JP4547227B2 - Electronic voting multi-aggregation system and method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a counting process for electronic voting in a direct-recording-type election system, and more particularly to a vote counting and counting system and a method therefor when there are many voting machines.

  In the national politics election, local government chief election, and constituency election, the management host computer and multiple voting terminal devices installed at each polling station are connected via a network to check the visitors, display candidate information, and vote Electronic voting based on a direct-recording-type election system in which execution and counting of the number of votes are performed in a paperless manner is being carried out in order to reduce the cost of conducting the election and to quickly summarize the election results (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). Or, see Patent Document 3.)

  In this conventional electronic voting system, a step of confirming a voter's qualification of a visitor, a step of giving voting approval to a voter, a step of presenting candidate information, a step of designating a voting target, and a step of recording voting information And the step of counting the contents of the vote are sequentially performed.

  In the step of counting the voting contents, the voting information is temporarily recorded in a removable storage medium in the step of recording the voting information, and these are read out at the counting place to perform counting.

However, there may be cases where such an electronic voting election is held, such as an “opposition” or an “election lawsuit”. Questions and complaints that arise because people and visitors cannot see them well and the progress is not fully understood. Even in this respect, the counting of votes in electronic voting requires a clear vote counting system trusted by the electors.
Japanese Patent No. 2747171 Japanese Patent No. 3226665 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-119519

  In the counting of votes in the conventional electronic election voting system as described above, the display section of the voting terminal device is displayed with the totalization status obtained by processing the information of the storage medium in which the voting contents are recorded in real time. Since it is used exclusively for the processing operation of the totaling person in charge, there is a problem that it is difficult for the voter and the voter manager to monitor the progress of the vote counting. In addition, after the electronic voting with a large number of voters, that is, when there are a large number of voting record media corresponding to the ballot box, the person in charge of voting / counting may make mistakes in the procedure for voting / counting, It is also a problem that tension and fatigue become extreme in eliminating misunderstandings.

  In the conventional client / server counting method for counting votes in electronic voting, information on the voting recording media for counting processing at each counting place is not actually displayed on the counting server side, but only the result of counting totals is displayed. there were. Therefore, even if a display device is provided for the voter and voter manager, there is almost no information available to determine the status of tabulation and the fairness of the work. It is also a big problem that votes are held in a situation where it is not possible to fulfill.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. In the vote counting and counting of votes obtained by electronic voting and the voting information recorded in the voting recording medium, the status of counting and counting is confirmed with witnesses and related parties. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an illegal vote such as a remaining vote at the start of counting votes, and a vote counting total system in which illegal acts cannot be intervened during the counting operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the electronic voting multi-aggregation system of the present invention records voting data in a predetermined format by an electronic voting device installed in an election polling place, and the vote of the election is completed after the end of the voting period. A plurality of removable voting recording media collected at a location, a reading unit for reading the voting data from these voting recording media, and a candidate for each voting recording medium from the voting data read by the reading unit A plurality of vote counting terminal devices having a display / display unit for displaying information on a voting recording medium read by the reading unit and a processing / control unit that performs a counting process on the number of votes, and a status of totaling work by the counting process / control unit; The total results for each voting recording medium supplied from these vote counting terminal devices via the network are totaled for all of the vote counting terminal devices. A totaling processing unit that accumulates and totals the number of votes obtained for each candidate, a remaining medium number counter in which the total number of voting recording media scheduled to be read by the plurality of voter terminal devices is initialized, and each of the voter terminal devices A monitoring / control unit that performs monitoring / control, a totaling server including a totaling processing unit, and a display unit that displays an operation state of the vote counting terminal device, the totaling server for all of the vote counting terminal devices Before counting, zero counting confirmation means for displaying on the display device that the vote counting result of each candidate of the counting processing unit is zero, and the voting record for the plurality of counting terminal devices Means for transmitting instruction information enabling reading of voting data recorded on a medium, and each time the counting result for each voting recording medium is transferred from the vote counting terminal device, Means for decrementing the counter value of the data and displaying it on the display unit, and instruction information for finishing the counting operation for all of the vote-tending terminal devices when the counter value of the remaining medium number counter becomes zero Each time the counting result for each voting recording medium is transferred to the counting server, the number of processed voting recording media is incremented and displayed on the display unit. Means, and means for displaying information on the voting recording medium read by the reading unit on the display unit.

