Electronic voting system and method with voter verifiable real-time audit log
DCFirst Claim
1. A voting system comprising:
- at least one voting terminal operable to record a plurality of actions taken at said voting terminal; and
at least one printer connected to said voting terminal and operable to print said actions on a printable medium so as to create a printed audit log in real-time as said actions are taken at said voting terminal, wherein said printer is also operable to print a voting terminal bar code on said printable medium that contains information corresponding to vote totals of all ballots cast by a plurality of voters at said voting terminal.
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Abstract
A voting system and method with a voter verifiable real-time audit log is disclosed. The voting system includes at least one voting terminal operable to record a plurality of poll worker actions and a plurality of voter actions taken at the voting terminal. The voting system also includes at least one printer connected to the voting terminal that is operable to print the poll worker actions and the voter actions on a continuous paper roll so as to create a printed audit log in real-time as the poll worker actions and the voter actions are taken at the voting terminal. Preferably, the paper roll is secured within a locked housing such that the audit log is inaccessible to a voter using the voting terminal. The locked housing includes a display window that enables the voter to review a portion of the audit log associated with the voter in order to verify the voter actions printed on the paper roll.
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42 Claims
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1. A voting system comprising:
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at least one voting terminal operable to record a plurality of actions taken at said voting terminal; and at least one printer connected to said voting terminal and operable to print said actions on a printable medium so as to create a printed audit log in real-time as said actions are taken at said voting terminal, wherein said printer is also operable to print a voting terminal bar code on said printable medium that contains information corresponding to vote totals of all ballots cast by a plurality of voters at said voting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for creating a printed audit log of a voting terminal, said method comprising:
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recording a plurality of poll worker actions and a plurality of voter actions taken at said voting terminal; transferring said poll worker actions and said voter actions from said voting terminal to a printer; printing said poll worker actions and said voter actions on a printable medium so as to create said printed audit log in real-time as said poli worker actions and said voter actions are taken at said voting terminal; and printing a voting terminal bar code on said printable medium that contains information corresponding to vote totals of all ballots cast by a plurality of voters at said voting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A voting system comprising:
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at least one voting terminal operable to receive poll worker activity data and voter selection data; and at least one printer connected to said voting terminal and operable to print said poll worker activity data and said voter selection data on a printable medium so as to create a printed audit log for said voting terminal, and wherein said printer is also operable to print a voting terminal bar code on said printable medium that contains information corresponding to vote totals of all ballots cast by a plurality of voters at said voting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for creating a printed audit log of a voting terminal, said method comprising:
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receiving poll worker activity data and voter selection data at said voting terminal; transferring said poll worker activity data and said voter selection data from said voting terminal to a printer; printing said poll worker activity data and said voter selection data on a printable medium so as to create said printed audit log in real-time as said poii worker activity data and said voter selection data are received at said voting terminal; securing said printable medium such that said audit log is inaccessible to a voter using said voting terminal; enabling said voter to review a portion of said audit log associated with said voter so as to verify said voter selection data printed on said printable medium; and printing a voting terminal bar code on said printable medium that contains information corresponding to vote totals of all ballots cast by a plurality of voters at said voting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A voting system comprising:
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means for receiving poll worker activity data and voter selection data; and means for printing said poii worker activity data and said voter selection data on a printable medium so as to create a printed audit log in real-time as said poll worker activity data and said voter selection data are received at said receiving means, wherein said printing means also prints a voting terminal bar code on said printable medium that contains information corresponding to vote totals of all ballots cast by a plurality of voters; and means for securing said printable medium such that said audit log is inaccessible to a voter, wherein said securing means enables said voter to review a portion of said audit log associated with said voter and verify said voter selection data printed on said printable medium. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A voting system comprising:
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at least one voting terminal operable to record a plurality of poll worker actions and a plurality of voter actions taken at said voting terminal; at least one printer connected to said voting terminal and operable to print said poll worker actions and said voter actions on a continuous paper roll so as to create a printed audit log in real-time as said poll worker actions and said voter actions are taken at said voting terminal; wherein said paper roll is secured within a locked housing such that said audit log is inaccessible to a voter using said voting terminal, and wherein said locked housing includes a display window that enables said voter to review a portion of said audit log associated with said voter and verify said voter actions printed on said paper roll; wherein said printer is also operable to print a plurality of voter bar codes on said paper roll each of which contains information corresponding to a ballot cast by a voter at said voting terminal; and wherein said printer is further operable to print a voting terminal bar code on said paper roll that contains information corresponding to vote totals of all ballots cast by a plurality of voters at said voting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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Specification