JP4193912B2 - Electronic voting system, electronic voting method, and electronic voting program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic voting system for voting for elections using a dedicated electronic voting terminal, and in particular, an electronic device that enables voting even when information on the voting card becomes unreadable or the voting card is lost. The present invention relates to a voting system, a voting card issuing device, a voting device, a voting card issuance control program, and a voting control program.

  Electronic voting, which uses elections and questionnaires using computers and networks, can significantly reduce the time and work cost for opening votes, and the number of local governments has been increasing in recent years. However, it has been pointed out that when electronic voting is performed using a network, there is a possibility of unauthorized access, and it is difficult to maintain security.

  On the other hand, electronic voting (hereinafter abbreviated as “voting place type electronic voting”) that uses a voting device in a polling place does not involve a network, and thus has few information security problems. In electronic voting at a polling place, instead of a ballot, a ballot card called a token is dealt by a staff member designated by the election manager, and when the elector inserts the ballot card into the balloting device, Can be used. The voting card may be any medium that can input and output information, and a voting card is usually used. After voting, voting status information indicating whether the voting has been completed or not is recorded on the voting card by the voting device.

  In such polling place type electronic voting, there is almost no leakage of information as in the case of electronic voting using a network. However, even in polling place-type electronic voting, if the voting card is defective or lost, or if the elector deliberately destroys it, the voting status information will be lost, so it is difficult to establish measures to prevent double voting. there were.

  In order to solve the drawbacks of electronic voting, an example of a method similar to prevention of double voting is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-057015 (Patent Document 1).

  According to the method of Patent Document 1, the clerk designated by the election manager fills in the electoral list information for identifying whether the voter has voted or not voted for each elector, and the clerk uses this information for each voter's voting card. And distributed at the polling place when the vote is accepted.

In this method, even if the elector is registered as voted by mistake, the clerk can rewrite the electoral list information as unvoted, write the rewritten content on the voting card, and distribute it to the elector .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-057015

  The conventional technology described above has the following problems.

  In the case of the method of Patent Document 1, correction of information for identifying whether the vote has been made or not has been made in the electoral list information. The revision of the contents of the voting card reflects the electoral list information, and it was assumed that the voting card worked normally without error until the elector finished voting.

  For this reason, if the voter card becomes defective between the time the elector receives the ballot card at the reception and the ballot ends, or if the voter card cannot be read due to intentional destruction or loss by the elector , It is impossible to check whether the elector has already voted, the vote card must be issued again to the elector, and if the elector makes a false declaration, a double vote will be held There was a problem.

  In addition, because there is no mechanism for reissuing a voting card once issued, if a new voting card is issued due to an issuance error or a defective card after issuance, the number of votes issued will be recorded There was a problem that it would not match the number of.

  The first object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and to provide an electronic voting system and electronic voting that enable voting even when the information on the voting card becomes unreadable or the voting card is lost. A method, an electronic voting program, a voting card issuance control program, and a voting control program are provided.

  The second object of the present invention is an electronic voting that can reissue a voting card after observing the confidentiality of voting, even if the information of the voting card becomes unreadable or the voting card is lost. A system, an electronic voting method, an electronic voting program, a voting card issuance control program, and a voting control program are provided.

The electronic voting system according to the present invention is an electronic voting system that accepts vote of an elector by inserting a voting card issued by a voting card issuing device into the voting device, wherein the voting card issuing device is new to the voting card. A voting card issuing means for issuing a voting card to which an issue number has been assigned, and an inspection card issuing means for issuing a voting card to which the information indicating that the voting card is an inspection card as the issue number and issue classification is provided. The voting device detects whether the inspection card is provided with the information indicating that the inspection card is provided when the voting card is inserted, and if the information indicating the inspection card is not provided. accept a vote by the voting card, records the issue number of the ballot card, has information is given be the test card If the vote the issuing number given to the card to see if recorded in, and displaying already that the voting is performed when recorded.

