KR102372777B1 - Electronic Voting System and Electronic Voting Control Method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic voting system in which a plurality of voters cast a vote by using one ballot paper, and an electronic voting control method in the system, comprising: a voting card in which information on exercising the right to vote once is recorded; a ballot paper provided at each polling station, on which identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in the constituency is recorded; an electronic voting stick for obtaining and transmitting identification information of candidates marked by voters on the ballot paper; After reading the voting right exercise information, the identification information of the marked candidate transmitted from the electronic voting stick or an electronic voting machine that prints out the voting result sheet in which the candidate information corresponding to the identification information is recorded or transmits it to a wired or wirelessly connected printer; includes; It is characterized by

Description

Electronic Voting System and Electronic Voting Control Method

The present invention relates to an electronic voting system, and more particularly, to an electronic voting system in which a plurality of voters vote by using one ballot paper, and an electronic voting control method in the system.

Currently, most national elections are voting using paper ballot paper. The basic voting procedure is that voters go to a polling place, check their identity, receive a ballot paper, place their mark in the ballot box of the desired party or candidate, and cast the marked ballot into the ballot box. The ballot box is opened and the ballot is counted or the ballot box is transferred to the ballot box to count the ballot. This method is the current traditional throwing and ballot counting method.

The problem with this traditional method is that because it produces and uses as many ballot papers as the number of voters, the production cost is excessive, which causes waste of resources and damage to nature. In addition, the counting process takes a lot of time and requires a lot of manpower, and the counting time after the end of the ballot is long, and people are involved in the counting process, which can cause distrust of the election results.

In order to solve the above problem, an electronic voting system using an electronic voting machine has been introduced, but the existing electronic voting machine displays candidates for each constituency, so that the voter selects one of the displayed candidates and votes. Such a system has the advantage of not having to produce as many ballots as the number of voters, but since all registered candidates must be displayed, the electronic voting machine display screen becomes large, and the electronic voting machine production cost increases due to the need to reconfigure the display screen, The initial cost for introducing an electronic voting machine is very high, such as purchasing a large-capacity power supply to operate large-scale equipment. In addition, voters have difficulty in using the new electronic voting machine, and in particular, there is a problem of the digital divide (disparity in information access) between the young and the elderly, the poor and the rich, making it difficult to introduce the electronic voting machine.

To solve this problem, while introducing an electronic voting machine, voters can easily vote in the new system by allowing them to select a party or candidate from the existing paper ballots while introducing an electronic voting machine. It is possible to reduce the cost by enabling this, and it is possible to remarkably reduce the battery usage of the miniaturized electronic voting machine, so we propose a method to minimize resource waste and resource damage.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0643182

Accordingly, the present invention is an invention devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the main object of the present invention is to provide an electronic voting system in which a plurality of voters can vote using one ballot paper and an electronic voting control method in the system. is provided,

Further, another object of the present invention is to implement a single ballot paper so that a large number of voters can vote by using it, as well as to display only the voted candidate information so that a light, thin and compact electronic voting machine can be used, and power An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic voting system that can be easily used even in areas with poor infrastructure by minimizing consumption and an electronic voting control method in the system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic voting system capable of reducing election management costs and minimizing time and manpower required for counting and counting, and an electronic voting control method in the system,

Furthermore, it is to provide an electronic voting system that can prevent repeated voting by the same voter in advance, and an electronic voting control method in the system.

Electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object,

a voting card on which information on exercising the right to vote once is recorded;

a ballot paper provided at each polling station, on which identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in the constituency is recorded;

an electronic voting stick for obtaining and transmitting identification information of candidates marked by voters on the ballot paper;

After reading the voting right exercise information, the identification information of the marked candidate transmitted from the electronic voting stick or an electronic voting machine that prints out the voting result sheet in which the candidate information corresponding to the identification information is recorded or transmits it to a wired or wirelessly connected printer; includes; It is characterized by

In the electronic voting system described above, the electronic voting machine,

Another feature is that the candidate information corresponding to the identification information of the voting candidate transmitted from the electronic voting stick is accessed from an internal storage means or an external device before the printout of the voting result sheet and expressed together with a voting confirmation message,

Furthermore, the electronic voting machine,

It includes a storage means for storing identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in the constituency and candidate information corresponding thereto, wherein the storage means is characterized in that the voting results for each candidate are accumulated and stored.

