Charles Jerome Lindros

US Patent:

40103536, Mar 1, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/505199

Inventors:

Michael Terrance Moldovan - Lakewood NY
Charles Jerome Lindros - Jamestown NY
Robert Dean Wescott - Jamestown NY
Benedict Stewart Snyder - Jamestown NY
Richard John Cusimano - Jamestown NY
Michael Kristan - Frewsburg NY

Assignee:

AVM Corporation - Jamestown NY

International Classification:

G07C 1300

US Classification:

235 54F

Abstract:

A voting machine system employs a processor section and a plurality of peripheral units, all interconnected by a two-way street or bus system. The peripheral units constitute the voting machine proper and the processor or section acts upon the data generated by the peripheral units. One of the peripheral units is a visual display whereas the ballot format upon which a voter may vote is displayed. This ballot format is called up and displayed in response to unique input provided by the voter and different ballot formats are stored for call-up. Vote selections are made by the voter from the display. Provision is made for voter write-in selections which are stored in machine-readable, i. e. , digital form. Two other peripheral units are redundant recording devices, one of which remains with the machine for a permanent record and the other of which is removable to permit forwarding thereof to a central data accumulation center.