The electronic voting method of the present invention is an electronic voting method in an electronic voting system that accepts vote of an elector by inserting a voting card issued by a voting card issuing device into the voting device, the voting card issuing device, A voting card issuance step for issuing a voting card with a new issuance number assigned to the voting card, and issuing a voting card with information indicating that the voting card is an inspection card as the issuance number and issue classification An inspection card issuance step, wherein when the voting card is inserted in the voting device, it is detected whether the information indicating that the inspection card is given to the issue classification, and the information indicating that the card is the inspection card accept a vote by the voting card when not granted, records the issue number of the voting card, is the test card Information said issue number assigned to the voting card when granted with the recorded or confirmed, and displaying the effect that already voting is performed when recorded.

An electronic voting program according to the present invention is an electronic voting program for receiving an voting voter by inserting a voting card issued by a voting card issuing device into the voting device in an electronic voting system, wherein the voting card issuing device , A voting card issuing function for issuing a voting card with a new issuance number assigned to the voting card, and issuing a voting card with information indicating that the voting card is an inspection card as the issuance number and issue classification to execute the test card issuing function of, in the voting system, the voting card is detected whether information that is the test card to the issuing segment when inserted is given, that is the test card accept a vote by the voting card when the information is not given, record the issue number of the ballot card, the inspection mosquitoes If the vote the issuing number given to the card information that is de is granted recorded or confirmed, previously to perform the function of displaying the fact that the voting is performed when recorded It is characterized by that.

  According to the electronic voting system, the electronic voting method, the electronic voting program, the voting card issuance control program, and the voting control program of the present invention, the following effects are achieved.

  First, even if the voting card is lost or unreadable, it is necessary to reissue the voting card to the elector. Since the issue number of the voting card is recorded, it can be determined whether or not the elector has already voted without the voting card, and double voting can be prevented.

  Secondly, since it is possible to determine whether or not the elector has already voted, it is possible to reissue the voting card, which can solve the problem that the elector cannot actually vote even though he has not actually voted.

  Thirdly, since the voting history recording unit for storing information on whether or not the voter has been voted is provided separately from the medium for recording the vote content, it is possible to determine whether or not the voter has been voted. It can be executed while keeping the secret.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic voting system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic voting system of this embodiment includes a voting card issuing device 10, a voting device 20, a voting card 30, and an inspection card 35.

  The voting card issuing device 10 is operated by a staff member designated by the election manager, and issues a voting card 30 that is an election token. The voting device 20 can vote when an elector inserts a voting card 30. The voting card 30 is a card formed of a storage medium such as an IC card, an optical disk, or a magnetic card, and can store information such as the date and time when the voting card 30 is issued and the place where the voting is performed. The inspection card 35 is used when the voting card 30 breaks down and becomes defective in reading.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the voting card 30 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the data of the voting card 30 includes an issue number 31, a voting status 32, and an issue category 33. The issue number 31 is a series of numbers assigned to each voting card 30. This number is written in numbers, but may be written in English alphabet, time, etc. The voting status 32 stores information indicating whether or not voting has been completed. There are three types of issue category 33: new, reissue, and inspection card, and information for identifying the type of card can be recorded.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the voting card issuing device 10 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 3, a voting card issuing device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a voting card reading / writing unit 11, a voting card control means 12, a voting card issuing means 13, a voting card reissuing means 14, and an inspection card issuing. Means 15, screen control means 16, display 17, and voting card management database (DB) 18 are provided.

  The voting card reader / writer 11 has a voting card insertion slot, and can write and read information to and from the card. An IC card reader / writer can be used for the voting card reader / writer 11. The voting card control means 12 controls the voting card reading / writing unit 11 and the contents written on the card. The voting card issuance means 13 performs voting card 30 issuance processing based on a voting card issuance request requested by the screen control means 16. The reissuing means 14 can reissue the voting card 30 based on the contents of the voting card management DB 18 and information transmitted from the voting card issuing means 13.

