Systems and methods for providing security in a voting machine
US7422151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C13/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides systems and methods for ensuring security for a voting machine. The voting machine can include a display screen upon which numerous election choices are displayed for selection by a voter. A detachable printer can also be provided that is adapted to be securely attached to the voting machine and that prints the choices selected among the election choices to a print medium to generate a printed audit trail. A summary of the election choices visible on the display screen can be simultaneously compared with the printed audit trail by the voter poised in a voting position.
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