Systems, methods, and programs for voter information initialization and consolidation

A system for vote information consolidation, comprising:

• an input for inputting vote data from a voting machine into the system;
• a transmitter for securely transmitting vote tally data;
• a memory storing vote tally data;
• and
• a controller that:
• recognizes a data structure of the input vote data;
• based on the data structure of the vote data, extracts vote count data from the input vote data and adds the vote count data to the vote tally data;
• and
• causes the transmitter to securely transmit the vote tally data to a central tally server for tabulation.

A central tally server, comprising:

• a receiver for receiving secure transmissions;
• and
• a controller that:
• extracts vote data from a received secure transmission;
• recognizes a data structure of the extracted vote data;
• based on the data structure of the extracted vote data, extracts vote count data from the received vote data and adds the vote count data to the vote tally data.

A method for vote information consolidation, comprising:

• inputting vote data from a voting machine into the system;
• securely transmitting vote tally data;
• storing vote tally data;
• recognizing a data structure of the input vote data;
• extracting, based on the data structure of the vote data, vote count data from the input vote data and adds the vote count data to the vote tally data;
• and
• causing the transmitter to securely transmit the vote tally data to a central tally server for tabulation.