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`( 43) International Publication Date
`6 May 2004 (06.05.2004)
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`PCT
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`(10) International Publication Number
`WO 2004/038632 Al
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`(51) International Patent Classification 7:
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`G06F 17/60
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`(21) International Application Number:
`PCT/US2003/007260
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`European patent (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE,
`ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO,
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`GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
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`(22) International Filing Date:
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`8 March 2003 (08.03.2003)
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`English
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`English
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`(30) Priority Data:
`PCT/US02/33837
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`22 October 2002 (22.10.2002) US
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`(63) Related by continuation (CON) or continuation-in-part
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`(71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): VOTING
`TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, LLC [US/US];
`757 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (US).
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`(72) Inventor; and
`(75) Inventor/Applicant (for US only): BOLDIN, Anthony, J.
`[US/US]; 370 Manor Court, Brookfield, WI 53005 (US).
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`(74) Agent: BAXTER, William, K.; Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.,
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`~ (57) Abstract: The present invention is a computerized electronic voting system that employs an easy-to-use, paperless, voting
`~ station to collect and tally votes. In one embodiment, the voting system includes a voting server coupled to a voter security station and
`""' a plurality of voting stations. Alternatively, the voting system may include a voting server that is connected to an existing network and
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`coupled to a voter security station. In another embodiment of the invention, the voting system comprises a voting server connected
`~ to a plurality of work stations or voting stations and a voter security station, former a computer network. The system software
`installed on the voting server preferably includes a voting application and an administrative application for controlling operation of
`0 the voting process. Important aspects of the invention include the validation of system software prior to use in an election that has
`> been previously certified by the proper governmental certification authority, the ability to verify or authenticate registered voters prior
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`;;, to voting, the functionality of multiple voting stations running on a single computer or server, and the aiditability of voting results.
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`COMPUTERIZED ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
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`This application is a continuation-in-part of international application No.
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`PCT/US02/33837, filed October 22, 2002, claiming priority to U.S. provisional
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`application No. 60/344,889, filed December 31, 2001, both of which are incorporated
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`herein by reference.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates generally to a computerized voting system, and
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`more particularly to a computerized electronic voting system comprising a computer
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`in an election.
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`Voting systems in place around the world typically involve paper ballots,
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`mechanical machines, punch cards, optical scanning systems, and more recently direct
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`recording voting equipment. These prior art voting systems have proven to be less
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`user-friendly and less reliable than needed to conduct a fair, controversy free election.
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`The controversy surrounding the 2000 U.S. presidential election in Florida forced
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`citizens to recognize that the prior art voting systems are far from state of the art and
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`has spurred efforts to develop easier to use and more reliable voting systems.
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`The paper ballots used in some areas may be as simple as a forn1 onto which
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`the selected candidates names are written or on which Xs are placed next to the names
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`to indicate the candidate selected by the voter. Alternatively, the paper ballot may
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`have punch holes adjacent the candidate names or ballot issues. There are many
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`disadvantages to paper ballots and punch cards. One is the fact that paper ballots and
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`punch cards can become physically damaged, or altered, between the time the voter
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`makes his/her selections and the time a ballot is counted. Another disadvantage is
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`that voters can inadvertently punch the hole or place an X next to a different candidate
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`than was intended by the voter. In addition, write-in votes must be manually read by
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`an election official, which is time consuming and may be difficult, depending upon
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`the legibility of the voter's handwriting. Also, paper ballots must be custom printed
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`for each election, with at least one ballot printed for each potential voter. Since the
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`ballots are specific to a particular election, the costs for printing ballots for each
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`election may be significant.
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`Mechanical voting machines include mechanical switches and/or levers which
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`are actuated by a voter to increment one of a plurality of mechanical counters. At the
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`end of the election, the counters for each of the machines at each polling place are
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`tallied and the results are reported to the jurisdictional headquarters. While these
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`machines solve some of the problems associated with paper ballots and punch cards,
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`the machines are fairly expensive and have many mechanical parts which require
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`routine maintenance and repair. In addition, these machines are heavy and
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`cumbersome to move and set up for each election. Another disadvantage is the
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`manual tallying of the counters on the machines at the precincts and the manual
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`reporting of the results to the jurisdictional headquarters.