  Furthermore, in the electronic voting multi-counting system according to the present invention, when the counter value of the remaining medium number counter becomes zero in the totaling server, the end of totaling operation is instructed to all the vote-tapping terminal devices. It is characterized by this.

  Furthermore, in the electronic voting multi-aggregation system of the present invention, when the counting start instruction information is input from the aggregation server, the vote counting terminal device loads and unloads the voting recording medium from the recording medium reading unit. , And only three operations of reading start are activated.

  Furthermore, in the electronic voting multi-aggregation system of the present invention, the display device of the vote counting terminal device displays the identification information and the aggregation time of the voting recording medium that transferred the aggregation result to the aggregation server, and the aggregation server The display device displays the operating state of the plurality of vote-tending terminal devices, the identification information of the voting recording medium transferred from the plurality of vote-talling terminal devices to the aggregation server, and the aggregation time. is there.

  Further, in the electronic voting multi-counting system according to the present invention, the counting server allows a processed medium number counter that counts up the number of the voting recording media to which the counting result has been transferred and the totalized counting process, and halfway counting. And a processing unit that processes the aggregation server only after the count value of the processed media sheet counter reaches the value of the minimum halfway voted medium number memory. The number of votes obtained for each candidate can be displayed on the display device.

  Further, the electronic voting multi-tabulation method of the present invention includes a step of confirming the activation of a plurality of vote-voting terminal devices connected via a network and the connection status to the network by a tabulation server that tabulates voting results of elections, The totaling server displays that the number of votes obtained for each candidate is zero, and instructs the plurality of vote-voting terminal devices to start the vote-voting, and the vote-voting start instruction causes the vote-recording medium A step of reading the voting data recorded every time by a recording medium reader connected to the vote terminal device, a step of counting the read voting data into a small vote bundle for each candidate, and the read voting record Transmitting the result of counting the identification data of the medium and the bundle of votes obtained for each candidate to the counting server via a network; Each time the recorded result is transmitted to the counting server, a step of incrementing the processed voting recording medium number counter provided in the vote counting terminal device by one, and the processed voting recording medium number counter value and identification of the voting recording medium A step of displaying data, a totaling result for each of the voting recording media received by the totaling server, totaling the plurality of vote opening terminal devices, totaling all votes for each candidate, and the totaling server A step of decrementing one by one for each process of one voting recording medium by the voting terminal device, a remaining medium number counter in which the total number of voting recording media read into all the voting terminal devices is initialized; When the remaining medium number counter becomes zero, the counting server issues a vote count to all the vote counting terminal devices. It instructs the physical stop and is characterized in that it comprises a step of displaying the candidates every total number of votes counting result of.

  Furthermore, in the electronic voting multi-counting method of the present invention, after the number of processed voting recording media reaches a preset number, the totaling result of the number of votes obtained for each candidate is halfway by the totaling server. A step of displaying on the display means as a result of counting votes is provided.

  According to the electronic voting multi-tabulation system of the present invention, there is no remaining vote or fraudulent vote in the vote recording unit that accumulates and totals the number of votes of each candidate before starting the processing of the voting data recorded on the voting recording medium. Can be confirmed. In addition, the vote counting terminal device for counting the vote data recorded on the vote record medium can only be used to insert and extract the vote record medium from the record medium reader and to instruct to start reading the vote data. , Each voter terminal device and the totaling server that counts the number of small bundles obtained for each candidate sent from them automatically send and receive data, there is no room for third parties to participate, Tally counting for fairness can be done.

  In addition, at least one display device connected to the counting server displays the vote counting status of the election on a display screen that is easily presented to the witness, making it easy to confirm the duties of the witness. It has the effect of fulfilling its responsibilities.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is composed of a totaling server 12 installed in the headquarters 11 for election management, and vote counting terminal devices 22a to 22n that are connected to the network via the LAN 17 and are installed in the respective ticketing offices 21a to 21n.

