KR100407076B1 - Electronic voting system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic voting system, comprising: an electronic voting controller incorporating data and an application program necessary for operating the system, and an electronic voting machine connected to the electronic voting controller via a cable. Electronic voter implements network in thin-client environment, and WBT is adopted for electronic voter to enable centralized network management and minimize system construction cost. And by collecting the results of the candidate selection by the elector after printing them on the ballots, they can be collected and counted even if the ballot result data is damaged or corrupted.In the event of a dispute about the ballots, the ballots are used as evidence. Verification is possible. In addition, after encrypting and storing the voting related data, there is an advantage of having high security and stability by decrypting the encrypted voting related data at the time of counting and counting.

Description

Electronic voting system {ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to an electronic voting system, and more particularly, an electronic voting controller and an electronic voting machine implement a network in a client / server environment, and employ WBT (Windows Based Terminal) in the electronic voting system to enable centralized network management. It relates to an electronic voting system.

Typically, in elections such as the president or a member of parliament, voters go to the polling place to select candidates for the ballot and place the ballot in the ballot box. The counting and counting of votes is then done manually. Therefore, it takes a lot of time and effort to vote and count, and counting errors occur frequently.

In order to solve the problems of manual voting and counting, an electronic voting machine and an electronic voting system have been proposed to improve the efficiency of election management by quickly and accurately managing voting and counting affairs by utilizing advanced information technology in the election field.

Looking at the characteristics of the electronic voting system disclosed in Korean Patent No. 0133954 as follows.

Each polling place is equipped with one or more electoral terminal devices. The vote data of each candidate stored in the vote counter buffer of each election terminal device is transmitted by wire or wirelessly to the terminal control device through the communication interface. The terminal control apparatus is installed in a specific area unit, for example. The terminal controller receives the vote data accumulated in each election terminal device and aggregates the vote data for each candidate. In addition, the vote data collected by the terminal control apparatus is transmitted by wire or wirelessly to the host computer. The host computer aggregates the vote data transmitted from the terminal control apparatus or the election terminal apparatus.

Looking at the hardware structure of the election terminal device, the display / input device is placed on the trademark side of the casing. The display / input device is formed of a transparent tablet which is superimposed on the LCD and designed to input coordinates. The display / input device allows both displaying and inputting data on the same coordinate. A pen is provided to indicate the coordinate position on the tablet. The pen has a switch to detect contact of the pen with the tablet. The detection result obtained by the switch is input to the internal circuit of the display / input device through a code.

The CPU is composed of a microprocessor and the like, and controls the overall operation of the terminal device. RAM is the memory capacity of the read / write operation and stores the CPU's operating program and data. The ROM is a read-only memory that stores a diagnostic program used after turning on a power switch of a terminal device, a boot program used to boot a system, and the like. VRAM is a bitmap memory for storing image data that defines an image displayed on an LCD.

The tablet controller sequentially applies a pulse voltage to an electrode extending in the X direction to check the voltage at the electrode extending in the Y direction. When the pen points to a point on the transparent tablet, the pulse voltage applied to the X-direction electrode passing through the indicated point is also applied to the Y-direction electrode passing through the point by electrostatic induction. When the switch in the pen is in the ON state, the tablet controller determines the intersection point between the X-direction electrode to which the pulse voltage is applied and the Y-direction electrode to which the pulse voltage is detected as X, Y coordinate data of the position indicated by the pen. Transfer the obtained X, Y coordinate data to RAM.

The LCD controller controls image data transfer from VRAM to LCD, image data transfer from CPU to VRAM, and the like.

The communication interface includes a wired or wireless communication means, and is provided to exchange data with an external terminal controller or a host computer.

The file storage device is constituted by, for example, an HDD, and stores librarian data such as character recognition and candidate information. The file storage device stores the information entered by the voter. The memory card is connected with the memory card interface. The memory card stores an election application program for operating the terminal device as an election terminal. The election application program is stored in the RAM through the memory card interface under the control of the CPU when the system is operated.

The voice output device notifies the voter through the speaker or the headphone speaker by voice of the operation procedure of the terminal device, the name of the candidate, information about the candidate, and the like.

Looking at the features of the election terminal device disclosed in Korean Patent No. 0126223 is as follows.