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`There are a variety of other non-electronic methods for conducting an election.
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`illegible ballots which must be discarded, votes inadvertently cast for unintended
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`candidates, excessive costs, and the ease with which the election results may be
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`altered by tampering.
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`While some electronic voting systems have been developed to solve some of
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`the above mentioned problems, none of the electronic voting systems have been
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`successful enough to result in widespread use.
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`Some prior art electronic systems include a form of transportable memory,
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`precinct. Other electronic based systems include video displays which present the
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`required ballot information to a voter. Such systems require the voter to scroll
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`through the available options to make their selection. This may be confusing to some
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`voters who may become lost and frustrated in the hierarchy of screen formats, so as
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`not to complete their ballot or to do so erroneously. Other electronic based systems
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`include voting tablets with printed ballot overlays laid on top of the voting tablet. In
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`this case, the voter actuates switches from a matrix of switches to make their
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`selections. Again, this process may be difficult or confusing for a voter to understand.
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`Another problem with electronic-based systems is the inability to deal with
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`differing ballot styles even within a precinct wherein certain voters may be eligible to
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`vote on certain races and other voters eligible to vote on other races. Most electronic
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`based systems must be manually controlled to provide the proper ballot styles to each
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`voter or the proper combinations selected from among many to provide the correct
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`eligibility for the voter. This places an undue burden on the operators administering
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`the election and presents significant opportunity for error.
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`Other proposed electronic-based systems include a machine readable card that
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`is given to each voter. The voter must be given the appropriate card for that voter,
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`and then properly place the card in a voting terminal before they can vote. This
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`system may have drawbacks as well, due to the possibility of errors and confusion
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`from using such a system.
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`Accordingly, there is a need for an improved computerized electronic voting
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`system that makes voting more accessible, is easy to use, more user-friendly, less
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`expensive, and more secure than prior art voting systems.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention is a computerized electronic voting system comprising a
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`voting server coupled to a plurality of voting stations and a voter security station for
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`collecting and tallying votes in an election. The voting system can be configured as a
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`stand-alone system or connected to an existing computer network. The voting system
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`further comprises software that is loaded on the voting server to handle all aspects of
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`the voting process. The software is preferably comprised of a voting application and
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`an administrative application.
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`The voting server is a computer that preferably comprises a motherboard with
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`at least one processor and memory, at least one hard drive, a disk drive, a plurality of
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`video boards, and a power supply installed within a computer enclosure or processing
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`box. The processor must be sufficient to support the plurality of voting stations at one
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`time. The video boards offer simultaneous control of the plurality of voting stations
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`while functioning independently of each other. The voting system is also preferably
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`equipped with a software verification program or a software key to prevent the
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`software from running without the software being the same as the software certified
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`by the governing voting authority or the software key being properly installed on the
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`computer.
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`The plurality of voting stations are preferably comprised of touch screen
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`monitors that voters use to enter their votes into the system. The voting stations may
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`also be comprised of computer work stations or regular monitors with pointing
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`devices and/or keyboards connected thereto for inputting voting selections. Voters
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`use the voting stations to log onto the system and cast their votes. When a ballot is
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`cast, a snap shot of the ballot content is stored in a database on the hard drive and is
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`written to a removable disk in the disk drive. In addition, all election data totals and
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`summaries are stored in a database and backed up on a removable disk.
