System and method for monitoring voting devices

摘要

A system for remotely monitoring a plurality of ballot tabulation devices is provided. The ballot tabulation devices are located at a plurality of polling locations, each of which is operable to process a plurality of marked paper ballots and maintain health status information for the device. The system includes a central server located remotely from the ballot tabulation devices that is operable to periodically receive the health status information for each device and generate an alert that identifies any irregularities associated with each device based on the received health status information. Preferably, the health status information is encoded in a machine-readable code that is displayed on a display screen of the ballot tabulation device, and a reading device is used to read the machine-readable code from the display screen and transmit the health status information to the central server.

主权项

1. A system for remotely monitoring a plurality of voting devices across a jurisdiction, comprising.
a plurality of voting devices located at a plurality of polling locations for the jurisdiction, wherein each voting device is programmed to generate and maintain health status information that provides an indication of any irregularities associated with operation of the device; and a central server located at a central election office for the jurisdiction remote from the voting devices at the polling locations, wherein the central server is operable to periodically receive the health status information for each voting device as transmitted over a communication network and is programmed to identify any irregularities associated with operation of the device based on the received health status information.