Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for secure voting
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Application No.: US14165272Application Date: 2014-01-27
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Publication No.: US09401059B2Publication Date: 2016-07-26
- Inventor: Alisa Backert , Christopher Charles Backert , Christopher Charles Dahl
- Applicant: Alisa Backert , Christopher Charles Backert , Christopher Charles Dahl
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: E-GOVERNMENT CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
- Current Assignee: E-GOVERNMENT CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Main IPC: G06K17/00
- IPC: G06K17/00 ; G07C13/00 ; G06F21/36 ; G06F21/44 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L29/06 ; G06F21/60 ; G06F21/62 ; G06Q10/00 ; H04L9/32 ; G06Q50/26 ; G06F21/64

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for conducting an election. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method for ensuring integrity of an electronic ballot. The method can include creating electronic ballots for voters based on votes received from the voters; digitally signing the electronic ballots; storing the signed electronic ballots; retrieving the signed electronic ballots from storage; verifying the digital signatures on the retrieved electronic ballots; and presenting the voters with validation pages derived from the retrieved electronic ballots, the validation pages including a user interface element for the voters to confirm that the retrieved electronic ballots accurately reflect their vote.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150310686A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE VOTING Public/Granted day:2015-10-29
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