  The inspection card issuing means 15 issues an inspection card 35 having a specific issue number 31. The screen control means 16 controls display on the display 17. The voting card management DB 18 is a database for managing the issuance status of past voting cards 30. FIG. 4 shows an example of the data structure of the voting card management database.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the voting device 20 according to this embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the voting device 20 according to the present embodiment includes a card insertion unit 21, a voting card control unit 22, a voting unit 23, an inspection unit 24, a screen control unit 25, a display 26, and a voting history. A recording unit 27 is provided.

  The voting card control means 22 can control the card insertion part 21 and inform the voting means 23 of the electoral information. The voting means 23 can cause the elector to vote by using the screen control means 25 and can record the contents of the vote. The display 26 is controlled by the screen control means 25, and the elector performs voting according to the display.

  When the inspection card 35 is inserted, the inspection unit 24 checks the voting history recording unit 27 and informs the voting unit 23 of the inspection result. The voting history recording unit 27 can store the past voting history and erase unnecessary data. FIG. 6 shows an example of the data structure of the voting history recording unit 27.

  Next, the operation according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the issue category 33 is for issuing a new voting card 30, the issue category 33 is for voting with the new voting card 30, the issue category 33 is for issuing a reissued voting card 30, and the issue category 33 is for an inspection card 35. Issuance and voting with the inspection card 35 will be described in detail one by one.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing when a voting card is issued according to this embodiment. FIG. 8 shows an example of display on the display 17 of the voting card issuing device 10.

  Hereinafter, the process of issuing a new voting card will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the main part of FIG.1, FIG.3, FIG.8 is referred as needed.

  Referring to FIG. 7, when the elector comes to receive the voting card 30, the clerk designated by the election manager enters the voting card reading / writing unit 11 of the voting card issuing device 10 into an unused or already voted voting card. 30 is inserted. When the voting card 30 is inserted, the voting card control means 12 performs card authentication and user authentication of the voting card 30, reads information recorded on the voting card 30, and uses the information as the voting card issuing means 13. (Step 701).

  The voting card issuance means 13 informs the staff that the voting card is ready to be issued, and notifies the screen control means 16 that the screen of FIG. 8 is displayed. The screen control means 16 displays a reception screen on the display 17. , And waits for input from the staff (step 702).

  The attendant looks at the screen of FIG. 8 and selects “new” as the issue category 33 and presses the issue button. The screen control means 16 transmits the input contents to the voting card issuing means 13, and the voting card issuing means 13 distributes the processing according to the given issue classification 33 (step 703).

  Here, since “new” is selected as the issue category 33, the voting card issuing means 13 instructs the voting card control means 12 to initialize the voting card 30 (erase the recorded contents), and the voting card 30 is initialized. (Step 704).

  The voting card issuing means 13 refers to the voting card management DB 18 and sets “previous issue number + 1” as the new issue number 31, the issue category 33 instructed from the screen of the display 17, the current time, and the voting card to be issued this time 30 information is recorded in the voting card management DB 18 (step 705).

  Next, the voting card issuing means 13 writes the three pieces of information of the voting card 30 described in FIG. 2, that is, the issue number 31, the voting status 32, and the issue classification 33, to issue the voting card 30. The voting card control means 12 is instructed. Here, it is assumed that the voting status 32 is not voted and the issue category 33 is new. The voting card control means 12 writes data to the voting card 30 according to the instruction and issues the voting card 30 (step 706).

  The voting card issuing unit 13 transmits the current issue number 31 and information on the total number of past issues including the current issue to the screen control unit 16, and the screen control unit 16 displays the information on the display 17 (step 707).

  In preparation for the subsequent issuance of the inspection card 35, the attendant records the correspondence between the names of the electors and the issue number 31 on an electronic file or paper and stores it.

  Next, the voting process by the voting card 30 with the issue category 33 being new is described.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the voting apparatus 20 according to this embodiment. Note that description will be made with reference to main parts of FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 as necessary.

