JPH05242124A - Election voting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the device for improving an election system as to be more speedy, more accurate, and more safe by consistent electronic implementation over the voting, opening, and totalization of votes of conventional election. CONSTITUTION:When a voter stands in front of a main device 4 and a voting box, a sensor 13 operates to output a guidance message for card insertion from a speaker 15 and at the same time, characters are displayed on liquid crystal 16. The voter is announced to insert a magnetic card into a card insertion slot 14 and then press one of buttons 11 of candidate names 12 according to the guidance, and after the selected button is pressed, the magnetic card is discharged from the card insertion slot 14. Then, the card is put back in a collection box in response to an announcement of extraction and returning. A lid 18 is opened with a key 17, and predetermined password numbers by the candidates are registered with a ten-key 20. Those are stored in a microcomputer 21 and the number of voters is also stored. After voting, the password numbers of the respective candidates and the numbers of votes are sent out to an IC card telephone set with a transmission button 19.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to improvement of an election system based on the public office election law and the like.

[Prior Art]

Conventionally, in a public election held at a polling place, a ballot form is received at the polling place, a candidate name is filled in, the result is put into a ballot box, and the vote is taken after the vote is completed. It was a very labor-intensive and time-consuming task, as it was sorted by person and the number of votes was counted.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

As described above, the conventional voting method is a labor-intensive and time-consuming task in addition to the complexity of the voter writing the name of the candidate. The aim is to solve these problems by digitizing them.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The problem is solved by a simple method in which a ballot is replaced with a magnetic card in a ballot box and a push button having the name of a candidate is pressed to complete the vote.

[Work]

[0006] When a voter goes to a polling place, a ballot paper is conventionally handed after checking it against an electoral list, and one candidate name is entered in the ballot box, which is put on a magnetic card. To change. This magnetic card is engraved with an encoded code unique to each polling place, and other magnetic cards are not accepted. Also, when a voter stands in front of the ballot box, a sensor works and guidance of operation is given by voice and text. Next, when the magnetic card is inserted, the candidate's push button can be pressed, and one candidate can be selected. If you make a mistake, press the cancel button, insert the magnetic card again, and press the candidate name button. This button is locked so that it will not be added even if it is pressed twice or more.
The magnetic card is locked so that it cannot be used more than once in the same card. The number of votes stored in each ballot box is stored in the IC card of the IC card telephone after the voting is completed and totaled. This is sent to the computer of the center and added up and aggregated at the center. At this time, the software is configured to use the personal identification number and to accept at the center only once from the same polling place. The magnetic card that replaces the ballot is collected and returned to its original state for repeated use. There should be about 10 magnetic cards in one polling place. The magnetic card and IC card are sent to the center for storage.

【Example】

FIG. 1 is a layout diagram showing an outline of the present invention. In FIG. When you enter from the entrance at the polling place, 2. 2. There is a reception desk and it is checked against the electoral list. A magnetic card will be given instead of the ballot. 4. Is a ballot box, and when the voting of the magnetic card is completed by a predetermined procedure, the magnetic card Put it in the collection box and exit from the exit to complete. 7. Is a witness seat, and 5. Is an IC card telephone. Figure 2 shows ballot box 4. Shows the arrangement of. Each ballot box 4 is partitioned as in the conventional case. Each ballot box 4. Is connected to a 5.1C card telephone. IC card telephone is 8. It is connected to the computer of the center (city hall, etc.). Fig. 3 is a front view of the main part of the present invention, in which the voter is the present device Standing in front of the ballot box 13. The sensor is working 1
5. Guidance flows from the speaker saying "Please insert the card", and at the same time 16. LCD characters are also displayed. When you insert a magnetic card into the 14-card slot according to this guidance, you will be told "Please press only one button for the candidate's name." If you select and press one, the magnetic card will come out from the 14-card slot. Next, he was announced that "Please remove the card and return it." Return it to the collection box. 18. The lid is 17. It is unlocked with a key and contains a predetermined secret code for each candidate. Registered with the numeric keypad. This includes direct registration by access from the center. These are stored in the microcomputer 21, and the number of votes cast by the voters is also stored.
After voting is completed 19. When the send button of is pressed, the personal identification number and the number of votes of each candidate are sent to the IC card telephone.
4. It is stored in the IC card. 12. Is the candidate name 1
1. Is the push button. This 11. The push button has software built in so that it can be activated only once. If the same magnetic card is used more than once 11. Software is built in so that you cannot press the push button. The magnetic card used once can be collected and used again and again. FIG. 2 of IC card telephone
The data recorded on the IC card is recorded in 23. Center with numeric keypad 8. To send to. 26. Can be sent over a regular telephone line with a modem. IC card 24. Is 25. It has a lock so that only specific people can unlock it. Center 8. After sending the data to the IC card, unlock the IC card 2
4. Center 8. Will be stored for a specified period of time.
5. The software is built so that the data sent from the IC card telephone to the center can be accessed only once by using the secret code unique to the polling place.

【The invention's effect】

As described above, according to the present invention, the privacy of the voter is protected, the trouble of the voter writing the name of the candidate is eliminated, the characters are not blurred and invalid, and the character is faster and more personal. It is a complete election voting device that can count the number of votes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a layout view showing a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an apparatus attached to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Polling place 11. Candidate button 2. Reception desk 12. Candidate name 3. Magnetic card handing machine 13. Photoelectric sensor 4. Ballot box 14. Magnetic card reader 5. IC card telephone 15. Speaker 6. Magnetic card collection machine 16. Liquid crystal dial 7. Witness desk 21. Microcomputer 8. Center computer 21. IC card 9. Mounting leg 26. Modem 27. Cancel button

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. At a polling place, instead of ballots,
By inserting a magnetic card previously encoded for each polling place into the card insertion slot of the ballot box and pressing the pushbutton with the candidate's name written on it, the number of pre-encoded votes of the spectator is stored in the IC. When the election is over, each voting box stores it in the IC card of the IC card telephone (with a modem), and when it is sent to the computer of the center, the code for each polling place is identified and it is added up in a short time. An election voting device characterized by storing this IC card together with it. 2. The election voting device according to claim 1, wherein a personal computer and a modem are combined instead of the IC card telephone. 3. When a voter stands in front of a ballot box, it has a function of allowing a magnetic card to be inserted after performing a tone-based guidance, and also provides a guidance to the deaf person with characters, and the same function. The election voting device according to claim 1, further comprising: 4. The election voting device according to claim 1, further comprising a lock circuit so that the same card cannot be pressed twice. 5. The election voting device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic card has a code so that the same card cannot be used twice in succession. 6. The election voting device according to claim 1, wherein the ballot box is sent to the IC card telephone by a function of opening a key of a part of the ballot box, operating a push button, and sending out only once. .. 7. After the election, sending to the center has a lock function so that the personal identification number is pushed after the telephone number and the sending is done only once. The election voting device according to claim 1. 8. The election voting device according to claim 1, wherein the IC card insertion portion of the IC card telephone is locked. 9. The election according to claim 1, wherein each attendant has a personal identification number, and has a function of registering with a numeric keypad of a ballot box or having a function of being registered in each ballot box through an IC card telephone by access from the center. Voting device. 10. The election voting device according to claim 1, wherein the ballot box and the IC card telephone are integrated.