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`The voter security station preferably comprises components for registering
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`voters and/or verifying registered voters prior to voting. The voter security station of
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`the present invention preferably includes a biometric verification or authentication
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`device for verifying the identity of each registered voter and ensuring that the each
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`registered voter only votes once. The biometric verification or authentication device
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`preferably includes a biometric signature pad, pen and software for verifying the
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`identity of a person through their signature, or a biometric fingerprint pad and
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`software for verifying the identity of a person through their fingerprints. These
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`biometric personal verification systems are known in the art and are used to verify or
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`authenticate the identity of a person. Biometric signature verification analyzes the
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`shape, speed and pressure of a handwritten signature to confirm the identity of a
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`person. These captured values are unique to the individual and are virtually
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`impossible to duplicate. Biometric fingerprint verification analyzes the fingerpmt of a
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`person to confirm their identity. The originally scanned signatures and fingerprints of
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`voters during registration are preferably stored in memory on the voting server for
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`comparison to the scanned signatures and fingerprints of registered voters captured by
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`the system just prior to voting.
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`The voter security card station also preferably comprises a low cost ID
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`generation device, such as an ID paper printer that prints an ID paper with a unique
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`barcode for each registered voter or an ID card generator that generates an ID card
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`with a programmed magnetic strip, to verify the identity of each registered voter
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`before they vote. Along with the ID generation device would preferably be a barcode
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`reader or a magnetic strip reader to read the barcode on the ID paper or the magnetic
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`strip on the ID card to verify the authenticity of each registered voter prior to their
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`voting.
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`The present invention also contemplates the use of other biometric personal
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`verification technologies, such as facial recognition, hand and finger geometry
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`recognition, iris recognition, retinal recognition, and voice recognition, etc.
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`Another example of voter security station components include a personal
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`identification number (PIN) printer, a PIN generation device, and an optional touch
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`screen monitor. The PIN printer and PIN generation device are used by election
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`officials to create and print voter security cards for registered voters wanting to vote
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`in an election. The voter security cards include a unique voter number and PIN for
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`each registered voter to log onto the system and vote. The PIN printer is also used to
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`print opening and closing election reports. Therefore, a registered voter must either
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`pass the biometric verification or authentication process mentioned above or obtain a
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`voter security card prior to being authorized to vote on the voting system of the
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`present invention.
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`In one embodiment of the present invention, the voting system is a stand-alone
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`system with a voting server connected to a plurality of voting stations and a voter
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`security station.
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`In another embodiment, the voting system includes a voting server that may be
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`connected to an existing computer network and coupled to a voter security station.
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`When the voting server and system software is coupled to the existing network, the
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`work stations of the network become voting stations. The voting stations are
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`preferably comprised of existing computer workstations including computers,
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`monitors, keyboards, and pointing devices that voters use to enter their votes into the
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`system. Alternatively, the voting stations may be comprised of computers and touch
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`screen monitors.
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`In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the voting system
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`comprises a voting server connected to a plurality of work stations or voting stations
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`and a voter security station, forming a computer network. This comprehensive
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`computer network can not only be used for voting purposes, but can also be used for
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`normal business applications. When not being used for voting, the computer
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`equipment can be used as regular computer work stations.
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`Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides voting access to the
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`disabled through a mobile voting system or a stationary voting system. The mobile
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`voting system preferably comprises a laptop computer electronically coupled to a
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`voting server or run from software on a removable disk. The stationary voting system
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`preferably comprises a single computer coupled to a voting server or run from
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`software on a removable disk. These systems further include an input device and a
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`speech recognition device coupled to the computer. This embodiment provides any
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`combination of normal viewing, touch screen voting, keypad voting and speech
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`recognition functionality depending on an individual voter's needs. For example, a
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`voter may use speech recognition and voice navigation, speech recognition and
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`keypad navigation, normal viewing and keypad navigation, or normal viewing and
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`voice navigation all in the same system. All speech recognition commands are
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`ambiguous, allowing for confidential and private voting. As mentioned above, the
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`system can be developed as a mobile unit for curb-side voting, etc., or as a stationary
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`unit, providing full integration with the voting system of the present invention.
