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Electronic voting machine and system

Patent 4641240 Issued on February 3, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 18, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Assignee

Application

No. 06/608157 filed on 05/18/1984

US Classes:

705/12, Voting or election arrangement235/51, VOTING MACHINES235/54F, Voting machines, electric434/306VOTING MACHINE OR BALLOT MARKING

Examiners

Primary: Harkcom, Gary V.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G07C 13/00 (20060101)

Abstract

An electronic voting system in which a programmable electronic voting machine is personalized by the addition of a ballot sheet and a memory cartridge containing signals output by a computer device operated by election officials in preparing for an election. A corresponding ballot is similarly printed by the computer device. The memory cartridge is arranged to be used to carry the final totals back to a computer at election headquarters for totalization and outputting of the election results. Circuitry is included within the system for insuring election security, for providing absentee balloting and for permitting write in voting.

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