System, method and computer program for vote tabulation with an electronic audit trail
CA 2466466 C · Owner: Obradovic, Goran · Inventors: Hoover, James; Poulos, John; Obradovic, Goran
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A system, method and computer program for tabulating votes and creating an audit , trail is provided. A ballot processing device is integrated with a ballot box. The , ballot processing device includes a paper feed mechanism a computer, a ballot , processing application loaded on the computer and a digital scanning device , linked to the computer. The ballot processing application provides instructions to the computer , to initiate the digital scanning device to scan a paper ballot fed into the paper feed , mechanism so as to create a digital image of the paper ballot. The ballot processing , application also processes the digital image to establish a series of processing results , …
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- Filed May 5, 2004 and granted May 26, 2020. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 5, 2024.
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