Custom printed, voter verified ballots with fixed range input

A voter verifiable voting system for recording votes cast during an election that has a plurality of voting choices to select between, comprising:

• a computing unit with program instructions and electronic memory;
• an input device operatively connected to the computing for a voter to select one of the plurality of voting;
• a printer device responsive to the computing unit to print indicia that is indicative of the selected one of the plurality of voting choices in a manner creating a tangible record, the printed indicia comprising text, the text having a configuration that is dependent upon the selected one of the voting choices;
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• a record keeping container in which the voter verifiable records are deposited after the voter has had an opportunity to view the record and to verify therefrom that the text of the indicia is indicative of the voter's selected choices.

A voter verifiable voting system for recording votes cast during an election, comprising:

• a vote selection unit including:
• a computing unit with program instructions and electronic memory;
• an input device for a voter to input voting options;
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• an output device to output a code generated by the computing unit wherein the code represents all the voting options selected by the voter in a format such that the selected options are not readable by the voter or election officials;
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• a vote casting unit including;
• an input device for inputting the code outputted by the vote selection unit;
• a computing unit with program instructions and electronic memory operable to identify from the code all the voting options selected by the voter;
• a printer for printing a voter verifiable record of the voting options selected by the voter in a font that is readable by the voter;
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• a record keeping container in which the voter verifiable records are deposited after the voter has had an opportunity to verify that the record is an accurate representation of the voter's selections.