A first display means for displaying the candidate item, a selection means for selecting one of the candidates displayed by the first display means, and a plurality of voters in response to the selection means for specifying a candidate selected by the selection means in response to the selection means. Second display means for displaying an input area for inputting two handwritten characters, input means for inputting a plurality of handwritten characters specifying candidates, and pattern data corresponding to the handwritten characters inputted by the input means. Recognition means for recognizing and outputting the recognized character, and comparing means for confirming whether the candidate specified by the plurality of handwritten characters recognized by the recognition means coincides with the candidate selected by the selection means.

However, the electronic voting system and the election terminal device according to the prior art as described above has the following problems.

First, by adopting a micro-terminal method and a dedicated input means, the system construction and maintenance costs are excessively high, and versatility and scalability are low.

Second, as the communication method between the electronic voting controller and the electronic voting machine adopts a serial interface, it has a low communication speed.

Third, election management and progress are inconvenient because each voter must have a list of voters and vote results.

Fourth, when verifying identity at the micro terminal, all voters should be searched to determine whether to vote, and when the voter is designated, all voters should be recorded and stored in the same way. Therefore, processing speed is delayed and data integrity is not guaranteed.

Fifth, since the result of the voting is stored only in the recording medium, counting and counting are not possible in case of data corruption or error.

Sixth, there is a possibility of hacking due to malicious inferiority in storing and transmitting the voting result data.

The first object of the present invention, which solves the above-mentioned problems, is to implement a network in an electronic voting controller and an electronic voting machine in a thin-client environment, and adopts a WBT (Windows Based Terminal) for the electronic voting machine. It is to enable centralized network management.

The second object of the present invention is to save the results of the candidate selection by the elector after printing on the ballot, so that the ballot result data can be counted and counted even in the event of corruption or error of the ballot result, and the ballot result paper in case of dispute about the ballot result Use it to enable post verification.

A third object of the present invention is to read the encrypted voting related data using a voting result input terminal from a recording medium in which voting related data is encrypted by an electronic voting controller, and the voting related data encrypted by the election management system in a network environment. Provide an electronic voting system that deciphers and counts and counts voting results for each election or district.

The fourth object of the present invention is to receive the voting-related data encrypted by the electronic voting controller in a network environment, and the election management system decrypts the encrypted voting-related data to count and count the voting results for each election or constituency. Provide a voting system.

An electronic voting system according to the first aspect of the present invention for realizing the above objects includes an electronic voting controller incorporating data and an application program necessary for operating the system, and an electronic voting machine connected through the cable. An electronic voting system comprising: an electronic voting controller comprising: input means for inputting external commands and various data; a communication module for supporting communication with the electronic voting machine over a network; and the electronic voting controller includes a server. A network operation program that receives a request from the electronic voting machine that functions as a client computer and provides files and shared resources, and the entire system according to the configuration and election of the electronic voting controller and the electronic voting machine. Application for voting management to control Central to control the entire system based on the electoral list DB storing the personal information of the electors of the electoral district, the electoral candidate DB storing the personal information of candidates running for the election, and the network operation program and the voting management application. And a control unit, and output means for displaying a process and various data of the central control unit, wherein the electronic voter is configured to act as a thin client in the center of a client / server environment. A WBT (Windows Based Terminal) for calling and operating an application or data of the application, a monitor for displaying the personal information of candidates running for the election by receiving data from the electronic voting controller through the WBT, Select one of the candidates displayed on the monitor to select the WBT It includes an input means for transmitting to the electronic voting controller.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an electronic voting system includes an electronic voting unit capable of selecting one of candidates of a corresponding constituency displayed through a monitor, and an electronic voting controller incorporating data and an application program necessary for operating the electronic voting unit. In the electronic voting system comprising a, the electronic voting machine, a printer for printing the candidate selection results on the ballot result paper is installed in the protective box, in conjunction with the print output of the printer to store the printed ballot result paper stored The ballot collection sheet is characterized in that installed in the vicinity of the printer.

An electronic voting system according to a third aspect of the present invention includes an electronic voting unit capable of selecting one of candidates of a corresponding constituency displayed through a display unit, and an electronic voting unit having data and an application program necessary for operating the electronic voting unit. An electronic voting system comprising a controller, the voting result of reading the encrypted voting related data from a recording medium in which voting related data based on the candidate selection result through the electronic voting machine is encrypted by the electronic voting controller. An election management system, which is networked with an input terminal, the voting result input terminal, deciphers the encrypted voting related data and counts and counts voting results for each election or voting district; and the voting result input terminal and the election management system. Interlock with each other in this network environment Network connection control device to allow communication.

