Patent ID: 8843389

Claim:
A method for voting using a mobilized polling station, the method comprising: storing voter authentication information for a plurality of jurisdictions in a voter registration repository associated with one or more state specific databases; storing ballot styles for the plurality of jurisdictions in a ballot repository; receiving an indication of a state of residency associated with a user via a client device; prompting the user for jurisdiction specific voter credentials based on the state of residency of the user, the jurisdiction specific voter credentials identifying one or more types of identification required by the state of residency of the user and stored in at least one of the state specific databases; receiving the jurisdiction specific voter credentials from the user via the client device; authenticating the jurisdiction specific voter credentials by querying the voter registration repository; assigning a ballot style to the user from the ballot repository taking into account the determined authentication; presenting a ballot based on the assigned ballot style to the user on the client device; collecting cast votes from the user via the client device; and storing the cast votes in a ballot box, wherein the storing of voter authentication information, the storing of ballot styles, the receiving, the authenticating, the assigning, the presenting, the collecting, and the storing of cast votes are performed by at least one processor.