In addition, in the electronic voting system described above, the electronic voting machine,

Another feature is that the voting results for each candidate stored in the storage means are transmitted by wire or wirelessly to the management server managed by the central election agency together with their identification information.

In addition, it is another feature that the electronic voting machine is selectively activated according to the authentication result by authenticating the read voting right exercise information.

On the other hand, in the electronic voting system described above, the electronic voting rod is

an information obtaining unit for obtaining identification information of a candidate recorded on the ballot;

a manipulation unit for receiving voter voting manipulation;

a control unit for driving the information obtainer when a voter vote manipulation operation is input;

It characterized in that it comprises; a communication unit for transmitting the identification information of the candidate obtained in the information obtainer to the electronic voting machine by wire or wirelessly;

The electronic voting rod further includes; an operation state display unit for externally expressing the voting operation state as any one of light, sound, voice, vibration, and mark, wherein the control unit drives the operation state display unit when the voter mark operation input is input Another feature is control.

An electronic voting control method of an electronic voting machine according to another embodiment of the present invention,

Reading the voting right exercise information recorded on the voting card;

authenticating the read exercise information of the voting right;

receiving the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter from the electronic voting stick upon successful authentication;

accessing the candidate information corresponding to the received identification information of the candidate from the storage means and displaying it on the display unit together with a vote confirmation message;

It characterized in that it includes; according to a voter confirmation command, the identification information of the candidate or the step of printing out the voting result sheet on which the candidate information is recorded, or transmitting it to a wired or wirelessly connected printer.

In the electronic voting control method described above, the step of authenticating the voting right exercise information,

By comparing the polling place identification information or polling place identification information and voting machine identification information included in the voting right exercise information with the polling place identification information or polling place identification information and voting machine identification information stored in the storage means, it is characterized in that the repeated voting behavior is blocked,

Further, the step of authenticating the voting right exercise information,

Further comprising the step of storing the read exercise information of the right to vote in the storage means, comparing the newly read information on exercising the right to vote with the information on exercising the right to vote stored in the storage means to block repeated voting behavior is another feature .

According to the above-described technical problem solving means, the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention provides only one ballot paper at each polling place, and since a plurality of voters can vote by utilizing it, the cost of producing the ballot paper is reduced. There is a saving effect.

In addition, in the electronic voting machine of the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, only the information of the candidates marked by the voter is displayed on the display unit, so it is necessary to manufacture the electronic voting machine as a light, thin and compact product and to operate the miniaturized electronic voting machine There is an advantage in that the manufacturing cost can be lowered and power consumption can be minimized by minimizing the generated power.

In addition, the electronic voting machine of the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention can accumulate the voting results for each candidate in a way that accumulates the candidate records marked by each voter, and at the end of the voting time, a central election agency located at a remote location through a communication network Since it can be transmitted to the management server of the

In addition, the present invention has the advantage of being able to prevent repeated voting by the same voter in advance through the authentication of voting right exercise information, thereby enhancing the security and reliability of the electronic voting system.

1 is an exemplary view of the electronic voting process made based on the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exemplary view of a voting card constituting an electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is an exemplary view of the ballot constituting the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exemplary view of the electronic voting rod constituting the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary block configuration diagram of the electronic marking rod shown in FIG.
6 is an exemplary block configuration diagram of an electronic voting machine constituting an electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary control flow diagram for explaining an electronic voting control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description of the present invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which show by way of illustration a specific embodiment in which the present invention may be practiced, in order to clarify the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention.

