Voting ballot, voting machine, and associated methods

Details Voting ballot, voting machine, and associated methods Voting ballot, voting machine, and associated methods

2005-09-13

2005-09-13

Le, Thien M. (Department: 2876)

Registers

Voting machines

C235S386000, C705S012000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06942142

ABSTRACT:
A voting ballot is provided that comprises a number of selection areas positioned thereon. The voting ballot also includes a ballot specification embodied in a two dimensional bar code and a number of coordinates included in the ballot specification. Each of the coordinates indicates a position of one of the selection areas on the voting ballot relative to a predefined point on the voting ballot. Also, the voting ballot includes at least one contest identified in the ballot specification, wherein at least one of the selection areas is associated with the at least one contest. In addition, the present invention provides for a voting machine and method for tabulating and storing votes cast on the voting ballot as well as a system and method for creating the voting ballot.

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‘Electronic Voting Technology—Can We Be Spared a Repeat of Election 2000’ by Robert Bellinger, Feb. 2001 PPTE Feature—Electronic Voting Technology, pp 4; printed from IEE-USA Policy Perspectives, from the web http://www.todaysengineer.org/policyperspectives/feb_01features/evoting.html on Sep. 14, 2001.

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