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Precinct voting system

  • US 7,032,821 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2001
  • Issued: 04/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A precinct electronic voting system for use in elections, comprising:

  • a controller configured with an interactive menu system permitting a poll worker to preside over an election;

    electronic ballot information stored on said system;

    at least one voting station coupled with said controller to form a network that is physically configured to reside at a precinct location,said voting station having an electronically configurable display for presenting indicia representative of said electronic ballot information to voters;

    a member selected from the group consisting of a mobile memory and a telecommunications connection for transferring said electronic ballot information between an election administration station and said controller; and

    program logic resident at the controller for selecting and disseminating portions of the electronic ballot information between the controller and the voting station on a voter-specific basis to facilitate cooperable interaction between the voting station and the electronically configurable display, the cooperable interaction being directed by the program logic to assist the voter in casting votes during the election.

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