Abstract: A system, method and computer program for tabulating votes and creating an audit trail is provided. A ballot processing device may include a paper feed mechanism, a computer, a ballot processing application loaded on the computer, and a digital scanning device linked to the computer. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to establish a series of processing results definning one or more voting results for the paper ballot, and also an audit trail. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to define the voting results based on criteria established by election officials, including ambiguous mark criteria. The audit trail enables election officials to verify that particular paper ballots have been processed correctly in accordance with these criteria.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 3, 2012
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2018
Assignee:
Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
John Poulos, James Hoover, Nick Ikonomakis, Goran Obradovic
Abstract: A system, method and computer program for tabulating votes and creating an audit trail is provided. A ballot processing device may include a paper feed mechanism, a computer, a ballot processing application loaded on the computer, and a digital scanning device linked to the computer. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to establish a series of processing results defining one or more voting results for the paper ballot, and also an audit trail. The ballot processing application may process the digital image to define the voting results based on criteria established by election officials, including ambiguous mark criteria. The audit trail enables election officials to verify that particular paper ballots have been processed correctly in accordance with these criteria.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 15, 2012
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2018
Assignee:
Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
John Poulos, James Hoover, Nick Ikonomakis, Goran Obradovic