Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Voting machine
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2005-05-17
Frech, Karl D. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Voting machine
C235S051000, C235S05000R
Reexamination Certificate
active
06892944
ABSTRACT:
A machine readable ballot comprises a ballot sheet having a voting identifier including a representation of election jurisdiction information and a unique ballot identifier. A plurality of contest regions each have two or more mark spaces for making voting selections. The contest regions correspond to contests in the jurisdiction represented by the election jurisdiction information, and the representation of election jurisdiction information and the mark spaces are machine readable.
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Chung Kevin Kwong-Tai
Dong Victor Jun
Amerasia International Technology Inc.
Dann Dorfman Herrell & Skillman P.C.
Frech Karl D.
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