Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a system and a method for conducting a visual referendum of a subject including at least one voter, at least one referendum marker and at least one referendum answer. A digital image of the subject is first provided. The voter, referendum marker and referendum answer are then parsed of the subject from the digital image. A target referendum, a target voter and a target referendum answer are then identified based on the referendum marker, voter and referendum answer respectively. This is followed by associating the target referendum answer to the target referendum. The target voter is then associated with the target referendum.

Abstract: An anonymous referendum system provides a means for an end user to enter an answer to a referendum without being forced to navigate to a secondary interface. The anonymous referendum system has a server that includes a database for storing available referendums and their corresponding status, operating parameters and answers, an answer checker for tallying or discarding an answer and at least one client that includes an interface. In the case a cookie is stored at the interface, the message is transmitted back to the server with a hashed cookie as a field in the header portion of the message. In the case a cookie is not used, a hashed MAC address is inserted as a field in the header portion. A mechanism for causing sharing of information between referendum pools is further disclosed.