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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270269 | Secure electronic voting device A secure device for electronic voting employs a write-once vote-recording medium. The medium has an initial writing mode in which data can be written but not read and a subsequent reading mode whereby data can be read but writing is permanently disabled. Once switch... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7152792 | Voting apparatus and method using personal computers The disclosure is for an apparatus and method for voting that are based on personal computers. All data and software, including the operating system, voting software, and original ballot information are on a single portable data storage medium, such as a diskette. D... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7054829 | Method and system for validating votes A method and system for validating the creation and submission of absentee ballots is provided. An authentication/validation mark is generated and printed on an absentee ballot and/or the envelope that contains the absentee ballot. The authentication/validation mark... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6964372 | Conference-table-based wired information system A table-based wired information system includes a table having a plurality of actual positions designed to receive people and a monitor positioned so as to be observed by people at any of the plurality of actual positions. A flat ribbon cable with a plurality of ele... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6892944 | Electronic voting apparatus and method for optically scanned ballot A machine readable ballot comprises a ballot sheet having a voting identifier including a representation of election jurisdiction information and a unique ballot identifier. A plurality of contest regions each have two or more mark spaces for making voting selection... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6804752 | Event data protection method for a flash programmable microprocessor-based control module A flash programmable microprocessor-based control module is operated in a manner to protect the integrity of event data stored in the programmable memory of the module while permitting authorized manufacturing and field alteration of the programmable memory with a D... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6628199 | Integrated pharmaceutical package and questionnaire A response form containing a means of input that on manual influence can switch a conducting electrical circuit connected to an electronic unit (40) incorporated into the response form for registration of the said influence. The present invention provides... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6581824 | Electronic voting system An electronic voting system with a headquarters unit, a plurality of precinct units, a plurality of voting stations associated with each precinct unit, and a plurality of mobile memory units (MMUs) to contain data that can be transported back and forth be... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6550675 | Direct vote recording system A Direct Vote Recording System (DVRS) (10) has three primary components, Personal Computer (PC) (100) which runs an Election Management System (EMS), Direct Vote Recording Machine (DVRM) (300) and a Smart Card Activator Device (SCAD) (500). In addition, t... | 04/22/2003 |
| 5821508 | Audio ballot system An electronic voting system is disclosed that provides voters who may be blind, illiterate, or conversant in a foreign language, with a means to enter selection information without having to rely on visually perceptible information. In accordance with exe... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5260550 | Punch-type vote recording device A punch-type vote recording device for use with a machine-readable non-scored ballot card has a card block mounted in fixed relation to a punch plate and means for biasing the foot of a ballot card against a registration surface on the card block. The arr... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5218528 | Automated voting system An automated voting system that integrates the stages of registering and certifying voters and collecting their votes. A computer-based voter registration station accesses a database to verify that the voter is eligible to vote. Vote entry stations provid... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5206486 | Data recorder and stylus therefor A data recorder includes a unitary housing such as comprised of a molded plastic having an open upper portion, a removable lower cover, and a data card receiving arrangement at one end thereof. The data card receiving arrangement includes a narrow slot of... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4642450 | Punching stylus for handicapped users A punch-out stylus for use with a tabulating device particularly for handicapped persons has a generally elongated body section with a rigid rod member extending axially from one end therefrom and having a tip designed for removing chad from a pre-scored ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641241 | Memory cartridge for electronic voting system A memory cartridge for use in connection with an electronic voting system features read only memories which carry signals from a computer at an election headquarters to a programmable voting machine prior to an election, and bring the results of the elect... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4510378 | Portable voting booth A portable voting booth is pivotally positionable in a compact storage mode and an expanded voting mode. The voting booth comprises a base storage container and a support console pivotally mounted to the container. A voting console having a ballot means i... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4485298 | Perforating stylus A stylus for entering perforations in a prescored card for the recording of data thereon is disclosed. The perforating end of the stylus includes a conically-shaped center portion positioned within and projecting from a concave-shaped end surface having a... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4451728 | Self-contained portable voting booth apparatus Apparatus is a carrying case, with integral top and bottom case sections. The bottom case section has a working surface for supporting a paper ballot or for pivotably securing a tray for receiving a vote recording device. A latch member secures the record... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4297566 | Punch frame for data registering device A data registering device for use with machine-processable record punch cards includes a punch card frame supporting resilient strips for receiving punched-out chad pieces which are pushed between the strips by a hand-held stylus. The device further inclu... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4258249 | Stylus for tabulating device A punching stylus for tabulating devices wherein the stylus is inserted through a selected hole in a rigid top plate of the device and through an aligned tabulating card. The stylus comprises a slender, rigid rod having a hardened tip and mounted within a... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4236066 | Voting machine Voting machine or system for both punching holes in a ballot and at the same time accumulating the votes. The ballots are fed into the machine, locked in place, and then tests are made to determine if the ballot is valid. If the ballot is valid, voting is... | 11/25/1980 |
