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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162215 | Scan-integrity election systems A paper-ballot voting system is disclosed in which voters can retain symbols printed adjacent to the particular candidates or ballot question positions that they mark. Including ballot serial numbers on the forms allows voters to check online the symbols recorded fo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162214 | Ballot processing method and apparatus An automated system and method for processing vote-by-mail ballots. The method comprises electronically evaluating the ballots for validity and sorting them according to sort parameters and sort plan. Included in the invention is an apparatus, computer readable medi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8136729 | Ballot tabulation device and method for tabulating paper ballots printed according to ballot style A ballot tabulation device and method for tabulating paper ballots that have been printed according to ballot style. In an exemplary embodiment, the ballot tabulation device includes an input device, such as a touch screen display, that enables a user to enter a pre... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8100326 | System and method of voting via an interactive television system A computer implemented method includes receiving, at a server of an internet protocol television (IPTV) network, a voting selection from a set-top box device. The voting selection is associated with video content that is received at the set-top box device via the IP... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100327 | System and method of voting via an interactive television system A computer implemented method includes receiving, at a server of an internet protocol television (IPTV) network, a voting selection from a set-top box device. The voting selection is associated with video content that is received at the set-top box device via the IP... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096471 | Ballot marking device having attached ballot box The present invention is generally directed to a ballot marking device adapted to mark a ballot and either return the marked ballot to the voter or automatically deposit the marked ballot into a secure ballot box attached to the marking device. The device includes a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8074883 | Touch screen input and identity verification transaction processing system An advanced voting system is provided that includes one or more computing devices. The computing devices receive input of authentication data and utilize the authentication data to determine whether a voting session by a voter is authorized and to unlock ballot info... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066184 | Optically readable marking sheet and reading apparatus and method therefor A ballot or sheet having an anti-copying feature provides for detecting from an image of the ballot or sheet whether the ballot or sheet is an original or is a copy. The anti-copying feature may lighten or darken, or both, when copied and may or may not be evident t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047436 | Voting device including dynamic keypad and gesture voting A voting device and system for voting is described having a touch sensitive membrane input surface including at least one of an arc input and a slider input, at least one sensor for detecting movement and orientation of the voting device, and at least one transmitte... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047435 | System and method for secured voting transactions A secured electronic system and method for taking and counting votes. A database of unique ballot security codes, each ballot security code consisting of a ballot code representing the ballot selections of a voter and a security code derived from sensing with a biom... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038061 | Voting by peers with limited resources A method for voting by peers via mobile devices operating in a network on behalf of their owners, comprising iteratively sending by a plurality of peers votes for candidates to a peer and determining by the peer, according to the votes, at least one winner candidate... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033463 | System and method for machine-assisted election auditing A method for auditing ballots cast in an election, wherein each ballot is associated with a group. A subset of groups from which sample ballots will be chosen is identified. An identifier is printed on each ballot in the subset. Each ballot has a different identifie... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8011582 | Voting system This system includes modified ATM machine, resetting machine and voter's log. This system integrates the stages of voter's verification, casting, collecting votes, prevents voter's fraud, has safeguard in place to prevent multiple voting, creates hard copy for possi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988047 | Method for decoding an optically readable sheet An optically readable sheet has plural mark spaces and has at least two fiducial marks defining the orientation and scaling of the sheet. A method for reading an optically readable sheet may comprise imaging the sheet and decoding the fiducial marks from the image o... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7975920 | Electronic voting method and system employing a machine readable ballot envelope A method for reading a sheet or a paper ballot enclosed in a ballot envelope comprises decoding a machine readable envelope identifier from each ballot envelope, displaying at least the decoded envelope identifier and a signature from each ballot envelope for determ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975919 | Secure vote by mail system and method A method of enabling a voter to vote by mail by using a secret vote code (SVC) that includes translating the SVC into a one-time code (OTC) valid only for the election, storing the OTC, and mailing to the voter a ballot, a return envelope, and a mechanism for enabli... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7913905 | Advanced voting system and method An advanced voting system is provided that includes one or more computing devices. The computing devices receive input of authentication data and utilize the authentication data to determine whether a voting session by a voter is authorized and to unlock ballot info... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896246 | Method and system for detecting potential coercion or vote buying in vote by mail systems Organized coercion or buying of votes can be detected based upon information associated with the return of vote by mail ballots, and more specifically an induction parameter related to the location where and time at which vote by mail ballots are inducted into a car... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883014 | Acceptance tray for an election ballot printing system An election ballot printing system includes a printer and electronic imaging device operatively coupled to a computer. The electronic imaging device images a ballot outputted by the printer in response to an indication provided by the computer. The electronic imagin... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7852626 | Electronic device and tactile touch screen display A portable electronic device includes a housing having a touch-sensitive display moveable relative to the housing and a locking plate that inhibits movement of the touch-sensitive display relative to the housing. