Abstract: A ballot marking system and apparatus for marking a paper ballot listing a plurality of candidates which includes a marking space for each candidate which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the marking apparatus. The voting station includes a multiple key-switch navigation sub-panel by which the voter enters his or her selections in response to audio prompts. If a ballot is to be machine marked, the ballot is inserted into the marking device and candidate selections are presented to the voter through an audio voting sequence and/or on the touchscreen. Candidate selections entered on the sub-panel or touchscreen are marked on the ballot by a print mechanism which marks spaces corresponding to the selected candidates, and the ballot is returned to the voter in a form which enables the voter to visually confirm that his selections have been marked.

Abstract: A terminal for marking a paper ballot which lists a plurality of candidates and which includes a marking space for each candidate which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the terminal. The terminal scans the ballot to determine the ballot format, and then presents candidate selection options to the voter visually by means of an LCD touch screen menu and aurally by means of a synthesized speech menu. Candidate selections entered by means of the touch screen menu or by means of the audio menu are accurately marked on the front and back sides of the ballot in marking spaces corresponding to the selected candidates by having an alignment scan prior to printing and periodic alignment scans that collect data during printing to compensate for ballot rotation angles due to continuous skewing, and the ballot is returned to the voter in a form which enables the voter to visually confirm that his or her selections have been marked.

Abstract: A terminal for marking a paper ballot which lists a plurality of candidates and which includes a marking space for each candidate which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the terminal. The terminal scans the ballot to determine the ballot format, and then presents candidate selection options to the voter visually by means of an LCD touch screen menu and aurally by means of a synthesized speech menu. Candidate selections entered by means of the touch screen menu or by means of the audio menu are precisely marked on the front and back sides of the ballot in marking spaces corresponding to the selected candidates by having an alignment scan prior to printing that collects data to compensate for ballot rotation angles due to skewing, and the ballot is returned to the voter in a form which enables the voter to visually confirm that his or her selections have been marked.

Abstract: A voting system for storing voter input data on a voter selection card, which is capable of storing data for a plurality of candidates, and the system, subsequently, prints a ballot marked in accordance with data on the voter selection card. A voter-assist terminal receives a blank voter selection card, and then presents candidate selection options to the voter visually by means of an LCD touch screen menu and aurally by means of a synthesized speech menu. Candidate selections entered by means of the touch screen menu or by means of the audio menu are stored on the voter selection card, and the voter selection card is returned to the voter to take to a reader terminal. The reader terminal sends the stored data on the voter selection card to an attached printer which prints a marked ballot corresponding to the voter's selections. The ballot is inserted in a ballot scanning device, wherein the ballot is tallied and deposited in a locked ballot box.

Abstract: A self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel. The panel includes a male element on one lateral edge and a female element on the other lateral edge. The male element is wedged into a channel on the female element and is locked in place by a skirt on the female element. A hermaphroditic fastener element is interposed between the interlocked panels and is secured to a building element, such as a purlin.

Abstract: A self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel. The panel includes a male element on one lateral edge and a female element on the other lateral edge. The male element is wedged into a channel on the female element and is locked in place by a skirt on the female element. A fastener can be located on the panel lateral edge having either the male or female element thereon for securing the panel to a building element, such as a purlin.