  Referring to FIG. 9, the elector who has received the voting card 30 at the reception inserts the voting card 30 into the card insertion unit 21 of the voting device 20. Then, after the voting card control unit 22 performs card authentication and user authentication of the voting card 30, the information recorded in the voting card 30 is read and transmitted to the voting unit 23 (step 901).

  The voting means 23 sorts the process by referring to the information of the issued issue category 33 (step 902).

  Since the issuance category 33 is new this time, the process moves to voting, the candidate list is displayed to the elector, and the elector selects the candidate and executes the voting process (step 903).

  Next, the voting means 23 records the issue number 31 and the voting time in the voting history recording unit 27 (step 904).

  Further, the voting card control means 22 instructs the voting card control means 22 to write information in the voting card 30 that the voting situation 32 of the voting card 30 is changed from unvoted to voted. Is changed to voted (step 905).

  Finally, the voting means 23 instructs the voting card control means 22 to discharge the voting card 30 (step 911).

  Next, a procedure for reissuing the voting card 30 when the voting status 32 of the issued voting card 30 has not been voted will be described. Although the voting card 30 is issued once, the voting device 20 performs voting by the inspection card 35 described later when the voting card 30 is required to be issued again to the elector due to the illusion of the elector. If it is determined that the voting card 30 is issued again, it is determined that this is not the case. Note that reading failure due to card failure will be described with reference to an inspection card 35 described later.

  Next, the reissue process of the voting card 30 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the main part of FIG.1, FIG.3, FIG.8 is referred as needed.

Referring to FIG. 7, first, the staff designated by the vote manager inserts the issued vote card 30 into the vote card reader / writer 11 of the vote card issuing device 10 (step 701).
The screen control means 16 displays a reception screen on the display 17 and waits for input from the staff (step 702).

  The clerk selects “Reissue” in the issue category 33 and presses the issue button. The voting card issuing means 13 distributes the processing according to the issue classification 33 selected by the clerk (step 703).

  Here, since “reissue” is selected, the voting status 32 of the issued voting card 30 is confirmed, and if the voting card 30 is in the voting status, the process proceeds to error processing (step 709).

  In the error processing, the voting card issuing means 13 notifies the screen control means 16 to display that the voting card 30 has already been voted and cannot be reissued, and the screen control means 16 displays on the display 17 to that effect. . Next, the voting card control means 12 is instructed to discharge the voting card 30 and the processing is completed (step 710).

  On the other hand, if the voting status 32 is not voted in step 709, the voting card issuing means 13 passes the read data in the voting card 30 to the reissuing means 14. Here, the reissuing means 14 searches the voting card management DB 18 for data in the voting card management DB 18 having the same number as the issuance number 31 of the voting card 30 and deletes the corresponding data. Further, the issue classification 33 “reissue” is recorded in the voting card management DB 18 and the past number of issued cards is recalculated based on the recorded contents of the voting card management DB 18 (step 711).

  Next, the reissuing means 14 writes three information of the same issue number 31 as the previous time, the voting status 32 indicating that it has not been voted, and the issue category 33 indicating that it is reissued, to the voting card 30. When the voting card control means 13 is instructed to issue the voting card, the voting card control means 13 writes data to the voting card 30 in accordance with the instruction and reissues the voting card 30 (step 712).

  Next, the processing is returned to the voting card issuing means 13, and the information regarding the current issue number 31 and the total number of past issues including the current issue is transmitted to the screen control means 15 as in the case of new issue, and the screen control means 16. Displays the information on the display 17, and the staff confirms the contents (step 707).

  Next, processing when the voting card issuing device 10 issues the inspection card 35 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the main part of FIG.1, FIG.2, FIG.3 is referred as needed.

