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US 7,451,928 B2Granted
Verifiable, auditable voting system maintaining voter privacy
OwnerDavid W. Petersoninventor
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In a transparent election system that protects voter privacy, the actual votes cast are published as a public record, with individual voter information redacted, allowing verification of the election results. A voter may verify that his votes were properly read and counted, to a high degree of certainty. The voter retains a receipt, including a unique voterID, from his ballot. During verification, using the voterID, the voter receives a plurality of non-matching sets of votes, one of which is his, without any indication of which one that is. If a voter does not recognize his set of votes, his marked ballot may be physically audited by voterID. A third party may verify the election results using these verification and auditing procedures on randomly selected ballots or sets of votes from a database.
A method of conducting an election, comprising:
A method of conducting an election, comprising:
A transparent, verifiable voting system that protects voter privacy, comprising:
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