ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM

• US 20110040605A1
• Filed: 08/17/2009
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Geoffrey Prentix Evertz
• Original Assignee: Geoffrey Prentix Evertz
• Inventors: Evertz, Geoffrey Prentix
• Application Number:
  US12/498,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20110040605A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/12
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 13/00 Voting apparatus

Abstract

A system for electronic voting is provided. A state primary server is configured to provide voting information of at least one voter through a private Intranet. A poll worker computer station is configured to receive the voting information of the at least one voter through the private Intranet. A biometric device is connected to the poll worker computer station, where the biometric device is configured to receive biometric information from a poll worker, where the biometric device validates that the poll worker can utilize the poll worker computer station. The poll worker computer station is configured to compare the voting information of the at least one voter with voter biometric information of at least one current voter to determine if the voter biometric information of the at least one current voter is equivalent to the voting information of the at least one voter; if the voting information of the at least one voter is equivalent to the voter biometric information of at least one current voter then the at least one voter can cast an electronic vote at least one voting booth of a plurality of voting booths, wherein the at least one voting booth is configured to transmit the electronic vote to the poll worker computer station or the local district server.

Claims

1. An electronic voting system, the system comprising:

a state primary server configured to provide voting information of at least one voter through a private Intranet;

a poll worker computer station configured to receive the voting information of the at least one voter through the private Intranet;

a biometric device connected to the poll worker computer station, wherein the biometric device is configured to receive biometric information from a poll worker, wherein the biometric device validates that the poll worker can utilize the poll worker computer station;

the poll worker computer station configured to compare the voting information of the at least one voter with voter biometric information of at least one current voter to determine if the voter biometric information of the at least one current voter is equivalent to the voting information of the at least one voter; and

if the voting information of the at least one voter is equivalent to the voter biometric information of the at least one current voter then the at least one current voter can cast an electronic vote in at least one voting booth station of a plurality of voting booth stations, wherein the at least one voting booth station is configured to transmit the electronic vote to the poll worker computer station or a local server.

2. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the biometric device is configured to analyze fingerprint, eye-retinal and facial structure information.

3. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the poll worker computer station is configured to manage the plurality of voting booth stations.

4. The electronic voting of system of claim 3 wherein the poll worker computer station is configured to identify which one of the plurality of the voting booth stations the at least one current voter should utilize.

5. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the at least one voting booth station can output a paper ballot of the electronic vote.

6. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the poll worker computer station is configured to tally a plurality of votes from the plurality of voting booth stations.

7. The electronic system of claim 6 wherein the poll worker computer station is configured to tally the plurality of votes and transmit the votes to a vote dump.

8. The electronic voting system of claim 1 wherein the poll worker computer station is configured to extrapolate the votes at the poll worker computer station or at the local station server when a poll station is closed then transmit the votes to a state vote dump.

9. An electronic voting system, the system comprising:

a state primary server configured to provide voting information from a plurality of voters at least one voter through a private Intranet;

a poll worker computer station configured to receive the voting information of the plurality of voters through the private Intranet;

a biometric device connected to the poll worker computer stations wherein the biometric device is configured to receive biometric information from a poll worker, wherein the biometric device validates that the poll worker can utilize the poll worker computer station;

the poll worker computer station configured to compare the voting information of the plurality of voters with voter biometric information of a plurality of current voters to determine if the voter biometric information of the plurality of current voters is equivalent to the voting information of the plurality of voters; and

if the voting information of the plurality of voters is equivalent to the voter biometric information of the plurality of current voters then the plurality of current voters can cast an electronic vote in at least one voting booth station of a plurality of voting booth stations, wherein the at least one voting booth station is configured to transmit the electronic vote to the poll worker computer station or the local district server.

10. A method for utilizing an electronic voting system, the method comprising:

receiving voting information of at least one voter through a private Intranet;

receiving biometric information from a poll worker;

validating the biometric information that the poll worker can utilize the poll worker computer station;

comparing the voting information of the at least one voter with voter biometric information of at least one current voter;

determining if the voter biometric information of the at least one voter is equivalent to the voting information of the at least one current voter; and

casting an electronic vote if the voting information of the at least one voter is equivalent to the voter biometric information of the at least one current voter;