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`Alternative embodiments of the present invention include a ballot server
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`offered over the Internet, and an absentee voting process. In the embodiment of the
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`ballot server offered over the Internet, registered voters would preferably either use
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`biometric verification to verify their identity or receive a unique URL and PIN in
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`order to receive to a ballot from the ballot server and vote. The voter would then go
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`through the same interface as in the,previous embodiments and casts the ballot with
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`the voting selections stored electronically and sent to the elections office to be
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`recorded and validated electronically. In the absentee voting process, a registered
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`voter would request an absentee ballot from the local elections office. The elections
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`office would require the voter sign a biometric signature pad or imprint their
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`fingerprint on a biometric fingerprint pad in order to compare the signature or
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`fingerprint with signatures and fingerprints of registered voters previously stored in
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`memory. If a match of signatures or fingerprints occurs, the voter would receive
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`access to a ballot and be allowed to vote. Alternatively, the elections office would
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`send the registered voter a unique URL and PIN for the voter to log onto the system
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`and access a ballot. The voter would then go through the same interface as in the
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`previous embodiments. The completed ballot is securely encoded and sent to the
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`elections office, which scans the ballot and counts the votes using the system
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`software. The completed ballot results are preferably stored in memory and on a
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`removable disk.
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`The system and method of the present invention provides all functions
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`necessary to set-up, open, operate and close an election. For each election, electronic
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`ballots are created and delivered on a removable disk for installation on the voting
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`system at the polling locations. The voting application presents a ballot to a voter
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`through a series of screens, one screen for each race in the election. To make a
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`selection, a voter simply touches or selects an option button next to the selection.
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`After voting is complete, the voter can review and modify all of his/her selections
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`prior to casting his/her final vote. Easy to use only one contest per screen, easy to
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`follow and understand, step through voting process using voting screens, still have the
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`opportunity to review selections and make changes before officially casting their
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`ballots. A voting interface contains features that can be defined as part of the ballot.
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`The interface provides the option of making a straight party vote, an abstain option for
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`any and all races, allow selection of multiple candidates in a single race, provide a
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`write-in option for any or all races, which allows a voter to manually enter a name as
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`a selection. An administrative application provides election monitoring functions
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`allowing election officials to access administrative functions of the system at any time
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`by logging on to a voting station with an administrator password. The system also
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`prepares election reports before and after the election.
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`The present invention provides enhanced flexibility and a cost savings from
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`prior art voting systems by utilizing common computer components that have
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`multiple uses and are less expensive than specialized hardware of prior art voting
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`systems. No additional hardware needs to be purchased. Any computer system can
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`become a voting system. Use computer system year round, use voting system only
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`during elections. The voting system can be incorporated into commonly used
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`computers or networks. In fact, the hardware components of the present invention
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`may be used as normal everyday computers for most of the year and used as a voting
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`system only during elections. The software may be loaded onto the system and used
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`only when needed. The present invention also provides enhanced security based on
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`validation of system software prior to use in an election, validation ofregistered
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`voters, and an audit tool that allows administrators to validate cast ballots.
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`Important aspects of the invention include the validation of system software
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`prior to use in an election that has been previously certified by the proper
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`governmental certification authority, the ability to verify or authenticate registered
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`voters prior to voting, the functionality of multiple voting stations running on a single
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`computer or server, and the auditability of voting results.
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`In the U.S., the Federal Election Commission (FEC) at the Office of Elections
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`Administration in Washington D.C. has mandated certain voting system qualification
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`standards, the Federal Voting Systems Standards (FVSS), for certifying a voting
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`systems. The FEC through the National Association of State Election Directors
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`(NASED) requires that the software source code of any new voting system be
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`inspected, tested and certified. Once the software is certified, a checksum is
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`calculated.
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`To ensure the integrity of voting system software prior to its use in an election,
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`the checksum is calculated and compared to the checksum of the certified software. If
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`the checksums match, the voting system software will operate. If the checksums do
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`not match, the voting system software will not operate. This ensures that the voting
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`system software has not been tampered with or otherwise modified since it was
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`Auditability is ensured by the system capturing the screen image of each
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`actual vote and storing it on a hard drive and a removable disk so the stored image can
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`be compared to what is in the database to assure that what was "on-screen" was
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`actually what is tabulated in the database. When a voter touches the "Cast Ballot" or
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`"Print Ballot" buttons, the software takes a visual snapshot of the ballot and stores the
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`images in memory. An exact image of each vote is stored on a hard drive and a
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`removable disk. Voting data, as opposed to the image, is also written simultaneously
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`to a hard drive and a removable disk installed in the disk drive. The voting results are
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`tabulated on the removable disk so the final results can be tallied. Individual disks
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`from the different voting locations are taken to a central location for tallying the
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`results for a precinct, county or state, etc. Election data for scanning can also be
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`printed out if the municipality requires hard copies of voter ballots.
