Alisa J Backert

US Patent:

8297506, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Dec 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/318492

Inventors:

Alisa Jones Backert - Garden City NY, US
Christopher Charles Backert - Arlington VA, US
Christopher Charles Dahl - Highland Park NJ, US

Assignee:

E-Government Consulting Group, Inc. - Highland Park NJ

International Classification:

G06K 17/00

US Classification:

235386

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.

US Patent:

8613391, Dec 24, 2013

Filed:

Sep 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/617442

Inventors:

Alisa Jones Backert - Garden City NY, US
Christopher Charles Backert - Arlington VA, US
Christopher Charles Dahl - Highland Park NJ, US

Assignee:

e-Government Consulting Group, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06K 17/00

US Classification:

235386

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.

US Patent:

8636211, Jan 28, 2014

Filed:

Sep 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/618355

Inventors:

Alisa Jones Backert - Garden City NY, US
Christopher Charles Backert - Arlington VA, US
Christopher Charles Dahl - Highland Park NJ, US

Assignee:

e-Government Consulting Group, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06K 17/00

US Classification:

235386

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.