Patent ID: 7210617

Claim:
A physical form comprising a plurality of separable parts for entry of a plurality of voter options by a voter, said form further comprising: an indication on at least one part of the plurality of separable parts, said indication comprising a plurality of voter options; at least a first part and a second part of the plurality of separable parts that are adapted for receiving an encoded indication of a voter choice of at least one voter option of the plurality of voter options, such that said voter choice is recognizable by the voter in a combination comprising at least the first part and the second part, and such that said voter choice is substantially unrecognizable to the public when either the first part or the second part of said plurality of separable parts is excluded from the combination, wherein shared information is encoded on at least a part that is separable from the first part and wherein substantially the same shared information is encoded on at least a part that is separable with the second part, wherein shared information content that is encoded on at least the part that is separable with the first part is recognizable by the voter as substantially the same as shared information content that is encoded on at least the part that is separable with the second part.