Also throughout this description and claims, the word 'comprise' and variations thereof are not intended to exclude other technical features, additions, components or steps. Other objects, advantages and characteristics of the present invention will become apparent to a person skilled in the art in part from this description and in part from practice of the present invention. The following illustrations and drawings are provided by way of illustration and are not intended to limit the invention. Moreover, the invention encompasses all possible combinations of the embodiments indicated herein. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. Accordingly, the detailed description set forth below is not intended to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is limited only by the appended claims, along with all scope equivalents as those claimed. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the various aspects.

In this specification, unless indicated otherwise or clearly contradicted by context, items referred to in the singular encompass the plural unless the context requires otherwise. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, in order to enable those skilled in the art to easily practice the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Among the terms below, voters and electors shall be interpreted as having the same meaning, and candidate identification information is information that can identify a candidate registered for an election. It can consist of position information on the top, and the candidate identification information expression method is a coded form such as barcode, 3D barcode, QR code, dot pattern, as well as simple numbers, symbols, characters, or their It is preferable to interpret it as a concept including a combination or a serial number.

First, FIG. 1 illustrates an electronic voting procedure made based on an electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exemplary view of the voting card 50 constituting the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an exemplary view of the ballot paper 70 constituting the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an electronic voting stick 100 constituting the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention Each example is shown.

Before referring to FIG. 1, the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a voting card (refer to FIG. 2) 50 issued at a polling place through voter confirmation, and provided at each polling place, but shared by a plurality of voters One ballot paper (see FIG. 3) 70 used by It includes an electronic voting machine (see FIG. 6) 200 for outputting a voting result sheet on which the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter or the candidate information marked by the voter is recorded.

Hereinafter, the technical components of the electronic voting system described above are provided in the right place at the polling place and the procedure for electronic voting will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 ,

First of all, the voters who come to the polling place are given a voting card (voting right) (50) that can vote once (②) when the voter is verified through the electoral list check (①).

As shown in FIG. 2, the voting card 50 records voting right exercise information (bar code, QR code, Dot pattern, NFC tag or other information that can exercise voting right). Voting right exercise information can be interpreted as information that allows voters to cast one vote at a designated place. In order to prevent voters from repeatedly voting at different polling places or at other electronic voting machines, the voting information exercise information may include polling place identification information or both polling place identification information and voting machine identification information. If it is determined that the voting right exercise information is normal through the voting card 50 authentication (by the electronic voting machine), it is possible to vote using the electronic voting machine 200 to be described later. The voting card 50 may be used as a medium for activating the electronic voting machine 200 to be described later. Voting right exercise information may be marked on both the front and back of the voting card 50 in order to facilitate recognition of the voting right exercise information in the electronic voting machine 200.

Additionally, the voting card in which the voting right exercise information is recorded may also be implemented as an NFC tag or a tag-attached voting card. In this case, since the electronic voting machine 200 can recognize the voting right exercise information contained in the NFC tag only by the tagging operation, convenience in use can be provided to the voters. Voting cards with tags or tags can be collected and recycled.

On the other hand, the voter who received the voting card 50 moves (③) to a voting booth equipped with a ballot paper. As shown in FIG. 3, identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in the constituency is recorded on one ballot paper 70 provided at each voting booth. The identification information of each candidate includes coded identification information such as barcodes, three-dimensional barcodes, QR codes, and dot patterns, as well as other information that can similarly identify candidates, which contains information for identifying each candidate. In some cases, information (profile, political party, face image, etc.) of each candidate may be additionally recorded on the ballot paper 70 . One ballot paper 70 provided may be attached to the bottom of the voting booth, or may be hard-coated to prevent damage and attached to the bottom of the voting booth.

The voter who has moved to the voting booth activates (④) the electronic voting machine 200 provided in the voting booth using the given voting card 50. The method of activating the electronic voting machine 200 is to insert the voting card 50 into the card insertion groove formed in the electronic voting machine 200 to read the voting right exercise information, or to tag the card reader, or to be provided in the electronic voting machine 200 It can be done in a manner of reading the voting right exercise information recorded on the voting card 50 using the obtained information obtainer. According to voting right exercise information (eg, barcode, QR code, Dot pattern, NFC tag, or other information that can exercise voting right), the information obtainer may be implemented as a scanner, a camera, or the like.