An electronic voting system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes an electronic voting unit capable of selecting one of candidates of a corresponding constituency displayed through a display unit, and an electronic voting unit having data and an application program necessary for operating the electronic voting unit. An electronic voting system comprising a controller, wherein the electronic voting controller is networked with the electronic voting controller for encrypting and storing the voting related data based on the candidate selection result through the electronic voting machine to decrypt the encrypted voting related data for each election. Or an election management system for counting and counting voting results for each constituency, and a network connection control device for allowing the electronic voting controller and the election management system to communicate with each other in a network environment.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic voting system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of an electronic voting controller according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of an electronic voter according to the present invention;

4 is an external view of an electronic voter according to the present invention,

5 is an internal structure diagram of an electronic voter according to the present invention,

6 is a block diagram of an electronic voting system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a protocol hierarchy structure diagram of an electronic voting controller and an electronic voting machine in the electronic voting system according to the present invention;

8 is a flow chart of voting using an electronic voting system according to the present invention;

9 is an example of an environment setting screen provided by a voting management application according to the present invention;

10 is an example of an electronic voting machine control screen provided by a voting management application according to the present invention;

11 and 12 are flowcharts of operations of the electronic voter according to the present invention;

13 is an example of an initial screen of the electronic voting machine according to the present invention;

14 is an example of a candidate selection screen of the electronic voting machine according to the present invention;

15 is an example of a candidate detailed information screen of the electronic voting machine according to the present invention;

16 is an example of the simultaneous election standby screen of the electronic voting machine according to the present invention;

17 is an example of a ballot result paper output from the electronic voting machine according to the present invention;

18 is an example of an end screen in the electronic voting machine according to the present invention;

19 is a diagram illustrating the connection between an electronic voting system and an election management system according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

20 is a diagram illustrating the connection between the electronic voting system and the election management system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: electronic voting controller 110: keyboard

121: communication module 123: guide voice module

125: encryption module 131: OS program

133: application for voting management 135: touch screen applications

140: recording medium drive unit 141: recording medium

150: display unit 161: electoral list DB

163: election candidate DB 165: voting related data DB

170: central control unit 200: electronic voting machine

211: touch screen 213: monitor

215: WBT 220: Braille keypad

230: printer 240: earphone

250: protective box 251: shelf

253: viewing window 255: rotary drive

257 panel 259 guide rail

260: ballot result sheet 270: roll ballot collection

300,310,320: hub 800: input device for voting results

900: election management system

There may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment allows for a better understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic voting system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which includes an electronic voting controller 100 incorporating data and an application program necessary for operating the electronic voting system, and an electronic voting controller 100. It consists of an electronic voting machine 200 connected through a cable.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the electronic voting controller 100 includes a keyboard 110, a communication module 121, a guide voice module 123, an encryption module 125, an OS program 131, and voting management. Application 133, touch screen application 135, recording medium drive unit 140, display unit 150, electoral list DB 161, election candidate DB 163, voting related data DB 165, The central control unit 170 is configured.

The keyboard 110 is an input means for inputting an external command and various data, the display unit 150 is an output means for displaying a process and various data of the central control unit 170, the communication module 121 Communication means for supporting communication with the electronic voting machine 200 through a network.

The OS program 131 allows the electronic voting controller 100 to perform a server function so as to provide the files and the shared resources stored in response to a request of the electronic voting machine 200 in charge of the function of the client computer. As an example, Microsoft Corporation's Windows 2000 server is employed.

Voting management application 133 is a program for controlling the entire system in accordance with the configuration and election progress of the electronic voting controller 100 and the electronic voting machine 200.

The touch screen application 135 is a device driver and a control program for driving a touch screen which is an input means of the electronic voting machine 200.

The electoral list DB 161 stores the personal information of the electors of the corresponding constituencies, the election candidate DB 163 stores the personal information of the candidates who have run for the election, and the voting related data DB 165 the real-time during the election. Voting data is stored, such as the voting rate of the district, the number of voters by election and election district (by gender and age), the number of votes by candidate, and the number of abstentions.

Voice data for guiding the election process is stored in the guide voice module 123, and the encryption module 125 encrypts various voting related data stored in the voting related data DB 165, and the recording medium driving unit 140 Recording means for storing encrypted voting related data in a recording medium such as a floppy diskette.

