Electronic voting method and system employing a printed machine readable ballot
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1. A method for marking a ballot sheet comprising:
- initiating a voting session on a voting machine and identifying a template;
displaying voting selections for the voting session in accordance with the template;
making voting selections in the voting session using a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof;
then producing a paper ballot sheet for the voting session by printing marks corresponding to the voting selections on a ballot sheet form or by printing a ballot sheet form including marks corresponding to the voting selections; and
submitting the printed paper ballot sheet for reading the marks corresponding to voting selections marked thereon in accordance with the template.
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Abstract
A method and system for marking a ballot or sheet may comprise making selections in a session using an interface, e.g., including a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof, producing a paper ballot or sheet for the session by printing the selections on a sheet form or printing a sheet form including the selections, and optionally submitting the printed paper ballot or sheet for reading the selections printed thereon. The printed ballot or sheet may include an identifier for the selected template.
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1. A method for marking a ballot sheet comprising:
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initiating a voting session on a voting machine and identifying a template;
displaying voting selections for the voting session in accordance with the template;
making voting selections in the voting session using a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof;
then producing a paper ballot sheet for the voting session by printing marks corresponding to the voting selections on a ballot sheet form or by printing a ballot sheet form including marks corresponding to the voting selections; and
submitting the printed paper ballot sheet for reading the marks corresponding to voting selections marked thereon in accordance with the template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for marking sheets comprising:
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initiating a session on a selection machine;
making selections in the session using a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof;
then producing a paper sheet in accordance with a template for the session by printing marks corresponding to the selections on a sheet form or by printing a sheet form including marks corresponding to the selections;
submitting the printed paper sheet for reading the selections marked thereon in accordance with the template. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for printing selections on marking sheets comprising:
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selecting a template for a selection session;
making selections using a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof; and
then producing a printed marking sheet in accordance with the selected template by printing marks for the selections made on a printed marking sheet form for the selection session or by printing a marking sheet form including marks for the selections made for the selection session;
wherein the printed marking sheet includes an identifier for the selected template and includes marks that are machine readable and that correspond to the selections made. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for printing selections on marking sheets comprising:
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means for selecting a template for a selection session;
an interface including a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interface, or a combination thereof, for displaying and for making selections; and
a printer for producing a printed marking sheet in accordance with the selected template by printing marks for selections made on a printed marking sheet form for the selection session or by printing a marking sheet form including marks for selections made for the selection session;
wherein the printed marking sheet includes an identifier for the selected template and includes printed marks that are machine readable and that correspond to the selections made. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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