Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting tampering with or to a video camera that are performed at the video camera. An illustrative video camera for use in a security system may include a housing for housing an image sensor, a lens for directing incoming light towards the image sensor, a plurality of tamper detection sensors each providing a sensed value, a controller, and a memory operatively coupled to the controller. The memory may store a set of normal sensor values for the plurality of tamper detection sensors. The controller may be configured to repeatedly poll each of the plurality of tamper detection sensors to receive a set of current sensor values and to compare the set of current sensor values with the set of stored normal sensor values. The controller may be configured to issue an alert when the identified one or more differences meets one or more predetermined criteria.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a secure, inexpensive, highly accurate and convenient mobile voter precinct tabulating computer terminal operably associated with touchtone telephones on a virtual private network, which employs audio ballot questionnaire software to solicit and record voter preferences, generates dual voter receipts listing each voter's choices for manual audits and recounts, and then transmits voter tabulations to a remote central processing terminal for final certification.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a secure, inexpensive, highly accurate and convenient mobile voter precinct tabulating computer terminal operably associated with touchtone telephones on a virtual private network, which employs audio ballot questionnaire software to solicit and record voter preferences and then transmit voter tabulations to a remote central processing terminal for final certification.