Abstract: A vote certification system for the collection, capture, processing, storage and tracking of data for votes, including a plurality of data origination devices for collecting vote data in electronic communication with a central data server for capturing the vote data, a vote database server for storing the vote data, and a vote document storage server for archiving the vote data. A method for the collection, capture, processing, storage, and tracking of data for votes. A method for creating a certified digital image copy of a vote document. A method for the collection, capture, certification, processing, storage, and tracking of data for votes.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an integrated application design, management, and deployment method, including the steps of: defining and displaying the navigational and data-related parameters of an application; controlling the overall functionality and operation of the process; initiating and running an application; and storing and referencing all data associated with an application. The present invention also provides an integrated electronic application design, management, and deployment system, including a design mechanism for intuitively defining and displaying the navigational and data-related parameters of an application; a management mechanism for controlling the overall functionality and operation of the system; a deployment mechanism for initiating and running an electronic application; and an archiving mechanism for storing and referencing all data associated with an electronic application.