Patent ID: 8260660
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for un-issuing a voting credit that has been erroneously issued and stored in relation to a voter registration record, the method comprising: maintaining a database containing a plurality of voter registration records each of which includes (i) voter information comprising a voter name, a voter date of birth, and a voter registration number and (ii) an indication of whether a voting credit has been issued to a voter for an election; identifying, by the processor, a voter registration record corresponding to a voter in the database; determining, by the processor, that the voter registration record includes an indication that a voting credit has been issued to the voter for the election; displaying an indication that the voter has already voted in the election; receiving, by the processor, an un-issue code entered by a poll worker, wherein the un-issue code comprises a hash value generated by a computer located at a central election office via the execution of a hashing algorithm; verifying, by the processor, the validity of the un-issue code by executing the hashing algorithm to generate a second hash value and comparing the second hash value to the hash value entered by the poll worker; and updating, by the processor, the voter registration record in the database by modifying the indication that the voting credit has been issued to the voter for the election so as to un-issue the voting credit.