As will be described later, when the read (or recognized) voting right exercise information is authenticated as normal information, the electronic voting machine 200 is switched to an active state and is in a state in which information marked on the electronic voting stick 100 can be transmitted.

The voter who activates the electronic voting machine 200 using the voting card 50 selects (⑤) one candidate for voting among the candidates recorded on the ballot paper 70 .

Then, the voter marks (⑥) on the ballot paper 70 using the electronic voting stick 100 provided in the voting booth.

The electronic marking rod 100 used for marking may be manufactured in the form of a pen type as shown in FIG. 4 as an example. Electronic voting stick 100 is a means for obtaining the identification information of the candidate recorded on the ballot paper 70, the form of identification information, that is, coded identification information such as barcode, three-dimensional barcode, QR code, Dot pattern is Of course, similarly, a scanner or camera for reading other information capable of identifying a candidate may be provided as the identification information obtainer 110 . The identification information acquisition point of the provided scanner or camera is the point at which the voter operates the manipulation unit provided in the electronic voting rod 100, and the operating unit may be an operation button, and as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic voting rod 100 It may be a push button switch that is provided at one end of the and is pushed in accordance with a markup action.

When a voter selects and marks a candidate on the ballot paper 70 using the electronic voting stick 100, the candidate's identification information is obtained from the electronic voting rod 100 according to the marking act, and the obtained candidate's identification The information is wirelessly transmitted (wired transmission is also possible depending on the implementation method) to the electronic voting machine 200 and printed out (⑦) on the voting result paper. The process of printing out the voting result sheet in the electronic voting machine 200 will be described later.

In the printed voting result sheet, the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter or the candidate information corresponding to the identification information is recorded. Accordingly, a series of voting actions using the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention is terminated (⑧) by the voter putting the printed voting result sheet into the ballot box.

As described above, by using the electronic voting system according to the embodiment of the present invention, since only one ballot paper 70 is provided at each polling place and a plurality of voters can vote by utilizing this ballot paper 70 according to the production It has the effect of reducing costs.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the electronic voting system used in each of the above-described electronic voting procedures will be described in more detail.

5 illustrates a block configuration of the electronic marking rod 100 shown in FIG. 4 .

As shown in Figure 5, the electronic marking rod 100 is,

an operation unit 105 for receiving an input of voter voting operation;

An information obtainer 110 for obtaining the identification information of the candidate recorded on the ballot 70, and

A control unit 115 for driving the information obtainer 110 when a voter vote manipulation input is input;

It characterized in that it includes a communication unit 120 for wirelessly or wired transmission of the identification information of the candidate obtained in the information obtainer (110) to the electronic voting machine (200).

The manipulation unit 105 is a means for the control unit 115 to recognize the marking action as described above. As shown in FIG. 4 , the manipulation unit 105 is located at one end of the electronic voting bar 100 and is a push button switch that is pushed or is a separate It can be implemented as an operation button.

The information obtainer 110 may be a camera, a barcode scanner, or a QR code scanner located in the electronic marking rod 100 as shown in FIG. 4 .

In addition to the above-described configuration, the electronic voting rod 100 is an operation state display unit for expressing the voting operation state to the outside with any one of light, sound, voice, vibration, and marking so that the voter can recognize that his or her vote has been performed normally. (125) may be further included. In this case, the control unit 115 drives and controls the operation state display unit 125 when a voter mark operation input is input, that is, when a push button switch is operated or a separate operation button is operated.

When explaining the operation of the electronic voting rod 100 including the above-described configuration, the voter puts one end of the electronic voting rod 100 in the identification information of the candidate selected by the voter among the candidates recorded on the ballot paper 70 Positioning and applying downward pressure, the push button switch is pressed, so that the control unit 115 recognizes the marking action and drives the information obtainer 110 located in the electronic marking rod 100 in response thereto.

