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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2001
James W Barmettler, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kevin G. Currans, Philomath, OR (US);
Sally Kaneshiro, Corvallis, OR (US);
James W Barmettler, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kevin G. Currans, Philomath, OR (US);
Sally Kaneshiro, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A voting ballot is provided that comprises a number of selection areas positioned thereon. The voting ballot also includes a ballot specification embodied in a two dimensional bar code and a number of coordinates included in the ballot specification. Each of the coordinates indicates a position of one of the selection areas on the voting ballot relative to a predefined point on the voting ballot. Also, the voting ballot includes at least one contest identified in the ballot specification, wherein at least one of the selection areas is associated with the at least one contest. In addition, the present invention provides for a voting machine and method for tabulating and storing votes cast on the voting ballot as well as a system and method for creating the voting ballot.