Touch screen input and identity verification transaction processing system

A method for advanced voting, comprising:

• receiving input of authentication data at a voting booth;
• utilizing the authentication data to determine whether a voting session by a voter is authorized and to unlock ballot information specific to the voter or a group of voters;
• receiving accessibility input data on the same device used to unlock said ballot information;
• presenting ballot questions to the voter if the voting session is authorized;
• and
• receiving interactive voter selections from the voter;
• and
• generating at least two records containing the voter selections.

A system comprising one or more computing devices operable to:

• receive input of a user's identity;
• receive additional data to verify the identity of the user;
• verify the identity of the user using the additional data;
• receive instructions from the user to adjust the level of magnification of a screen of the computing device, the magnification adjustment indicated by the user's selection of anon-dedicated element of the system associated with the magnification adjustment;
• execute the magnification adjustment instructions received from the user;
• present interactive choices to the user to perform a transaction;
• receive at least one tangible input document not initially prepared by the user said tangible input document containing Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) characters;
• allow the user to make a final selection of the user's choices;
• allow the user to start over if the user's choices are not confirmed;
• process a transaction using the input document;
• and
• create a computer record of at least some of the user's choices.

A method, comprising:

• receiving input of a user's identity;
• receiving additional data to verify the identity of the user;
• verifying the identity of the user using the additional data;
• receiving instructions from the user to adjust the level of magnification of a screen of a computing device, the magnification adjustment indicated by the user's selection of an non dedicated element of the screen associated with the magnification adjustment;
• executing the magnification adjustment instructions received from the user;
• presenting interactive choices to the user to perform a transaction;
• receiving at least one tangible input document not initially prepared by the user said tangible input document containing Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) characters;
• allowing the user to make a final selection of the user's choices;
• allowing the user to start over if the user's choices are not confirmed;
• processing a transaction using the input document;
• and
• creating a computer record of at least some of the user's choices.