System and Method for Monitoring Precinct-Based Ballot Tabulation 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 ballot tabulation devices, comprising.
a plurality of ballot tabulation devices located at a plurality of polling locations, wherein each ballot tabulation device is operable to process a plurality of marked paper ballots and maintain health status information for the device; and a central server located remotely from the ballot tabulation devices, wherein the central server is operable to periodically receive the health status information for each ballot tabulation device and generate an alert that identifies any irregularities associated with the device based on the received health status information.