  The aggregation server 12 is a database that manages the aggregation / result output application software 13 that controls the aggregation of the voted data from each of the ticket offices and the output of the results, and the database 15 of the voter terminal management table 15a and the aggregation table 15b. And a management system 14. Also, witness display devices 16 a to 16 m for presenting and publishing the results of the tally server 12 to the witnesses of the election are connected to the tally server 12.

  The vote counting terminal management table 15a of the database 15 includes the vote counting terminal ID, the number of read voting recording media, the read enable / disable flag, the voting record medium ID being read, the read time, the original / duplicate flag being read, the network address of the vote terminal, etc. It consists of items. The candidate table of the aggregation table 15b includes items such as an election ID, a candidate ID, a notification order ID, an affiliation ID, and the number of votes.

  The vote counting terminal devices 22a to 22n are computer devices in which reading / aggregation application software 22a to 22n is installed, respectively, and recording medium reading devices 23a to 23n are connected to the computer devices. These recording medium readers 23a to 23n read the voting information recorded on the voting recording media 24a to 24i, 25a to 25j, and 26a to 26k collected in the respective vote-voting stations 21a to 21n. Note that the voting recording media 24a to 24i, 25a to 25j, and 26a to 26k are removable memory media such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory or a smart media memory, and are provided by an electronic voting device installed at each polling place (not shown). The contents of the vote are recorded for each vote of a voter (a voter who has come to the polling place), and corresponds to a ballot box for voting using a ballot.

  Next, the operation and operation of the counting server 12 and the vote counting terminal device 22 (22a to 22n) will be described with reference to the processing flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The tabulation server 12 receives transmission of vote data collected for each recording medium from each of the vote counting terminal devices 22a to 22n, and integrates and tabulates this.

  That is, in the aggregation server 12, first, in step S21 of the flow shown in FIG. 2, the start of counting of votes by the department or department that executes overall management and generalization of the election, such as the election management headquarters, for example, the election management committee of the local government. In response to the instruction, the aggregation server 12 is activated, and the activation status and connection status of the vote counting terminal devices 22a to 22n of the respective accounting stations 21a to 21n connected to the aggregation server 12 via the LAN 17 or a network such as a communication line are confirmed. To do. The status of this confirmation is displayed on an operation display device (not shown) of the aggregation server 12 and connected to the aggregation server 12 in the aggregation terminal state list 42 of the screen display 41 as shown in FIG. It is also displayed on the display devices 16a to 16m for the witnesses, and the activation of the voting / counting system at the start of the voting and the preparation status of each voting place are disclosed to the witnesses.

  When this situation confirmation is completed, in step S22a, the contents of the vote number data storage device for storing the total number of votes of each candidate (elected person) for each election name (when multiple elections are held on the same day) before the start of the vote is “ In order to confirm that it is “0 votes (no accumulated votes or unerased remaining votes)”, a “0” vote confirmation ”screen shown in FIG. 4B is displayed. When the “confirmation start” button 43 on this screen is clicked by the person in charge of the aggregation server, the process proceeds to step S22b. In step S22b, a confirmation screen 44 shown in FIG. 4-c is displayed. In the election name designation field 45 of the confirmation screen 44, names of elections for which votes are to be displayed are displayed. In the example of the screen shown in this figure, for example, two cases, “East and West Mayor Election” and “Nanboku Town Assembly Election” are displayed. In the case of the same day election, since a plurality of election names are displayed, the person in charge of the operation clicks and designates the election name to be checked for “zero vote” before the vote is opened. When this designation is made, the number of votes recorded in the vote number data storage device is read from each candidate table of the aggregation table 15b provided in the database 15 by the aggregation server 12, and the right portion of the confirmation screen 44 in FIG. As shown in the figure, it is indicated that all the vote columns 46a of the candidate vote list 46 are “zero votes”. This indicates that there is no remaining or illegal vote in the memory of the accumulated vote record of each candidate before the start of the vote opening, and the election management confirming this screen displayed on the witness display devices 16a to 16m. The person responsible or witness will instruct you to start counting. Upon receiving this instruction, the person in charge of the operation clicks the ““ 0 ”vote confirmation OK” button 47 on this screen. By this click, the start of the vote of the election is instructed, and the counting server 12 instructs the vote terminal devices 22a to 22n of the respective ticket offices 21a to 21n to start reading the contents recorded on the vote recording medium. The result of the zero vote confirmation can be printed out by clicking the print button 48 in FIG. 4-c to leave a hard copy record as shown in FIG. 4-d. Is preferred.

