Voting system that allows voters to securely verify their votes
US9153085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C13/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various election methods are provided wherein voters are able to verify their votes through public means. In one embodiment, each of the ballots includes a ballot identifier and each of the choices thereon is associated with a selection identifier. After the completed ballots are received by the voting authority, the authority publishes the ballot identifiers obtained from the ballots in association with the selection identifiers of the selected choices to enable each voter to verify his or her vote. In another embodiment, the voter provides the ballot identifier and the selection identifiers of the selected choices on a delivery mechanism (e.g., envelope). The relevant identifiers are then obtained by the authority from the delivery mechanisms and published. In another embodiment, the voters generate their own selection identifiers on the ballot which are then published by the authority to enable each voter to verify his or her vote.
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