CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY TRACKED AND SECURED VOTE BY MAIL SYSTEM

A vote by mail system that also cryptographically tracks and secures votes is described herein. In some embodiments, the mail system cryptographically tracks and secures votes through the use of a block chain like those used in cryptographic currencies. In some embodiments, the block chain is used t...

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Hauptverfasser:	Henry, Wendy, Shrestha, Aashish, Venkataraman, Mohan, Dunn, Suzanne N, Dearing, Stephen M, Garey, Ronald E, Lagneaux, Angela M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE CHECKING-DEVICES ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS PHYSICS REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS
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Zusammenfassung:	A vote by mail system that also cryptographically tracks and secures votes is described herein. In some embodiments, the mail system cryptographically tracks and secures votes through the use of a block chain like those used in cryptographic currencies. In some embodiments, the block chain is used to record some data regarding the mailed in votes in order to demonstrate the accuracy of the election. In some embodiments, they system also allows voters to vote using scanned versions of ballots received by mail. Further, in some embodiments, the system coordinates the mailing of absentee ballots that can then be used with the system.