  When this “0” vote confirmation is completed, in the next step S23, the total number of voting recording media 24, 25, and 26 to be voted at the respective ticketing offices 21a to 21n is assigned to the person in charge of election management or An operator in charge of the aggregation server inputs and sets the total number memory. In this setting, the total number of the voting recording media 24, 25, and 26 that are scheduled to be voted at the respective vote-voting stations 21a to 21n of the target elections that are recorded in advance in the vote-voting terminal management table 15a of the database 15, It may be set in the total number memory. As shown in FIG. 5A, the value of the total number memory thus set is displayed as “total number of set media” on the totaling status display screen 51a displayed on the totaling server display device or the witness display devices 16a to 16n. It is displayed in the column 54a. Further, in this step S23, the minimum number of processed media that can be disclosed in the middle of the total number of votes obtained is set in the minimum halfway voted media number memory in the middle of the vote counting process.

  When these settings are made, the value of the total number memory is initially set in the remaining medium number counter provided in the totaling server 12, and the zero value is similarly initialized in the reading medium number counter. These counter values are also displayed in the “remaining medium count” display field 53a and the “read medium count” display field 55a of the totalization status display screen 51a.

  After completing the preparation and confirmation of the counting server 12 in the above manner, in the next step S24, “voting start” is instructed and communicated to the ticketing terminal devices at the respective ticketing offices, thereby enabling the operation of the ticketing terminal devices 22a to 22n. This is because, for example, the vote-reading flag is turned on (for example, the vote-reading flag is set to 1), and the vote-dispensing terminal device that constantly monitors this can determine that it has been instructed to start a predetermined vote-dealing operation. .

  In step S25a, the value of the remaining medium number counter is monitored to determine whether there is a remaining number of voting recording media to be processed. If this counter value is greater than zero, the process proceeds to step S26a in which the vote terminal device at each ticketing office receives the result of the vote-voting process on the data for each voting recording medium. If the counter value is zero or less, the process proceeds to step S25b and the vote reading read flag is turned off (for example, the vote reading read flag = 0). That is, in step S25a, the processing status of a predetermined number of voting recording media to be voted out is checked, and it is determined whether or not voting of the voting recording medium by the vote counting terminal device is continued or completed.

  At each of the ticketing offices that received the notification of “starting counting of votes” in the previous step S24, as will be described later, the voting storage medium collected from the voting device is inserted one by one into the medium reading device. The voting information recorded on the inserted voting recording medium is read into a vote-tipping terminal device, and integration processing is performed to form a small bundle of votes. The result of counting the small bundle of bills is automatically transmitted to the counting server 12 by the vote counting terminal device 22. The person in charge of vote-voting operations repeatedly inserts, operates the “load vote data” button, and extracts for each voting recording medium, thereby creating a tabulated count result for each voting storage medium. And transmitted to the aggregation server 12.

  The tabulation server 12 that has received the tabulated data for each of the voting recording media 24a to 26k, first, in step S26a, first, the identification data of this data is identified with respect to the vote opening place and the voting device stored in the client management table 15a. Query and confirm data. If this is valid, the voting terminal identification data, that is, the identification data of the voting recording medium, and the reading time thereof are recorded in the total recording unit of the total table 15. The contents of the recording of the total recording unit are displayed on the witness display devices 16a to 16m on a total status display screen 51b as shown in FIG. 5-b. The terminal identification data is displayed together with the reading time. Further, in this step S26a, the vote data of each candidate of the total data confirmed as valid is accumulated and stored in the vote number data memory of the candidate table provided corresponding to each candidate of the total table 15.

  Then, the aggregation server 12 decrements the count value of the remaining medium number counter by 1 in step S26b every time the received aggregation data, that is, the aggregation processing of one voting recording medium is completed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the content of the remaining medium number counter is displayed in the “remaining medium number” column 53b of the tabulation status screen 51b. In the “read medium count” column 55b, an increment value of the read medium count counter or a value obtained by subtracting the remaining medium count counter value from the total count memory value is displayed. It is displayed on the display devices 16a to 16m for the witness so that the witness can confirm the progress of the vote counting.

