"'"'s selections and storing the selections electronically; and
sending the completed ballot with the voter'"'"'s encoded selections to an appropriate elections office. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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