Christopher S Dahl

US Patent:

20150310686, Oct 29, 2015

Filed:

Jan 27, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/165272

Inventors:

Alisa Backert - Garden City NJ, US
Christopher Charles Backert - Arlington VA, US
Christopher Charles Dahl - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

e-Government Consulting Group, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G07C 13/00
H04L 29/06
H04L 29/08
G06F 21/36
G06F 21/44

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.