  In step S27, the minimum number of halfway voting media set in step S23, which starts publishing the progress of votes in the middle of voting, is compared with the counter value of the reading medium number counter. If the minimum number of halfway voted media is large in this comparison, execution of halfway voter is disabled, and the process returns to step S25a for determining whether or not to process the vote total data of the vote recording medium transmitted to the totalization server 12. On the other hand, if the counter value of the reading medium number counter is equal to or greater than the minimum number of halfway votes, the predetermined number of votes that are permitted to be disclosed is reached, and halfway vote is permitted, and the process goes to step S28. move on.

  In step S28, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to display the halfway vote result, and if there is no instruction, the process returns to step S25a to process the vote count data of another voting recording medium. If there is an instruction to display the halfway vote count result, the process proceeds to step S29.

  In step S29, the number-of-voting data in each candidate table of the totaling table 15 at that time is switched to display of the totalization progress on all or several display devices 16a to 16m connected to the totaling server 12. , And display as the number of votes obtained in the middle of each candidate.

  On the other hand, when the value of the remaining medium number counter becomes zero in the determination in step S25a, the voting information of all the voting recording media 24, 25, and 26 set at the start of voting is stored in each of the counting tables 15. Since the total number of votes is stored in the candidate table, the process proceeds to step S30. In this step S30, the final result is displayed on the display devices 16a to 16n for the witnesses and the display devices connected to the totaling server 12 as the final number of votes related to the electronic voting of each candidate by the total number of votes obtained by the totaling server 12. Display as.

  Next, the operation and action of the vote counting terminal devices 22a to 22n at the respective ticket counting stations 21a to 21n will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Operations that can be performed by the person in charge of the card-disposal terminal devices 22a to 22n are instructed to start the card-voting terminal device, insert or remove the voting recording medium from the reading device, and start data reading of the inserted voting recording medium. There are only three operations of clicking the screen icon button. Other operations are controlled by mutual cooperation between the reading / counting application provided in the vote counting terminal device and the counting / result output application of the counting server 12 to perform counting, counting and display.

  The ticketing terminal device installed at each ticketing station is activated and stands by before the time at which counting of tickets is scheduled to start. In step S31 in FIG. 3, the waiting vote-voting terminal device monitors a vote-start instruction signal (turning on the vote-reading flag) transmitted from the tabulation server in step S24 shown in FIG.

  The vote counting terminal device that has been monitored via a network connection such as a LAN and has received the “voting start” instruction signal transmitted from the tabulation server 12 in step S24 proceeds to step S32a, and displays the operation display unit of the vote counting terminal device. An operation screen 61a for reading recorded data recorded on the voting recording medium inserted in the recording medium reader as shown in FIG. 6A is displayed. In step S32a, the voting data reading button 62, the reading amount bar display 63a, the reading number display field 64a displayed as “0”, and the “voting data reading start” displayed at the bottom of the screen are displayed. From the display of the instruction comment 66 or the like ", it is understood that the person in charge of the operation can read the voting recording medium for voting. In step S32b, one of the voting recording media is set in the reading device. .

  Next, in step S33, the voting data reading button 62 displayed on the lower left of the operation screen 61a shown in FIG. 6A is clicked, and the voting data recorded on the inserted voting recording medium is displayed as the vote counting terminal device 22. Read in.

  In step S34, the voted terminal device 22 counts the number of votes obtained as a small vote bundle for each candidate for the inserted vote recording medium. The progress of counting is displayed by the bar display 63a in the figure.

  When the counting is completed, it is determined in step S35 whether the reading of one voting recording medium and the counting of the votes are normally performed. If it is determined that the counting is normal, the process proceeds to step S36a.

  In step S36a, the totaled identification data of the voting recording medium, that is, the polling place, the identification data of the voting device, and the total number of votes obtained for each candidate are transmitted to the totaling server. Further, in step S36b, the display screen 61b shown in FIG. 6B is displayed on the operation display unit that displays the operation status of the vote counting terminal device. In the display screen 61b, the voting (device) ID column 65, that is, the identification data display column 65a of the voting recording medium that has finished counting votes, is displayed together with the transmission time 65b.