The central controller 170 controls the entire system based on the OS program 131, the voting management application 133, and the touch screen application 135.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the electronic voter 200 includes a touch screen 211, a monitor 213, a WBT (Windows Based Terminal) 215, a braille keypad 220, a printer 230, and an earphone ( 240).

The WBT 215 is a terminal that allows the electronic voting machine 200 to play a role of a thin client in a client / server environment and to load and operate an application program or data of the electronic voting controller 100. Here, an example in which the WBT 215 is separated from the monitor 213 by using a stand-alone type is illustrated, but the WBT 215 may be integrated by employing a WBT integrated monitor.

The touch screen 211 is an input means for transmitting an input through the touch panel mounted on the monitor 213 to the electronic voting controller 100 through the WBT 215, and the braille keypad 220 embosses the braille on the upper surface of the pad. The keypad is an input means capable of inputting and selecting information similarly to the touch screen 211.

The earphone 240 transmits the voice data received from the electronic voting controller 100 to the outside, and the printer 230 transmits the voting result based on the input through the touch screen 211 or the braille keypad 220 to the voting result sheet. Print it out.

4 is an external view of the electronic voting machine 200 configured as described above, and FIG. 5 is an internal structure diagram of the electronic voting machine 200. As shown therein, the monitor 213 is installed in the protection box 250 so that the front surface thereof is exposed to the outside of the protection box 250, and the printer 230 has an output surface printed on the ballot result sheet 260 with the result of the voting. It is installed on the shelf 251 in the protective box 250 so as to be projected on the viewing window 253 provided on one side of the protective box 250, the braille keypad 220 is installed in the lower portion of the monitor 213 installation position, earphone 240 is disposed in the vicinity of the braille keypad 220, the ballot collection roll 270 is rotated in conjunction with the print output of the printer 230 is installed in a location near the printer 230 on the shelf 251 The ballot results printed on the ballot paper 260 and stored. In the drawings, reference numeral 255 denotes a rotary driver for rotating the ballot collection roll 270 to interlock with the operation of the printer 230, 257 denotes a panel for opening and closing the protective box 250, and 259 denotes a protective box ( The guide rail for drawing the shelf 251 to the outside in the open state of 250. Although not shown in the drawing, a keypad protective cover is installed below the monitor 213 installation position, and the braille keypad 220 is disposed inside the cover to protect the braille keypad 220 from external impact or unnecessary operation.

6 is a block diagram of an electronic voting system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which one electronic voting controller 100 is connected to a plurality of electronic voting machines 200/1 to 200 / n by cables. . The hub 300 is a network connection control device which enables the electronic voting controller 100 and the electronic voting machines 200/1 to 200 / n to communicate with each other in a local network environment. Preferably the network above and below is established through a national computer network.

7 is a protocol hierarchy structure diagram of a WBT employed in an electronic voting machine when the Microsoft Windows 2000 server is adopted as an OS program of the electronic voting controller in the electronic voting system according to the present invention.

A process of voting procedure performed by the electronic voting system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying flowchart and screen examples.

First, before the voting starts, the administrator sets the operating environment of the electronic voting controller 100 and the electronic voting machine 200. At this time, when the voting management application 133 is driven, the environment setting screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. It is provided through the display unit 150. Of course, it is the case that the administrator authentication is obtained according to the normal security procedures.

When the voting starts, data communication is performed between the communication module 121 of the electronic voting controller 100 and the WBT 215 of the electronic voting machine 200, and by the voting management application 133 of the electronic voting machine 200. The initial screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the monitor 213 (S402).

Referring to FIG. 8, in the polling place, the same procedure as in the current process of checking the voter's list and paying the ticket number and receiving the ticket and re-checking the voter is performed (S404 to S406).

At this time, the administrator designates the idle signpost to guide the election process and confirms the visually impaired and designates the operating environment of the corresponding signpost. The operation environment designation procedure is displayed by the voting management application 133. The control screen shown in FIG. 10 outputted to the unit 150 is used. FIG. 10 shows an example of operating five flagging stands, that is, five electronic voting machines 200/1 to 200/5, and shows that a disabled person selection area is provided on the screen (S408).

If the elector is designated as a normal person, the central control unit 170 drives the touch screen application 135 to switch the touch screen 211 of the electronic voting machine 200 to an input standby state, and if the elector is designated as a blind person The central control unit 170 stops the driving of the touch screen application 135 to turn the touch screen 211 into an inoperable state, and also guides the voice module 123 and the electronic voting machine 200 of the electronic voting controller 100. The braille keypad 220 and the earphone 240 are activated.