  If the voting card 30 is in a readable / writable state, the voting status 32 in the voting card 30 can be confirmed and reissue processing can be performed by the voting card issuing device 10 as described above. Therefore, when it is requested that the vote cannot be made, the inspection card 35 is issued and the inspection is performed first. This inspection card 35 is a card whose issue classification 33 is an inspection card, and can be used in the voting card issuing device 10 and the voting device 20.

  Referring to FIG. 7, the clerk inserts any voting card 30 other than the defective card into the voting card reading / writing unit 11 as in the case of newly issuing the voting card 30 (step 701).

  The screen control means 16 displays a reception screen on the display 17 and waits for input from the staff (step 702).

  Next, the clerk selects “inspection card” as the issue category 33 from the screen, and inputs the issue number 31 corresponding to the elector with reference to the record saved when the vote card 30 is defective. The voting card issuing means 13 distributes the processing according to the issue classification 33 selected by the clerk. Since “inspection card” is selected here, the voting card issuing unit 13 passes the input issue number 31 to the inspection card issuing unit 15 (step 703).

  The inspection card issuing means 15 instructs the voting card control means 12 to initialize the inspection card 35, and the contents of the card are erased (step 708).

  Next, the inspection card issuance means 15 writes the inspection card 35 in which three pieces of information of the issued issue number 31, the voting status 32 indicating that it is not voted, and the issue classification 33 indicating that it is the inspection card 35 are written. The voting card control means 12 is instructed to issue the voting card, and the voting card reading / writing unit 11 writes the data to the card and then issues the inspection card 35 (step 713).

  Next, the process in the voting apparatus 20 by the inspection card 35 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the main part of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is referred as needed.

  Referring to FIG. 9, when the inspection card 35 of the issue category 33 is inserted into the card insertion unit 21, the voting card control means 22 performs card authentication and user authentication of the inspection card 35, and then records on the inspection card 35. The read information is read and transmitted to the voting means 23 (step 901).

  The voting means 23 selects a process by looking at the issued issue category 33 (step 902).

  Since the issued issue category 33 is an inspection card, the voting means 23 transmits the card information to the inspection means 24. The inspection unit 24 searches the voting history recording unit 27 for whether or not the issue number 31 is recorded based on the issued issue number 31, and returns the result to the voting unit 23 (step 906).

  Next, the existence of voting history is checked. If the issue number 31 is not recorded on the inspection card 35 (step 907), the voting means 23 instructs the screen control means 25 to indicate that the voting card 30 having this issue number 31 is not voted in this apparatus. It is displayed (step 908).

  Further, the voting card control means 22 is instructed to discharge the inspection card 35, and the inspection card 35 is discharged (step 911). In this inspection card 35, since it was confirmed that there is no history, the elector corresponding to the issue number 31 can vote.

  Next, in step 907, when the given issue number 31 is recorded, the voting means 23 instructs the voting card control means 22 to change the voting status 32 of the inspection card 35 from unvoted to voted. Then, the voting card control means 22 changes the voting status 32 of the inspection card 35 to voted (step 909).

  The voting means 23 causes the screen control means 25 to display on the display 26 that the voting device 20 has already voted with the voting card 30 having this issue number 31 (step 910).

  The voting means 23 instructs the voting card control means 22 to discharge the inspection card 35 (step 911).

  In this inspection card 35, since it is confirmed that there is a history, the elector corresponding to the issue number 31 cannot vote.

  Next, when there are a plurality of voting devices 20, the clerk confirms that the voting by the inspection card 35 is not performed in all the voting devices 20, and then inserts the inspection card 35 into the voting card issuing device 10, Reissue the card.

  In the present embodiment, the explanation was made without distinguishing the sexes of the electors, but it becomes easier to detect an issuance error by putting the information by gender. This is because the gender of the unknown card elector can be identified because the data is tabulated by gender. FIG. 10 shows an example of the display on the display 17 of the voting card issuing apparatus 10 when information on the sex of the elector is entered. In this case, the data structure of the voting card management database 18 in FIG. 4 also needs to be changed.