  Further, in the next step S37a, the vote counting terminal device increments the value of the recording medium number counter for counting the number of voting recording media for which the vote counting process has been completed, by one. In step S37b, this count value is displayed in FIG. As shown in -b, the information is displayed in the read medium number field 64b of the display screen 61b, and the process proceeds to step S38a.

  On the other hand, if the reading of the voting recording medium and the counting of the votes are not normally performed in the determination in the previous step S35, the process jumps to step S39a, and the identification data and abnormality information of the voting recording medium are stored in the counting server. Send to. Further, proceeding to step S39b, as shown in FIG. 6-c, the identification data of the voting recording medium is distinguished in the voting (device) ID column 65 of the display screen 61c displayed on the operation display unit of the vote counting terminal device. For example, bold or reversed color is displayed, and “comment abnormality” is displayed in the comment field 66c, and the process proceeds to step S38a.

  In step S38a, the vote counting terminal device checks the state of the flag switch which is turned off in step S25b shown in FIG. 2, that is, the vote reading flag of the vote counting terminal device. When this flag is “1”, the process returns to step S32a again, and the operator in charge sets one of the remaining unprocessed voting recording media in the reading device, and repeats the counting process of the other voting recording media.

  On the other hand, when the vote reading flag is “0”, the counting server 12 does not accept the vote processing data from the vote terminal device, so the process proceeds to step 38b, and “read vote data” on the display screen 61 of the vote terminal device. The button 62 is displayed in a light shade in an off state, and a comment “Reading of predetermined voting data has been completed” is displayed in the comment field 66. At this point, the corresponding vote counting terminal device cannot read a new voting recording medium. At the time when the total number of votes set in the counting server as the number of all voting recording media collected under each counting terminal device is completed, each counting terminal is instructed by an end command from the counting server 11 according to the reading count flag. The vote counting process by the device is terminated.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, before starting the voting data processing, it can be confirmed that there is no remaining vote or fraudulent vote in the vote recording unit that accumulates and totals the number of votes obtained for each candidate. In addition, for each voter terminal device, the person in charge of the operation can only perform the three operations of inserting the voting recording medium, extracting the voting recording medium, and starting the reading of the voting data into the recording medium reader. Each vote-ticking terminal device and tally server display the progress of the tally process on the display device, and automatically perform the vote-tick process, so there is no room for the operator or third party to participate, and fair vote counting is calculated. It can be carried out.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the process which the aggregation server of this embodiment performs. The flowchart which shows the process which the vote counting terminal device of this embodiment performs. A screen display presented when the aggregation server of the present embodiment is started. A screen display presented when the aggregation server of the present embodiment is started. The example of a screen display shown at the time of starting of the aggregation server of this embodiment. 7 is a print output example presented when the aggregation server of this embodiment is activated. A screen display presented during the counting of votes by the counting server of this embodiment. The example of a screen display shown during vote counting totaling of the totaling server of this embodiment. The screen display of the totalization process progress which the vote counting terminal device of this embodiment performs. The example of a screen display of the totalization process progress which the vote counting terminal device of this embodiment performs. 6 is a screen display example of an abnormal count process performed by the vote counting terminal device of the present embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

11 ... headquarters of election management,
12 ... Total server,
13 ... Tally / result output application software,
14 ... Database management system,
15 ... Database,
15a ... Voting terminal management table,
15b ... Total table,
16a-16m ... display device,
17 ... LAN, network,
21a to 21n ... tick office,
22a to 22n ... Vote counting terminal device,
23a to 23n ... Recording medium reader,
24, 25, 26... Voting recording medium.

