WO2006020203A3 - Integrated vote by mail processing system - Google Patents

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WO2006020203A3
WO2006020203A3 PCT/US2005/025402 US2005025402W WO2006020203A3 WO 2006020203 A3 WO2006020203 A3 WO 2006020203A3 US 2005025402 W US2005025402 W US 2005025402W WO 2006020203 A3 WO2006020203 A3 WO 2006020203A3
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ballot
ballots
envelope scanner
registration database
ballot envelope
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Brian Brucker
Harminder Patria
Brian Clubb
Lester Wright
Bryan A Pittman
Donald S Nelson Jr
Robert L Leonard Jr
Bradley W Borne
Brett Barrett
Jerry Wagoner
John Elder
Darrin Heffernan
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Diebold Inc
Brian Brucker
Harminder Patria
Brian Clubb
Lester Wright
Bryan A Pittman
Donald S Nelson Jr
Robert L Leonard Jr
Bradley W Borne
Brett Barrett
Jerry Wagoner
John Elder
Darrin Heffernan
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Priority to CA2574163A priority Critical patent/CA2574163C/en
Publication of WO2006020203A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006020203A2/en
Publication of WO2006020203A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006020203A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K13/00—Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism
    • G06K13/02—Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism the record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C13/00—Voting apparatus

Abstract

A modular integrated software and hardware suite accepts data exported from a voter registration database corresponding to requests for mail ballots, sorts the information as necessary for ballot preparation, creates a road map for ballot mailing preparation, provides for mail presorting, scans returned ballot envelopes using a ballot envelope scanner, accepts data from such ballot envelope scanner, and matches the data from the scanned returned ballots with information in the voter registration database, sorts ballots that cannot be electronically matched to a particular voter into a separate stack for manual processing, automates the signature verification process for electronically matched ballots, and returns updated data to the voter registration database. A ballot envelope scanner uses a passive feed system, a separator brush, a variable speed straight paper path to minimize jamming through the ballot envelope scanner. The ballot envelope scanner also works in connection with a workstation application.
PCT/US2005/025402 2004-07-18 2005-07-18 Integrated vote by mail processing system WO2006020203A2 (en)

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