Accordingly, the information obtainer 110 obtains the identification information of the candidate located at one end of the electronic voting rod 100, and the control unit 110 receives the obtained identification information and transmits it through the communication unit 120 to an electronic voting machine to be described later. (200) for short-distance wireless transmission.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 4, the electronic marking rod 100 is manufactured in a pen type, the information obtainer 110 is located in the pen type body, and one end of the pen type is inside the pen type body. Although it has been described that the identification information obtainer 110 in the main body acquires the identification information of the candidate located at one end of the pen type by being configured to communicate with the there is.

For example, when the information obtainer 110 is positioned on one side of the electronic voting rod 100 body and then the operation button provided outside the main body of the electronic voting rod 100 is pressed, the information obtainer 110 operates electronically The rod 100 may be manufactured.

Hereinafter, the electronic voting machine 200 that receives and processes the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter from the electronic voting stick 100 will be described. 200) is an example of the block diagram.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the electronic voting machine 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a voting card reading unit 210 for reading the voting right exercise information issued by the voter at the polling place. The voting card reading unit 210 reads the voting right exercise information recorded on the voting card 50 possessed by the voter and transmits it to the control unit 225 . The voting card reading unit 210 may be implemented as a scanner, a camera, a tag reader, etc. according to an implementation form (bar code, QR code, DoT pattern, NFC tag, etc.) of voting right exercise information.

Furthermore, the electronic voting machine 200 includes a communication unit 215 for receiving the identification information of the candidate marked from the electronic voting stick 100 by wire or wirelessly. It is preferable to interpret that the communication unit 215 further includes a mobile communication module capable of transmitting and receiving information with the management server managed by the central election agency together with the short-distance communication module.

The electronic voting machine 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a printer 220 for directly outputting the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter or the voting result sheet on which the candidate information is printed. The printer 220 may be deleted in order to miniaturize the electronic voting machine 200 as one optional configuration. In this case, the voting result sheet may be output through a printer connectable through the interface unit (I/F, 250). Of course, it is also possible to transmit data for printing wirelessly.

Furthermore, the electronic voting machine 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 225 for controlling the overall operation of the voting machine.

For example, the control unit 225 may print out a voting result sheet on which identification information of a candidate for voting transmitted from the electronic voting rod 100 or candidate information corresponding to the identification information is printed after reading the voting right exercise information, or may be connected to a wired or wireless connection. send to the printer.

In some cases, the control unit 225 of the electronic voting machine 200 stores the candidate information corresponding to the identification information of the voting candidate received from the electronic voting stick 100 before printing out the voting result sheet to the internal storage means 230 or an external device ( It can also be accessed from the management server managed by the central election management institution) and displayed along with the voting confirmation message.

In addition, the control unit 225 may authenticate the read voting right exercise information and selectively activate the electronic voting machine 200 according to the authentication result, and store the voting results for each candidate stored in the storage means 230 together with their identification information. Wired or wireless transmission is also possible to the management server managed by the central election agency.

In addition to the above configuration, the electronic voting machine 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage means 230 for storing identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in a constituency and candidate information corresponding thereto;

a user interface unit 235 including a display unit for inputting a voter's or manager's operation command and displaying various information;

A memory 240 in which control program data for controlling the overall operation of the electronic voting machine 200 is stored;

An interface unit 250 that is connected to peripheral devices such as USB and a printer to transmit and receive information is further included.

For reference, in the storage means 230, the voting results for each candidate are accumulated and stored together with the polling place identification information or polling station identification information and voting machine identification information necessary to authenticate the voting right exercise information.

In some cases, the above-described electronic voting machine 200 may further include a camera 245 . The camera 245 may be used to obtain identification information of a candidate to be marked on behalf of the electronic voting stick 100, or may be used to shoot images such as the ballot counting situation and the ballot counting status table required by the central election agency.

Hereinafter, the operation of the electronic voting machine 200 including the above-described configuration will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 7 .

7 illustrates a control flowchart for explaining the electronic voting control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is an electronic voting control method executable by the control unit 225 of the electronic voting machine 200.