Claims (7)

A plurality of removable voting recording media in which voting data is recorded in a predetermined format by an electronic voting device installed at an election polling place, and is collected at the election counting place after the end of the voting period;
A reading unit that reads the voting data from these voting recording media, a processing / control unit that performs a counting process on the number of votes obtained from each voting recording medium from the voting data read by the reading unit, and the reading unit A plurality of voting terminal devices having a display unit for displaying information relating to the voting recording medium read by and the status information of the counting work by the counting processing / control unit;
A totalization processing unit for totaling the totaling results for each of the voting recording media supplied via the network from these vote counting terminal devices for all the vote counting terminal devices, and totalizing and counting the number of votes obtained for each candidate; A remaining medium number counter in which the total number of voting recording media scheduled to be read by the plurality of vote counting terminal devices is initialized, a monitoring / control unit that monitors and controls each of the vote counting terminal devices, and the counting processing unit And a counting server including a display unit that displays an operation state of the vote counting terminal device,
The counting server includes a zero-voting confirmation means for displaying on the display device that the totaling result for each candidate of the counting processing unit is zero before counting all of the counting terminal devices. Means for transmitting instruction information enabling reading of the voting data recorded on the voting recording medium to the plurality of voting terminal devices, and a counting result for each voting recording medium is transferred from the voting terminal device. Each time the counter value of the remaining medium sheet counter is decremented and displayed on the display unit, and when the counter value of the remaining medium sheet counter becomes zero, And means for transmitting instruction information to finish the counting work,
The vote counting terminal device increments the number of processed voting recording media every time the counting result for each voting recording medium is transferred to the counting server, and displays it on the display unit, and reads by the reading unit. Means for displaying information on the voted recording medium on the display unit;
An electronic voting multi-tabulation system characterized by comprising:   2. The electronic voting multi-tabulation according to claim 1, wherein when the counter value of the remaining medium number counter becomes zero, the counting server instructs all of the vote-tapping terminal devices to end the counting operation. system.   When the counting start instruction information is input from the counting server, the vote counting terminal device operates only three operations of loading, removing, and reading of the voting recording medium from the recording medium reading unit. The electronic voting multi-aggregation system according to claim 2.   The display device of the vote counting terminal device displays the identification information and the counting time of the voting recording medium that transferred the counting result to the counting server, and the display device of the counting server displays the operations of the plurality of vote counting terminal devices. 4. The electronic voting multi-tabulation system according to claim 3, wherein the status, the identification information of the voting recording medium transferred from the plurality of vote counting terminal devices to the tabulation server, and the tabulation time are displayed.   The totaling server includes a processed medium number counter that counts up the number of the voting recording mediums to which the totaling result has been transferred and the cumulative totaling process, and a minimum halfway voting medium in which a predetermined number of mediums that allow midway voting is set Only after the count value of the processed media sheet counter reaches the value of the minimum halfway voted media number memory, the display device displays the number of halfway votes for each candidate processed by the aggregation server. 5. The electronic voting multi-aggregation system according to claim 4, wherein display is possible. A step of confirming the activation of a plurality of vote-voting terminal devices connected via the network and the connection status to the network by a counting server that counts the vote results of the election;
The aggregation server displays that the number of votes obtained for each candidate is zero, and instructs the plurality of vote counting terminal devices to start counting votes;
Reading the voting data recorded for each voting recording medium by a recording medium reading device connected to the voting terminal device according to the instruction to start counting votes;
A step of counting the read voting data into a small batch of votes for each candidate;
Transmitting the identification data of the read voting recording medium and the aggregation result of the voted small bundle for each candidate to the aggregation server via a network;
Incrementing a processed voting recording medium number counter provided in the vote counting terminal device by 1 for each transmission of the counting result to the counting server;
Displaying the processed vote recording medium number counter value and identification data of the vote recording medium;
A totaling result for each of the voting recording media received by the totaling server, totaling the plurality of vote opening terminal devices, and totaling all votes for each candidate;
The total number of voting recording media to be read by all the vote counting terminal devices by the counting server is decremented by one every time one vote recording medium is processed by the vote counting terminal device. And steps to
A step of instructing all of the vote counting terminal devices to stop the vote counting process and displaying the total number of votes obtained for each candidate when the remaining medium number counter becomes zero. When,
An electronic voting multi-tabulation method comprising:   After the number of processed voting recording media reaches a preset number, the totaling number of votes obtained by each candidate is displayed on the display means as a halfway counting result by the counting server. The electronic voting multi-tabulation method according to claim 6.