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7819319 | Method and system for electronic voting over a high-security network A method and system for electronic voting over a network, from a terminal (Te) connected to an administrative server (SA) and to a vote-counting server (SCV). An authentication certificate (CA) and a single-use password (UPWe) are calculated and transmitted (A) from... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7789306 | Voting method A voting method. A ballot paper is received. The received ballot paper includes a recorded vote. The recorded vote includes candidate/party information for an election held on a voting day in a jurisdiction. The ballot paper includes a burnable radio frequency ident... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789305 | System and method of voting via an interactive television system Disclosed are a system and method of voting via an interactive television system. In a particular embodiment, the method includes identifying data embedded within video content sent to a set-top box device via an access network of an Internet Protocol Television (IP... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766233 | Vote by mail envelope that protects privacy of voter's signature A vote-by-mail return envelope includes a pouch for receiving a ballot. The pouch is formed from a front sheet and a rear sheet. A signature space is provided to be signed by the voter. The envelope also includes an adhesion region at which the front sheet is adhere... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757950 | Election system enabling coercion-free remote voting Election system enabling coercion-free remote voting wherein a remote voter transmits his/her selected vote to the election authority through a data transmission network such as the Internet network by using a host computer having a card reader, the vote being trans... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753273 | Ballot marking system and apparatus utilizing multiple key switch voter interface A ballot marking system and apparatus for marking a paper ballot listing a plurality of candidates which includes a marking space for each candidate which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the marking apparatus. The voting station includes a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7694880 | Anonymous electronic voting system and anonymous electronic voting method A voting server transmits a list of plaintext and encrypted voting data obtained by encrypting the plaintext to a voter terminal, and the voter terminal a selected encrypted candidate name corresponding to the plaintext elected by the voter to an encryption server. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690566 | Integrated ballot and voting envelope with voter verification security A method and form for an integrated voting system includes a single sheet having ballot information, verification information and mailing information thereon. The sheet is folded to form various panels including a first and a second panel having ballot information t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7665662 | Method and system for electronic reporting of institutional votes affecting corporate governance to a plan sponsor A method, system and program product for the electronic delivery of reports of institutional votes affecting corporate governance to an institutional account holder, also referred to as a plan sponsor. An electronic template is provided to each institutional manager... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654457 | Voting machine storage and transport cart with improved security A voter cart capable of supporting a voting terminal, optical scan ballot counter and ballot box, and multiple (collapsible) voting booths in a portable, fully usable and secure configuration. The cart is generally formed with a pair of opposing side-rails joined to... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641116 | Vote by mail envelope An envelope for use in containing and authenticating a ballot is presented. The envelope has a containment region dimensioned to receive a ballot or other desired document in accordance with the particular application with which the envelope is used and has a pre-de... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637429 | Electronic voting system and associated method An electronic voting system includes a vote security device (VSD), a user interface for presenting a ballot to a voter, and an audit trail printer operatively coupled to the VSD. The printer prints an audit trail ballot only in response to verifying encrypted and/or... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635088 | Electronic voting method and system employing a printed machine readable ballot A method and system for marking a ballot or sheet may comprise making selections in a session using an interface, e.g., including a keyboard, a touch screen, a button, a switch, voice recognition apparatus, a Braille keyboard, a pen with writing recognition interfac... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7635087 | Method for processing a machine readable ballot and ballot therefor A method for processing ballots having page numbers comprises imaging the ballot; determining the page numbers from the images and whether the page numbers are in a sequence. If the page numbers are in a page number sequence, then decoding the voting selections mark... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7630200 | Electronic device and tactile touch screen display An electronic device includes a housing having a back, a support tray moveable relative to the back of the housing, a touch-sensitive display supported by the support tray and moveable with the support tray relative to the back of the housing, the touch-sensitive di... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7621450 | Vote by mail system that allows voters to verify their votes A method of enabling a voter to verify that a ballot has been received and counted as intended in a vote by mail election that includes receiving the ballot from the voter in the mail, generating a vote verification mechanism for the voter, obtaining the voter's vot... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621449 | Ballot counting machine A ballot counting system that analyzes a large volume of paper ballots at high speed, with the paper ballots being analyzed for both authenticity and for correctness. The ballot that is used with the ballot counting system has two sections which are mirror images of... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617978 | Integrated ballot assembly An integrated ballot assembly formed from a backing assembly, a ballot book, and connection between the ballot book and the backing assembly. The backing assembly is formed from a planar support card and an integrally formed, co-planar ballot card that is temporaril... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614553 | Method for reading an optically readable sheet A method for reading a sheet having one or more regions of choices and a plurality of mark spaces thereon may comprise reading or imaging the sheet, defining one or more choice regions each including one mark space, and processing the image or read sheet. Processing... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7597258 | Confidential electronic election system A system is provided for improved elections which may separate the identity of the voter from the content of the vote she casts. The system may be implemented using electronic or other communication methods. Separate entities may be used to implement the system, wit... | 10/06/2009 |
