Anti-fraud voter registration and voting system using a data card
First Claim
1. A method of voting comprising,registering a person to vote and acquiring first biometric information and name identification of said person,recording said first biometric information and said name identification indelibly on a card at a first terminal, said card having optical and magnetic recording media thereon, the indeliby written information on said optical recording medium,verifying at a later time that a holder of said card is a registered voter at a verification terminal by acquiring second biometric information of said holder, reading said said first biometric information from said card, comparing said first and second biometric information, and writing voting permission data on said card in a non-permanent manner on said magnetic recording medium if said first and second biometric information match.
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Abstract
A method for deterring fraudulent voting involving use of wallet-size cards having a permanent data storage medium and a temporary data storage medium disposed on each card. A first card writing device has means for acquiring biometric information from a person and for writing a template of that information on the permanent storage medium. A voter registration verification terminal has similar means for acquiring biometric information from a possessor of the card, and also has a means for reading the biometric information from the permanent storage medium of the card. Upon inputting biometric information from both the card and the possessor of the card, the verification terminal compares the information, and, if they match, writes data allowing limited use of the card for voting on the temporary data storage medium of the card. This data can be read by a plurality of voting terminals at other locations. The limitation on use of the card for voting and the required repeated verification enhances security of the cards and the voter registration and voting terminals and systems.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of voting comprising,
registering a person to vote and acquiring first biometric information and name identification of said person, recording said first biometric information and said name identification indelibly on a card at a first terminal, said card having optical and magnetic recording media thereon, the indeliby written information on said optical recording medium, verifying at a later time that a holder of said card is a registered voter at a verification terminal by acquiring second biometric information of said holder, reading said said first biometric information from said card, comparing said first and second biometric information, and writing voting permission data on said card in a non-permanent manner on said magnetic recording medium if said first and second biometric information match.
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10. A method for ensuring the identity of a voter comprising,
acquiring biometric information and common identification from a person and recording said biometric information and said common identification indelibly on a card, comparing said biometric information recorded on said card with subsequently acquired biometric information of a person possessing said card at a verification terminal, and writing voting permission data on said card allowing limited use of said card if said comparison yields substantially matching biometric information.
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20. A method of voting comprising,
submitting biometric information and common identification of a person to a registration terminal, which records said biometric information and said common identification indelibly as identification data on a card, and receiving said card with said identification data from said registration terminal, subsequently submitting biometric information and submitting said card with said identification data to a verification terminal for comparison, which writes on said card voting permission data if said subsequent biometric information matches said biometric data, and receiving said card from said verification terminal, and submitting said card with said voting permission data to a voting terminal which reads said voting permission data, thereby authorizing voting.
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