Referring to FIG. 7 , first of all, the voter has a card insertion groove formed in the electronic voting machine 200 so that the voting right exercise information recorded in the vote card 50 is read by the voting card reading unit 210 . Inserting the voting card 50 into, tagging the card reader, or performing a scan operation.

According to the voter's actions, the voting card reading unit 210 reads the voting right exercise information recorded on the voting card 50 and transmits it to the control unit 225, so that the control unit 225 controls the voting card 50 in step S100. Read the voting rights exercise information recorded in

Then, the control unit 225 authenticates the read voting right exercise information (step S110) to block two or more illegal voting attempts in advance. The authentication of the voting right exercise information can be performed by comparing the polling place identification information or polling place identification information and voting machine identification information included in the read voting right exercise information with the polling place identification information or polling place identification information and voting machine identification information stored in the storage means 230. there is. That is, the voting right exercise information is used as information for limiting the voting to be possible only in the designated electronic voting machine 200 in a designated place. In this case, since the same voter can repeatedly vote using the same electronic voting machine 200 , in order to block this, the control unit 225 stores the read voting right exercise information in the storage means 230 . In addition, by using a method of comparing the newly read voting right exercise information with the voting right exercise information stored in the storage means 230 , it is possible to prevent the same voter from repeatedly voting using the same electronic voting machine 200 .

As a result of authenticating the voting right exercise information in the manner described above, if it is determined that the authentication is not normally performed, the control unit 225 proceeds to step S120 and rejects the voting right exercise. Refusing to exercise the voting right means keeping the electronic voting machine 200 in an inactive state.

On the other hand, if it is verified that the voting right exercise information is normal in step S110, the control unit 225 activates the electronic voting machine 200 and then waits for the candidate's identification information to be transmitted from the electronic voting stick 100.

On the other hand, the voter who activates the electronic voting machine 200 using the voting card 50 selects to vote for one of the candidates recorded on the ballot paper 70 provided in the voting booth. A voter who has selected a candidate for voting marks on the ballot paper 70 using the electronic voting stick 100 . According to such a voting act, the identification information of the candidate is obtained from the electronic voting stick 100, and the obtained identification information of the candidate is wirelessly transmitted to the electronic voting machine 200, so that the control unit 225 identifies the candidate marked by the voter. It is possible to receive information (step S130).

The control unit 225 receiving the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter accesses the candidate information corresponding to the identification information of the candidate from the storage means 230 and displays it on the display unit which is the user interface unit 235 together with the vote confirmation message (step S140).

Accordingly, when the voter checks whether the displayed candidate information matches the information of the candidate he or she has marked and inputs a confirmation command, the control unit 225 prints and outputs the voting result sheet in which the candidate information is recorded according to the voter confirmation command (step S150) do. If the printer 220 is not a built-in electronic voting machine 200, it supports printing by transmitting the voting result sheet information in which the candidate information is recorded to the printer connected through the interface unit 250.

In this way, when the ballot result sheet on which the information of the candidate voted by the voter is recorded is printed out, the voter puts the ballot result sheet into the ballot box, thereby ending a series of electronic voting procedures.

On the other hand, the control unit 225 cumulatively stores the identification information of the candidates marked by the voters as the voting results for each candidate in the storage means 230, and then, at the end of the voting time, collects the accumulated and stored voting results for each candidate together with the identification information of the central election agency. It can transmit wirelessly to the management server managed by Of course, it may be possible to copy the voting results for each candidate on a separate transportation means such as USB and move them offline.

For reference, the electronic voting machine 200 automatically locks the screen if the following sequence does not proceed for a certain period of time during voting, and if there is a voter manipulation, the screen is unlocked so that the operation is performed after reading the information on the exercise of voting rights again. there is. In addition, if the displayed candidate information is not the candidate they voted for, or if they wish to re-vote, the voter may issue a cancellation order in the stage of displaying the ballot confirmation message, and in this case, the control unit 225 may induce the re-voting procedure. there is.

As described above, in the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, since only one ballot paper 70 is provided at each polling place and a plurality of voters can vote by utilizing it, the ballot paper 70 is produced. It has the effect of reducing costs.

