Patent ID: 7036730
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: G06K,G07C,G08B,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A self-contained voting machine comprising: a processor for processing voting information and providing a unique voting session identifier for each of a plurality of voting sessions, wherein the unique voting session identifier is unrelated to a particular voter's personal identity; a display coupled for receiving voting information from said processor; a voter interface for receiving voting selections made by a voter and coupling same to said processor, said processor providing a voting record including the voting selections for each voting session; a memory coupled to said processor for storing the voting record and the unique voting session identifier for each voting session; and means coupled to said processor for storing the voting record and the unique voting session identifier for each voting session in a portable tangible medium separate from said memory, wherein the portable tangible medium for each voting session is issued by said means for storing alter the voting record and unique voting session identifier for the voting session is stored therein and before a next voting session.