Patent ID: 7562819
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing voter information on line from at least one publicly accessible database comprising: querying a user of a remote terminal that is remote from and is connected to the at least one database as to an identification data item, the at least one database including a registered voter registration file; checking the identification data item against the database that has a field corresponding to a set of polling locations to select one polling location to which the identification data item is assigned; identifying a particular voter from the registered voter registration file if the identification data item is found in the at least one database, wherein the voter is identified without revealing selected information contained in the registered voter registration file about the voter; and displaying at the remote terminal an information page relating to the one polling location, the information page presenting the user with information relating specifically to the one polling location of the identified voter.