Therefore, the elector selects a candidate by using the earphone 240 and the braille keypad 220 when the visually impaired perform the voting procedure after entering the voting booth (S410, S412, S416). Candidates may be selected using the touch screen 211 (S410, S412, and S414).

The control process by the central control unit 170 during such an announcement procedure will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12.

In the initial screen display state, as described above, a procedure for designating a ticket stage and a visually handicapped person is performed (S502 to S506).

When designated as a normal person, the central control unit 170 extracts the number of candidates of the corresponding election based on the stored data of the election candidate DB 163 and determines the display mode according to the extracted number of candidates. This is to provide various types of candidate selection screens that vary the allocation size for each candidate on the screen according to the number of candidates (S508 to S510).

When the display mode is determined, the candidate selection screen as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the monitor 213 of the electronic voting machine 200. When the elector presses a specific candidate allocation area on the screen, the corresponding coordinates are recognized by the touch screen 211. The coordinate information is transmitted to the electronic voting controller 100 by the WBT 215 (S512).

The central control unit 170 identifies candidates selected by the elector based on the coordinate information, searches the election candidate DB 163, extracts detailed information of the selected candidates, and transmits them to the electronic voter 200 together with the screen data ( S514).

As such, the candidate details and a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 15 are displayed on the monitor 213, and the selection information of the correction button or the confirmation button ("Yes" or "No") by the elector is determined by the above-described coordinate information transmission and reception process. It is transmitted to the electronic voting controller 100 (S516).

When the elector is designated as a visually handicapped person in step S506, the central control unit 170 stops the touch screen function and reads candidate information from the stored data of the election candidate DB 163. After generating the voice data of the candidate's preferences and brief information through the guide voice module 123, the candidate voice information is transmitted to the electronic voter 200 through the communication module 121, whereby the WBT 215 transmits the candidate's preferences and brief information. It is output through the earphone 240 (S702 ~ S706).

When the elector who receives candidate information through the earphone 240 operates the braille keypad 220 to select a specific candidate, the corresponding key signal is transmitted to the electronic voting controller 100 by the WBT 215 (S708).

The central control unit 170 identifies candidates selected by the elector based on the corresponding key signal, retrieves the candidate information by selecting the candidate candidate DB 163, and then extracts the voice data generated by the guide voice module 123. Transmission to the electronic voting machine 200.

Then, the detailed information of the selection candidate and the confirmation request voice are output to the earphone 240, and the selection information of the correction button or the confirmation button of the braille keypad 220 is selected by the elector in response to the electronic voting controller according to the key signal transmission / reception process. 100) (S710 to S712).

On the other hand, in the case of the simultaneous election, the simultaneous election waiting screen or the simultaneous election guide voice as shown in FIG. 16 is output to guide the election of the electoral candidates, and the above-described candidate selection procedure is repeatedly performed the corresponding times (S520 to S522).

When the selection of the candidates is completed, the printer 230 of the electronic voting machine 200 prints the voting result according to the above-mentioned voting procedure on the voting result sheet 260 and outputs the voting result. At this time, the elector is a viewing window provided on one side of the protective box 250. The print result may be confirmed through 253. FIG. 17 is an exemplary view of a ballot printing result 260 in which a voting result is printed. In the case of a single election, the printing result as shown in FIG. 17A is output, and in the case of a simultaneous election, the printing result as shown in FIG.

Then, when the rotation driver 255 rotates the voting result paper collection roll 270 in association with the printout of the printer 230, the voting result paper 260 printed with the voting result is printed on the voting result paper collection roll 270. It is wound up and kept.

When the candidate selection procedure, that is, the voting procedure is completed, the end screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the monitor 213 or the end guide voice is output to the earphone 240 (S526).

Hereinafter, in describing the voting result counting and counting procedure with reference to FIG. 8, steps S418 to S424 overlap with the description of S520 to S524 in FIG. 11, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, although not shown in the accompanying flowchart, the central control unit 170 stores the voting result data obtained by the above-mentioned voting procedure in the voting related data DB 165, and processes the voting result data to process the real-time corresponding constituency turnout during the election. And voting related data such as the number of voters (by gender and age), the number of votes by candidate, and the number of absentees by election and election district, are stored in the voting related data DB 165. In this case, the voting result data and the voting related data may be stored after coding through the encryption module 125.

