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OwnerDavid C. Reardoninventor
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An apparatus and method for creating and recording both an electronic and printed ballot for each voter during voting. The system can employ a variety of vote selection techniques, all of which can lead to the generation of an electronic tally of the vote in addition to the printing of a paper ballot. The printed ballot includes only the names of the candidates for whom the voter has voted in a form that is easily readable by both humans and machine. This unambiguous printed ballot makes it easy for voters to verify the accuracy of their intended vote and can subsequently be used to cast the voter's official vote or saved to provide an audit trail for subsequent confirmation of the electronic tally. These and other features accelerate the initial tabulation of results while providing multiple safeguards against fraud through the printing of a paper record for verifying voter intent.
A method of voting in an election that has at least first and second voting choices to select between, the method comprising:
A method of voting in an election that has a plurality of voting choices to select between, the method comprising:
A method of voting in an election that has at least first and second voting choices to select between, the method comprising:
An apparatus comprising a computing unit, an entry device, and a printer, the computing unit being operatively connected to the entry device and to the printer, the computing unit being programmed to respond to the selection of one of first and second voting choices entered into the entry device by a voter in manner causing the printer to print a tangible record having indica thereon, the indicia comprising text identifying the first voting choice and text identifying the second voting choice, the text identifying the first voting choice and the text identifying the second voting choice each having an appearance, the appearance of the text identifying the first voting choice and the appearance of the text identifying the second voting choice each being dependant upon the one of the first and second voting choices entered into the entry device by a voter.
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