Voter interface unit
First Claim
1. An electronic voting system, comprising:
- at least one disability related communication device used by a voter and coupled to a network; and
at least one voter interface unit coupled to said network, said voter interface unit being enabled to confirm identification information provided by the voter, deliver ballot choices to the voter, accept a ballot choice made by the voter, and deliver the ballot choice to a tabulation system;
wherein the voter interface unit is operative to automatically identify the disability related communication device as being of a particular type, and to alter the manner in which it confirms identification information provided by the voter and delivers ballot choices to the voter based at least in part on the automatically identified device type; and
wherein based on the identification of the type of disability related communication device, the voter interface unit is further operative to connect the voter with a live poll worker equipped to communicate with the particular type of disability related communication device being used by the voter.
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Abstract
An electronic voting system is provided that includes at least one voter interface unit associated with network. The voter interface unit is enabled to identify a voter using a disability related communication device coupled to the network, deliver ballot choices to the voter, accept a ballot choice made by the voter, and deliver the ballot choice to a tabulation system. The system may be configured to confirm each ballot selection made by the voter. The system may further include a ballot design database to provide ballot choices and/or a voter registration database. The system may also be configured to enable the voter with an option to connect the voter with a live poll worker, if desired by the voter, at any time when the voter is connected to the system.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic voting system, comprising:
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at least one disability related communication device used by a voter and coupled to a network; and
at least one voter interface unit coupled to said network, said voter interface unit being enabled to confirm identification information provided by the voter, deliver ballot choices to the voter, accept a ballot choice made by the voter, and deliver the ballot choice to a tabulation system;
wherein the voter interface unit is operative to automatically identify the disability related communication device as being of a particular type, and to alter the manner in which it confirms identification information provided by the voter and delivers ballot choices to the voter based at least in part on the automatically identified device type; and
wherein based on the identification of the type of disability related communication device, the voter interface unit is further operative to connect the voter with a live poll worker equipped to communicate with the particular type of disability related communication device being used by the voter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for a disabled voter using a disability related communication device coupled to a network to cast a vote from a location remote from a polling place, said method comprising;
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connecting to at least one voter interface unit coupled to said network, said voter interface unit being enabled to confirm identification information provided by the voter, deliver ballot choices to the voter, accept a ballot choice made by the voter, and deliver the ballot choice to a tabulation system;
wherein the voter interface unit is operative to automatically identify the disability related communication device as being of a particular type, and to alter the manner in which it confirms identification information provided by the voter and delivers ballot choices to the voter based at least in part on the automatically identified device type; and
wherein based on the identification of the type of disability related communication device, the voter interface unit is further operative to connect the voter with a live poll worker equipped to communicate with the particular type of disability related communication device being used by the voter.
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15. A method for a disabled voter using a disability related communication device coupled to a network to register to vote from a remote location, said method comprising:
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connecting to at least one voter interface unit coupled to said network, said voter interface unit being enabled to confirm identification information provided by the voter, prompt said voter to provide registration information, accept said registration information from said voter, and deliver said registration information to a registration database;
wherein the voter interface unit is operative to automatically identify the disability related communication device as being of a particular type, and to alter the manner in which it confirms identification information provided by the voter and prompts the voter to provide registration information based at least in part on the automatically identified device type; and
wherein based on the identification of the type of disability related communication device, the voter interface unit is further operative to connect the voter with a live poll worker equipped to communicate with the particular type of disability related communication device being used by the voter.
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16. A voter interface unit for enabling a disabled voter to vote from a location remote from a polling place using a disability related communication device coupled to a network, said voter interface unit comprising:
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a memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to said network and configured to confirm identification information provided by the voter, deliver ballot choices to the voter, accept a ballot choice made by the voter, and deliver the ballot choice to a tabulation system;
wherein the voter interface unit is operative to automatically identify the disability related communication device as being of a particular type, and to alter the manner in which it confirms identification information provided by the voter and delivers ballot choices to the voter based at least in part on the automatically identified device type; and
wherein based on the identification of the type of disability related communication device, the voter interface unit is further operative to connect the voter with a live poll worker equipped to communicate with the particular type of disability related communication device being used by the voter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium for storing one or more programs for enabling a disabled voter to vote from a location remote from a polling place using a disability related communication device coupled to a network, wherein the one or more programs when executed by a processor implement the steps of:
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confirming identification information provided by the voter, delivering ballot choices to the voter, accepting a ballot choice made by the voter, and delivering the ballot choice to a tabulation system;
wherein the article of manufacture is operative to automatically identify the disability related communication device as being of a particular type, and to alter the manner in which it confirms identification information provided by the voter and delivers ballot choices to the voter based at least in part on the automatically identified device type; and
wherein based on the identification of the type of disability related communication device, the article of manufacture is further operative to connect the voter with a live poll worker equipped to communicate with the particular type of disability related communication device being used by the voter.
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Specification