Electronic Voting Device, and Corresponding Method and Computer Program Product
First Claim
1. A secure electronic voting device, comprising:
- means for reading electronic voting ballots carrying at least one item of voting information previously written by an elector using an appropriate writing device;
means for inserting a voting ballot into said reading means, cooperating with means for preventing withdrawal of said ballot;
means for checking validity of said voting ballot, issuing a signal for transferring said voting ballot to a secure ballot box, after the at least one item of voting information has been taken into account, when at least one of said voting ballot or voting conditions are considered valid;
means for processing the at least one item of voting information read by said reading means; and
means for automatically transferring said voting ballot, after receipt of said signal confirming the voting ballot has been taken into account and without human intervention, to the secure ballot box, so as to allow double counting of said item of voting information, one using the item of voting information read by said reading means, and another in a deferred manner, by reprocessing the voting ballots kept in said secure ballot box.
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Abstract
A secure electronic voting device includes a reading device for reading electronic voting ballots carrying an item of voting information; an insertion device inserting a voting ballot into the reading device and preventing withdrawal of the ballot; a checking device checking validity of said voting ballot, issuing a signal transferring the voting ballot to a ballot box, after the item of voting information has been taken into account, when the voting ballot and/or the voting conditions are considered valid; a processor processing the item of voting information read by the reading device; a transfer device automatically transferring the voting ballot, after receipt of said signal confirming it has been taken into account and without human intervention, to the ballot box, allowing double counting of the voting information, one using data read by the reading device, and another performed in a deferred manner, by reprocessing voting ballots kept in the ballot box.
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14 Claims
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1. A secure electronic voting device, comprising:
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means for reading electronic voting ballots carrying at least one item of voting information previously written by an elector using an appropriate writing device; means for inserting a voting ballot into said reading means, cooperating with means for preventing withdrawal of said ballot; means for checking validity of said voting ballot, issuing a signal for transferring said voting ballot to a secure ballot box, after the at least one item of voting information has been taken into account, when at least one of said voting ballot or voting conditions are considered valid; means for processing the at least one item of voting information read by said reading means; and means for automatically transferring said voting ballot, after receipt of said signal confirming the voting ballot has been taken into account and without human intervention, to the secure ballot box, so as to allow double counting of said item of voting information, one using the item of voting information read by said reading means, and another in a deferred manner, by reprocessing the voting ballots kept in said secure ballot box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for secure electronic voting, the method comprising the following steps:
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insertion of a voting ballot into a reading device configured for reading the voting ballot and preventing withdrawal of said ballot; checking validity of said voting ballot, issuing a signal for transferring said voting ballot to a secure ballot box, after the at least one item of voting information has been taken into account, when said voting ballot and/or voting conditions are considered valid; processing with a processing device the at least one item of voting information read by said reading device; and automatically transferring said voting ballot, after receipt of said signal confirming the at least one item of voting information has been taken into account and without human intervention, to the secure ballot box, so as to allow double counting of said voting information, one using data read by said reading device, and another in a deferred manner, by reprocessing of the voting ballots kept in said ballot box.
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14. A computer program product recorded on a medium readable by computer and comprising program code instructions for implementing a method for secure electronic voting, the method comprising the following steps:
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inserting a voting ballot into a reading device configured for reading the voting ballot and preventing withdrawal of said ballot; checking validity of a voting ballot, issuing a signal for transferring said voting ballot to a ballot box, after the at least one item of voting information has been taken into account, when said voting ballot and/or voting conditions are considered valid; processing with a processing device the at least one item of voting information read by said reading device; and automatically transferring said voting ballot, after receipt of the signal confirming the at least one item of voting information has been taken into account and without human intervention, to a secure ballot box, so as to allow double counting of said voting information, one using data read by said reading device, and another in a deferred manner, by reprocessing of the voting ballots kept in said ballot box.
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