Patent ID: 6726090
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
A method of conducting an election among a plurality of voters, comprising:(a) providing to a voter a primary ballot having a voting portion and a unique identification portion; (b) the voter entering a response in the voting portion; (c) creating a secondary ballot by making a copy of the primary ballot; (d) returning the primary ballot to the voter; (e) publishing all the secondary ballots recorded during voting; (f) allowing each voter the opportunity to verify or correct the accuracy of the published secondary record with their primary ballot; (g) validating the verified or corrected published secondary record; (h) tabulating the votes from the validated published record; (i) publishing the tabulation results from the validated record; (j) allowing the voters the opportunity to verify or correct the accuracy of the tabulation results from the validated record; and (k) certifying the results of the verified or corrected tabulation results.