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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2023
Hart Intercivic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Viktor Partyshev, Round Rock, TX (US);
James M. Canter, Austin, TX (US);
Hart InterCivic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods are provided to enable voters to access an electronic voting device and activate a corresponding ballot style without manual poll worker intervention or communicating information across a network. More specifically, an improved electronic voting device is provided having a ticket reader for validating a paper ticket inserted into the ticket reader, and subsequently voiding the paper ticket after successful validation. The ticket reader disclosed herein may utilize a wide variety of methods to validate and void the paper ticket inserted into the ticket reader.