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`Various other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be made
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`description thereof.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORA WINGS
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`FIG. 1 is a diagram of the main components of one embodiment of the voting
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`system of the present invention;
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`FIG. lA is an installation diagram of the components of the voting system of
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`FIG. 2 is a diagram of the main components of another embodiment of the
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`voting system of the present invention;
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`FIG. 3 is a diagram of the main components of yet another embodiment of the
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`voting system of the present invention;
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`FIG. 3A is an installation diagram of the components of the voting system of
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`FIG. 3;
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`FIG. 4A is a diagram of the main components of a mobile voting system for
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`disabled voters in accordance with the present invention;
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`FIG. 4B is~ diagram of the main components of a stationary voting system for
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`disabled voters in accordance with the present invention;
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`FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an absentee voting process in accordance with the
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`voting system of the present invention;
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`FIG. 6 is a diagram of the software architecture of the voting system of the
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`FIG. 7 is a diagram of the system interfaces of the voting system of the present
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`invention;
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`FIG. 8 is a sample screen shot of the voting screen areas provided on the
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`voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 9 is a sample screen shot of the begin screen provided on the voting
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`stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 10 is a sample screen shot of the welcome screen provided on the voting
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`stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 11 is a sample screen shot of the voter number login screen provided on
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`FIG. 12 is a sample screen shot of the PIN number login screen provided on
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`the voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 13 is a sample screen shot of the administrative login screen provided on
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`the voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 14 is a sample screen shot of the keyboard screen provided on the voting
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`stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 15 is a sample screen shot of a straight party ticket screen provided on
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`the voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 16 is a sample screen shot of a contest selection screen provided on the
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`voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 17 is a sample screen shot of a race selection screen provided on the
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`voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 18 is a sample screen shot of a ballot screen provided on the voting
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`stations of the present invention before completing the ballot;
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`FIG. 19 is sample screen shot of another ballot screen provided on the voting
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`stations of the present invention after completing the ballot;
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`FIG. 20 is a sample screen shot of the basic administration screen provided on
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`FIG. 21 is a sample screen shot of the advanced administration screen
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`provided on the voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 22 is a sample screen shot of the change administrator password screen
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`provided on the voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 22A is a sample screen shot of the configuration screen for changing the
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`administrator passwords provided on the voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 23 is a sample screen shot of the totals and summary screen provided on
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`the voting stations of the present invention;
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`FIG. 24 is a sample screen shot of the voter security card generator screen
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`provided on the voting stations of the present invention; and
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`FIG. 25 is a sample screen shot of the view log screen provided on the voting
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
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`Referring now to the drawings, FIGS. 1 - 3, lA, 3A, 4A and 4B show different
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`embodiments of the voting system of the present invention. FIGS. 1 and lA illustrate
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`one embodiment of a voting system 10 of the present invention. A voting server 12 is
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`preferably connected to a voter security station 14 and a plurality of voting stations
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`16. The voter security station 16 preferably comprises a biometric verification or
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`authentication device, ID generation device, or a voter security card printer 24. The
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`plurality of voting stations 16 preferably comprise a plurality of touch screen monitors
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`28 with a barcode reader or a magnetic strip reader. The plurality of monitors 28
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`connected to the voting server 12 work independently of each other. This occurs by
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`having a single software application that acts as a virtual internal server that accepts
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`inputs from each voting station and send outputs to the appropriate voting station.
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`The number of voting stations are limited only by the n