  In the present embodiment, the case where there is one type of election has been described. However, one type of election is not necessary, and the present invention can also be applied to a case where a single voting device 20 performs a plurality of elections. In this case, instead of the card data configuration shown in FIG. 2, a voting card data configuration for multiple elections is used. FIG. 11 shows an example of a voting card data structure in the case of multiple elections. Referring to FIG. 11, the voting card data structure in the case of multiple elections is a structure in which the voting status 33 is described for each election code (1 to N).

  In the case of multiple elections, the voting card management DB in FIG. 4 prepares different data for each election code. Also, the structure of the voting history recording unit in FIG. 6 prepares data for each election code. In this case, in the processing flow of the voting card issuing device 10 in FIG. 7, the confirmation processing of the voting status 32 in step 509 is performed for each election code, and the voting card 30 for the election of the election code whose voting status 32 has not been voted. Re-issuance processing is performed, and re-issuance processing is not performed for elections for which the voting status 32 has already been voted.

  Further, in the case of multiple elections, with respect to the processing in the voting apparatus 20 of FIG. 9, the search processing of the voting history recording unit 27 in step 906 is performed on the voting history recording unit 27 corresponding to all election codes, and after step 907 The update process of the voting status 32 is also performed for each election code.

  The voting card issuing device 10 of the present embodiment can be configured by a plurality of units instead of one unit. In this case, a plurality of voting card issuing devices 10 are connected via a network, and the voting card management DB 18 is configured to be accessible simultaneously from all the voting card issuing devices 10.

  If the above network configuration cannot be realized, the card issued by a different voting card issuing device 10 is identified by assigning the voting card issuing device 10 number to the issuing number 31 of the voting card 30. The issuance of the reissued voting card 30 and the inspection card 35 is performed by the voting card issuing device 10 that first issued the voting card 30.

  Next, in the case where a plurality of voting devices 20 according to the present embodiment are used, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the voting devices 20 are connected by a network. In that case, it is preferable that the voting history recording unit 27 is provided in one voting device 20 and communicates with the voting means 23 and the inspection means 24 of all other voting devices 20 via a network. By doing so, since the history information in the voting history recording unit 27 is collected in one place, if the inspection card 35 is inspected by any one voting device 20, the above-described embodiment As described above, the redundant work of checking by all the voting devices 20 is not necessary.

  According to the embodiment described above, after the voting card 30 is issued to the elector, the voting card is lost or becomes unreadable, and the voting card 30 needs to be reissued to the elector. Since the correspondence between the name of the elector and the issue number 31 of the voting card and the issue number 31 of the voted voting card are recorded, it can be determined whether the elector has already voted without the voting card. Double voting can be prevented.

  In addition, since it is possible to determine whether or not the elector has already voted, the voting card 30 can be reissued, and the problem that the elector is actually unvoted but cannot vote can be solved.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, an election reception device, that is, a device that has a DB of the electoral list inside, performs a process of checking the electorate who brought the admission postcard against the roster, and accepting it is issued a voting card This corresponds to the case of being incorporated in the apparatus 10.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a voting card issuing device 40 incorporating a reception process according to this embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an electoral list data structure according to this embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 12, the accepting means 41 inquires or updates the electoral list database (DB) 42 based on the information on the names and numbers of the electors input from the screen control means 16. The electoral list DB 42 is a database having information on voters who have voting rights. As shown in FIG. 13, the identification number (ID) assigned to the elector, the name, address, gender, and voting status 32 of the elector. The information of the issue number 31 of the voting card 30 is stored.

  The voting card reading / writing unit 11, the voting card control means 12, the voting card issuing means 13, the reissuing means 14, the inspection card issuing means 15, the screen control means 16, the display 17, and the voting card management DB 18 shown in FIG. Operates in the same manner as described in FIG.

  Next, the operation according to this embodiment will be described. The main parts of FIGS. 1 and 2 are referred to as necessary.

