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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Neil L. Mcclure, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
Neil L. McClure, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hart InterCivic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ballot packaging system is automated to place ballots in envelopes. The ballots are printed by an assigned type according to voter information stored in a database. Each ballot includes a first printed indicia allocated to the ballot type, but this identifier does not particularly identify the voter. The first printed indicia is scanned to produce a scanned identifier signal. The ballot is placed in an envelope, which is printed with comparison indicia that enables a comparison to ascertain whether the ballot within the envelope does contain the intended ballot type.