Also, the electoral list DB 161 and the voting related data DB 165 have no connectivity in their structure. That is, even if the voting result data stored in the voting related data DB 165 is decoded, it is impossible to identify an elector corresponding to the voting result data, thereby ensuring confidentiality of the voting.

When the voting is completed according to the above procedure, the voting closing and counting procedures and the sealing and transferring of the voting results are performed in the same manner as the current voting procedure, which is the result of voting by the electronic voting controller 100 and each election or constituency. It is implemented through the linkage of the election management system to count and count the number (S426).

Referring to the configuration of the electronic voting system and the election management system for this purpose, as shown in FIG. 19 as the third embodiment of the present invention, the voting-related data based on the result of selecting a candidate through the electronic voting machine is an electronic voting controller 100 /. A voting result input terminal 800/1 to 800 / k that reads encrypted voting related data from the recording medium 141/1 to 141 / m that is encrypted by 1 to 100 / m) and a voting result to be inputted. An election management system 900 for counting and counting voting results for each election or constituency by decrypting encrypted voting-related data in network connection with the terminals 800/1 to 800 / k, and a voting result input terminal 800 / k. 1 to 800 / k) and the election management system 900 is composed of a hub 310, which is a network connection control device to communicate with each other in a network environment.

When the voting is closed, the central control unit 170 of the electronic voting controller 100/1 to 100 / m encrypts the voting related information stored in the voting related data DB 165 through the encryption module 125, and records the recording medium driving unit ( 140, the encrypted voting-related data is stored in the recording medium 141/1 to 141 / m (S428).

The administrator seals the recording medium (141/1 to 141 / m) storing the encrypted voting-related data, and then transfers it to the place where the voting result input terminal (800/1 to 800 / k) is installed. The voting-related data stored in the 1 ~ 141 / m) is input to the voting result input terminal (800/1 to 800 / k) (S430).

Then, the voting result input terminals 800/1 to 800 / k transmit the encrypted voting related data to the election management system 900 through the network, and the election management system 900 decrypts the encrypted voting related data. By counting and counting the voting results for each election or constituency, it is possible to confirm the winner (S432).

On the other hand, in the above description has been described an example in which the voting-related data is stored in the recording medium to be transported offline, such a counting and counting process or can be performed online, the connection between the electronic voting controller and the election management system in this case is shown in Figure It was.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a connection configuration between an electronic voting system and an election management system according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. An electronic voting controller 100/100 encrypts and stores voting related data based on a candidate selection result through an electronic voting machine. 1 to 100 / m), an election management system 900 for counting and counting voting results for each election or constituency by decrypting encrypted voting related data, and an electronic voting controller (100/1 to 100 / m). ) And the election management system 900 is composed of a hub 320 which is a network connection control device to communicate with each other in a network environment.

In such an electronic voting system, when the voting is closed, the central control unit 170 of the electronic voting controller 100/1 to 100 / m passes through the encryption module 125 the voting related information stored in the voting related data DB 165. Encrypt it.

Then, the encrypted voting-related data is transmitted to the election management system 900 through the network via the communication module 121, the election management system 900 decrypts the encrypted voting-related data to vote for each election or constituency. The winners can be identified by counting and counting the results.

On the other hand, in the electronic voting system according to the present invention, the electoral list DB 161 can be written and used directly or the recording medium driving unit 140 receives the recording medium storing the electoral list information from a local authority (city hall, county office, ward office). Read by building through or through the communication module 121 can be built by receiving the online information on the electoral list. In addition, the election candidate DB 163 can be directly written or used by receiving a recording medium in which candidate information is stored from the central government (election management committee), read through the recording medium driving unit 140, or can be established through the communication module 121. You can build information by sending it online.

In addition, to prevent power failure due to instantaneous power failure, unexpected power failure, load sudden change, power voltage fluctuation, power noise, etc. of commercial power, and supplying stable power to each of the electronic voting controller 100 and the electronic voting machine 200 at all times. For this purpose, UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) with AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator) function is adopted.

In the above description, but limited to the embodiment of the present invention, it is obvious that the technology of the present invention can be easily modified by those skilled in the art. Such modified embodiments should be included in the technical spirit described in the claims of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention enables the electronic voting controller and the electronic voting machine to implement a network in a client / server environment, and employs WBT in the electronic voting machine to enable centralized network management and minimize system construction costs.