  Referring to FIG. 12, when the voting card 30 is inserted into the voting card reading / writing unit 11 of the voting card issuing apparatus 40 having a built-in reception process, the voting card control means 12 performs card authentication and user authentication of the voting card 30. After that, the information recorded on the voting card 30 is read and transmitted to the voting card issuing means 13.

  The voting card issuing means 13 informs the accepting means 41 that the voting card issuance is ready, and the accepting means 41 instructs the screen control means 16 to display an image on the display 17. FIG. 14 shows an example of display on the display 17 of the voting card issuing device. The screen control means 15 displays an image on the display 17 and waits for input from a staff member.

  When the elector comes to the reception, the attendant inputs the number and name information written on the admission postcard from the reception screen and presses the search start button. The receiving means 41 searches the electoral list DB (database) 42 based on the number and name information passed from the screen control means 16, and obtains information on the sex and voting status obtained as a result via the screen control means 16. Display on the display 17.

  If the voting status is not voted, the attendant presses the issue button. When the issue button is pressed, if the issue category 33 is new, the accepting means 41 informs the voting card issuing means 13 of the gender and issue category 33 information. Further, when the issue classification 33 is a reissue or inspection card, the information of the issue number 31 is transmitted to the voting card issuing means 13. The voting card issuing means 13 performs the processing after step 703 in FIG. 7 in the same manner as when the information is transmitted from the screen control means 16 in the first embodiment.

  When the issue category 33 is new, the voting card issuing means 13 notifies the receiving means 41 of the current issue number 31 after displaying the issued number in step 707. The accepting means 41 performs a process of rewriting the voting status 32, which is the data of the elector recorded in the elector list DB 42, to “already voted” and updating the issue number 31 with the new issue number 31. The configuration and operation example of the electronic voting using the voting card issuing device 40 incorporating the reception process has been described above.

  In the present embodiment, the elector list DB 42 and the voting card management DB 41 are separate databases. However, by managing them as a single database, it is possible to reduce the price and simplify the system.

  The voting card issuance apparatus 10 in the electronic voting system of the present invention executes the voting card issuance control program (application) 100 for executing the above-described functions by a computer processing apparatus as well as realizing the functions in hardware. By doing so, it can be realized by software. The voting card issuance control program 100 is stored in a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, loaded from the recording medium into the voting card issuance apparatus 10 capable of computer processing, and controls the computer processing operation as described above. Implement each function.

  Similarly to the voting card issuing device 10, the voting device 20 in the electronic voting system of the present invention also loads a voting control program (application) 200 into the voting device 20 capable of computer processing, and controls computer processing operations. Thus, each function described above is realized.

  The present invention has been described above with reference to a plurality of preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea. .

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic voting system by the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the voting card | curd by the 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the voting card issuing apparatus by 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the voting card management database by 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the voting apparatus by 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the vote log | history recording part by 1st Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process at the time of issuance of the voting card | curd by 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display display of the voting card issuing apparatus by 1st Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a process with the voting apparatus by 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display display of the voting card issuing apparatus at the time of putting the information of the elector's sex by the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting card data structure in the case of the multiple election by the 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the voting card issuing apparatus by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the electoral list data structure by 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display display of the voting card issuing apparatus by the 2nd Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10: Voting card issuing device 11: Voting card reading / writing unit 12: Voting card control means 13: Voting card issuing means 14: Reissue means 15: Inspection card issuing means 16: Screen control means 17: Display 18: Voting card management DB
20: Voting device 21: Card insertion part 22: Voting card control means 23: Voting means 24: Inspection means 25: Screen control means 26: Display 27: Voting history recording part 30: Voting card 31: Issue number 32: Voting status 33 : Issue classification 35: Inspection card 40: Voting card issuing device 41: Accepting means 42: Electoral list DB
100: Voting card issue control program 200: Voting control program

