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US 2008/0164329 A1Published application
Voting Apparatus and System
OwnerVictor Piorun, Merwyn Walther +1inventors
InventorsVictor Piorun, Merwyn Walther, Ronald Nicholson
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Abstract
An apparatus that monitors the voter's actions while he or she votes, with tests for applied pressure, rapid and deliberate motion, and range of motion, within a limited time frame and designated area, to thereby generate electronic data directly and simultaneously from the voter's hand motion and thus accurately determine the voter's intent.
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A voting apparatus comprising:
- monitoring means for monitoring the motions of a voter indicative of a choice being made by the voter, said monitoring means generating an output signal corresponding to the motions of the voter;
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- testing means for testing said output signal with respect to meeting at least one predetermined criterion corresponding to at least one characteristic of the motions of the voter,
- wherein for said output signal to meet said at least one predetermined criterion, the motions of the voter would be required to entail significant and continuous or repeated effort to ensure that the choice of the voter is deliberate, and
- wherein when said output signal meets said at least one predetermined criterion, the choice of the voter is registered by said testing means.
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A method of voting comprising the steps of:
- providing a voting machine having means for recording a vote by a voter, with the machine being configured such that the correct voting procedure using the voting machine entails motions or actions by the voter that require significant and repeated or continuous effort;
- requiring the voter to perform the correct voting procedure before the vote is registered, thus requiring the voter to perform motions or actions that require significant and repeated or continuous effort before the vote is registered;
- monitoring the voter's motions or actions during the voting process;
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- registering the vote if the voter's motions or actions during the voting process are consistent with the correct voting procedure, thereby ensuring that the vote truly reflect the voter's intent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.