And by collecting the results of the candidate selection by the elector after printing them on the ballots, they can be collected and counted even if the ballot result data is damaged or corrupted.In the event of a dispute about the ballots, the ballots are used as evidence. Verification is possible.

Also, after encrypting and storing the voting related data, it has high security and stability by decrypting the encrypted voting related data at the time of counting and counting.

Claims (11)

An electronic voting system including an electronic voting controller incorporating data and an application program necessary for operating a system, and an electronic voting machine connected to the electronic voting controller through a cable, The electronic voting controller, An input means for inputting external commands and various data, a communication module for supporting communication with the electronic voter through a network, and the electronic voting controller to perform a server function so as to perform the function of a client computer. A network operation program that provides files and shared resources upon request of a voter, a voting management application for controlling the entire system according to the configuration and election progress of the electronic voting controller and the electronic voting machine, and the electorate of the constituency A central control unit for controlling the entire system based on an electoral list DB storing personal information of the candidates, an election candidate DB storing personal information of candidates running for the election, and the network operation program and a voting management application; Table of the process and various data of the central control unit An output means for displaying, The electronic voter, A WBT (Windows Based Terminal) which enables the electronic voting machine to play a role of a thin client in a client / server environment and to load and operate an application or data of the electronic voting controller, and the electronic through the WBT. A monitor for receiving data from a voting controller to display personal information of candidates running for the election, and an input means for selecting one of the candidates displayed on the monitor and transmitting the selected one to the electronic voting controller through the WBT; Electronic voting system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The electronic voter further includes a touch screen for transmitting an input through a touch panel mounted on the monitor to the electronic voting controller through the WBT, The electronic voting controller further comprises a touch screen application for driving the touch screen. The method of claim 1, The electronic voting controller further includes a guide voice module for storing voice data for guiding the election process. The electronic voting machine further includes a keypad embossed on the upper surface of the pad, and an earphone for transmitting the voice data received from the electronic voting controller to the outside, The central control unit drives the guide voice module, the keypad, and the earphone in the driving stop state of the touch screen. The method of claim 1, The electronic voting controller stores voting-related data for storing data of at least one of real-time corresponding electoral district voting rate, the number of voters by election and election district, the number of votes by each candidate, and the number of abstentions based on election candidate selection information transmitted from the electronic voting machine Electronic voting system further comprises a DB. The method of claim 4, wherein The electronic voting controller further comprises an encryption module for encrypting various voting related data stored in the voting related data DB. The method of claim 5, The electronic voting controller further comprises a recording medium driver for storing the encrypted voting related data in a recording medium. An electronic voting system comprising an electronic voting unit capable of selecting one of candidates of a corresponding constituency displayed through a monitor, and an electronic voting controller incorporating data and an application program necessary to operate the electronic voting unit. The electronic voter, A printer for printing the candidate selection result on a ballot result sheet is installed in a protective box, and a ballot collection sheet for winding and storing the printed ballot result paper in association with a printout of the printer is installed in a neighborhood of the printer Features an electronic voting system. The method of claim 7, wherein The monitor is installed in the protective box so that the front surface is exposed to the outside of the protective box, the electronic voting system, characterized in that a viewing window is installed on one side of the protective box so that the output surface of the printer is illuminated. An electronic voting system comprising an electronic voting unit capable of selecting one of candidates of a corresponding constituency displayed through a display unit, and an electronic voting controller incorporating data and an application program necessary for operating the electronic voting unit. A voting result input terminal for reading the encrypted voting related data from a recording medium in which voting related data based on the candidate selection result through the electronic voting machine is encrypted by the electronic voting controller, and the voting result input terminal; An election management system that is networked to decode the encrypted voting related data to count and count voting results for each election or voting district, and the voting result input terminal and the election management system interlock with each other in a network environment. Electronic voting system comprising a network connection control device. An electronic voting system comprising an electronic voting unit capable of selecting one of candidates of a corresponding constituency displayed through a display unit, and an electronic voting controller incorporating data and an application program necessary for operating the electronic voting unit. A network is connected to the electronic voting controller for encrypting and storing the voting related data based on the candidate selection result through the electronic voting machine to decipher the encrypted voting related data to count and count the voting results for each election or voting district. And an election management system and a network connection control device for allowing the electronic voting controller and the election management system to communicate with each other in a network environment. The method according to claim 9 or 10, The network is an electronic voting system, characterized in that established through the national computer network.