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In the electronic voting system that accepts the vote of the elector by inserting the voting card issued by the voting card issuing device into the voting device,
The voting card issuing device gives voting card issuing means for issuing a voting card with a new issuing number assigned to the voting card, and gives information indicating that the voting card is an inspection card as the issuing number and issue classification Including an inspection card issuing means for issuing a voted card
When the voting card is inserted, the voting card detects whether or not the information indicating that the card is the inspection card is assigned to the issue category, and if the information that the card is the inspection card is not provided accepts voting by voting card, records the issue number of the voting card, the voting the issuing number given to the card recorded or confirmed if the information of being the test card has been granted, the recording An electronic voting system that displays that voting has already been carried out when it has been completed. When the voting device confirms the issuance number of the voting card to which information indicating that it is the inspection card is given, the voting card having the issuance number is voted if the issuance number is not recorded. 2. The electronic voting system according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicating that the voting card having the issue number is displayed is displayed when the information indicating that the voting card has been recorded is displayed. 2. The electronic voting system according to claim 1 , wherein when the voting device receives the inserted voting card and records the issuance number, the voting device gives information that the voting card has already been voted. The voting card issuing apparatus, if the not found already information given to the voting card, to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises a reissue means for reissuing the voting card of the vote number The electronic voting system described. An electronic voting method in an electronic voting system that accepts an voting voter by inserting a voting card issued by a voting card issuing device into the voting device,
In the voting card issuing device, a voting card issuing step for issuing a voting card with a new issuing number assigned to the voting card, and providing the voting card with information indicating that the issuing card is an inspection card as the issuing number and an issue classification Including an inspection card issuing step for issuing a voted card ,
In the voting device, when the voting card is inserted, it is detected whether the information indicating that it is the inspection card is given to the issuing section, and when the information indicating that it is the inspection card is not provided, accepts voting by voting card, records the issue number of the voting card, the voting the issuing number given to the card recorded or confirmed if the information of being the test card has been granted, the recording An electronic voting method characterized by displaying that voting has already been carried out when completed. When the voting device confirms the issuance number of the voting card to which information indicating that it is the inspection card is given, the voting card having the issuance number is voted if the issuance number is not recorded. 6. The electronic voting method according to claim 5 , wherein information indicating that the voting card having the issue number is displayed is displayed when the information indicating that the voting card has been recorded is displayed. 6. The electronic voting method according to claim 5 , wherein when the voting device accepts the inserted voting card and records the issuance number, information indicating that voting has been completed is given to the voting card. In the voting card issuing apparatus, if no vote already information is given to the voting card, to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises a reissue steps to reissue the voting card of the vote number The electronic voting method described. In an electronic voting system, an electronic voting program that accepts an voting voter by inserting a voting card issued by a voting card issuing device into the voting device,
A voting card issuance function for issuing a voting card with a new issuance number assigned to the voting card, and information indicating that the voting card is an inspection card as the issuance number and issue classification are assigned to the voting card issuing device. Execute the inspection card issuing function to issue the vote card
In the voting device, when the voting card is inserted, it is detected whether or not the information indicating that it is the inspection card is assigned to the issue classification, and when the information indicating that it is the inspection card is not provided accepts voting by voting card, records the issue number of the voting card, the voting the issuing number given to the card recorded or confirmed if the information of being the test card has been granted, the recording An electronic voting program for executing a function of displaying that voting has already been performed if completed. When confirming the issuance number of the voting card to which information indicating that it is the inspection card is given to the voting device, the voting card having the issuance number is voted if the issuance number is not recorded. The electronic voting program according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic voting program displays the information indicating that the voting card having the issue number is displayed and displays the information indicating that the voting has been performed. 10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein when the voting device receives the inserted voting card and records the issuance number, the voting device is caused to execute a function of giving information that the voting card has been voted. Voting program. The voting card issuing apparatus, according to claim 11, wherein when said voting information already in the vote card is not granted, be executed reissued function for re-issuing the ballot card of the vote number Electronic voting program described in.

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