Furthermore, the electronic voting machine 200 of the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention has the advantage of being able to manufacture the electronic voting machine 200 as a lightweight and compact product because the information of the candidate marked by the voter is displayed on the display unit. , it is possible to lower the manufacturing cost, and to minimize the operating power of the electronic voting machine may provide the advantage of power consumption reduction.

In addition, the electronic voting machine 200 of the electronic voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention can accumulate the voting results for each candidate in a way that accumulates the candidate records marked by each voter, and is located at a remote location through a communication network when the voting time ends Since it can be transmitted to the management server of the election institution, there is an advantage in that the time and manpower required for counting and counting can be minimized.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage of being able to prevent repeated voting by the same voter in advance through the authentication of voting right exercise information, thereby enhancing the security and reliability of the electronic voting system.

The above has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, which are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. For example, in the above embodiment, it has been described that candidate information is recorded and printed on the voting result sheet, but only the identification information of the candidate received by the electronic voting machine may be printed and outputted on the voting result sheet. In addition, separate information may be printed on the voting result sheet to facilitate counting or recounting. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

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a voting card on which voting rights exercise information including polling place identification information is recorded;
a ballot paper attached to each voting booth and shared by a plurality of voters, on which identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in the constituency is recorded;
an electronic voting stick for obtaining and transmitting identification information of candidates marked by voters on the ballot paper;
and a voting card reading unit for reading the voting right exercise information, and after being activated according to the authentication result of the read voting right exercise information, the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter is transmitted from the electronic voting stick, and the identification information of the candidate After accessing candidate information corresponding to the corresponding candidate information from the internal storage means and displaying it on the display unit along with a vote confirmation message, according to the voter confirmation command, print out the ballot result sheet in which the candidate information voted by the voter is recorded, or use a wired or wirelessly connected printer. Electronic voting system comprising a; electronic voting machine to transmit. delete The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic voting machine,
An electronic voting system, comprising: a storage means for storing identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in a constituency and candidate information corresponding thereto, wherein the storage means accumulates voting results for each candidate. The method according to claim 3, The electronic voting machine,
Electronic voting system, characterized in that the voting results for each candidate stored in the storage means are transmitted by wire or wirelessly to a management server managed by a central election agency together with identification information. delete delete The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic marking rod,
a push button switch that is located at one end of the electronic voting bar and is pushed when inputting a notation manipulation;
an information obtaining unit for obtaining identification information of a candidate recorded on the ballot;
an operation state display unit for externally expressing the sign operation state as any one of light, sound, voice, vibration, and mark;
a control unit configured to drive and control the information obtainer and the operation state display unit when a voter's voting manipulation is input from the push button switch;
Electronic voting system comprising a; a communication unit for wired or wireless transmission of the identification information of the candidate obtained in the information obtaining machine to the electronic voting machine. delete a voting card on which voting rights exercise information including polling place identification information is recorded;
a ballot paper attached to each voting booth and shared by a plurality of voters, on which identification information of each candidate registered as a candidate in the constituency is recorded;
an electronic voting stick for obtaining and transmitting identification information of candidates marked by voters on the ballot paper;
It includes a voting card reading unit for reading the voting right exercise information, and after being activated according to the authentication result of the read voting right exercise information, the identification information of the candidate marked by the voter is transmitted from the electronic voting stick and recorded on the voting result sheet Electronic voting machine to print and output; Including, the electronic voting stick,
a push button switch that is located at one end of the electronic voting bar and is pushed when inputting a notation manipulation;
an information obtaining unit for obtaining identification information of a candidate recorded on the ballot;
an operation state display unit for externally expressing the sign operation state as any one of light, sound, voice, vibration, and mark;
a control unit configured to drive and control the information obtainer and the operation state display unit when a voter's voting manipulation is input from the push button switch;
Electronic voting system comprising a; a communication unit for wired or wireless transmission of the identification information of the candidate obtained in the information obtaining machine to the electronic voting machine. delete delete delete

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