Patent ID: 7654457

Claim:
A voter cart for transporting a combination of a voting terminal, optical scan ballot counter and ballot box, and for parking said optical scan ballot counter and voting terminal in an accessible position for a judge's and voter use, respectively, both while still on said cart, comprising: a pair of opposing side-rails each defined by at least two vertical struts and at least two lateral struts joined in a substantially rectangular shape; a plurality of castors mounted beneath said side-rails; a plurality of transverse struts joining said side-rails together and dividing said voter cart into a distinct fore compartment, and aft compartment for containing an optical scan ballot counter and ballot box; a fixed shelf assembly subdividing said fore compartment and providing a support surface; an extensible shelf assembly mounted on roller brackets beneath said fixed shelf assembly and further subdividing said fore compartment, said extensible shelf assembly providing support for said voting terminal; said extensible shelf assembly leaving space there beneath and in said fore compartment for storing a plurality of portable voting booths and other precinct equipment.