KR20090127775A - Voting apparatus and voting method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vote device and a vote method using the same are provided to automate a vote receipt and vote paper issuing work by issuing a vote paper to voter in which identity is identified. CONSTITUTION: A main server(200) stores voter information and vote related information. A control part(101) is connected to the main server with wire/wireless communication. A voter identity confirming input part inputs voter information, and confirms sameness of the inputted information, and the voter information and the vote related information stored to the main server. A vote record unit issuing part(160) issues a record unit for vote to the voter in which identity is identified. A vote clerk display input part(110) inputs a confirming mark of the vote clerk to the issued vote record unit.

Description

Voting Apparatus and Voting Method Using The Same}

The present invention relates to a voting apparatus, and more particularly, a voting apparatus and a voting method configured to facilitate a voting process by allowing the issuance of a voting recording means such as a voting record paper after checking the validity of voters. It is about.

Conventionally, in elections of lawmakers, provincial governors, provincial councilors, and municipal councilors and local councilors, postcards, which become voting booths, have been mailed from local governments to voters in accordance with the Office of Election Act. Voters are asked to verify their identity by bringing it to the polling place and comparing it to the electoral roll.

When the ballot is received, the candidate's name is written on the ballot and put in the ballot box. When a plurality of elections are held at the same time, a plurality of ballots are divided, and each candidate's name is entered and put in a different ballot box. After that, the ballot box is collected at a facility such as a gymnasium, whereby a counting operation is performed by human wave tactics, and the voting result is counted.

In the above-mentioned conventional voting, a lot of time was spent on voting result counting because the reception task, the voting action, and the counting operation were not automated. In particular, in the reception work of a polling place, the following complicated work by hand was needed.

In receptionist at polling place, voter passes poll place entrance postcard to person in charge. Based on the address, name, and other items of the voter written on the postcard, the representative searches the page listing the voter's name from the list of voters, checks that the application is complete, and gives the voter a ballot. In the past, such a reception was performed by a number of persons, including a person who reads a ballot entry postcard, a person who searches a voter list, a person who passes a ballot, and the like.

Therefore, it took a lot of time especially to search the voter list, and there was a high risk of error in the check of the person in charge. In addition, in a polling place with a large number of voters, the voter list is divided into a plurality of lists so that a large number of voters can be checked by a plurality of persons in the polling place.

In addition, in recent years, a method of voting in a region other than the voting zone is being considered. However, if you want to vote in an area other than your own voting area, candidates may be different in each area.

For example, in the case of local parliamentary elections, there is a specific area where each candidate is running. If a voter wants to vote in another district, the polling place must have a ballot marked by all candidates in advance. This caused the problem of having to purchase all the local ballots.

In addition, even in the case where the ballots are provided in all regions as described above, when the actual number of voters is not known, a large number of ballots are disposed of in the end, and problems such as management for this matter are also very difficult.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and disadvantages, the object of the present invention is as follows.

First, it is an object of the present invention to provide a voting apparatus and a voting method that can more quickly and accurately perform voter verification at a polling place.

Second, it provides a voting device and a voting method that can provide the proper ballots to the voters according to the voters' constituencies, etc., with the confirmation mark of the voting officer in charge of voting.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided on the outside, and a plurality of voter information and the voting related information and the main server and the wireless control unit connected to the wireless, voter information and voting related information stored in the main server, etc. Voter identity verification input unit in which voter information is inputted to check whether or not the voter is inputted, a voting record means issuing unit for issuing a voting record means to the verified voter, and a voting issued through the voting record means issuing unit Provides a voting apparatus comprising a voting party display input unit for inputting the voting person's confirmation mark so that the voting person's confirmation mark is displayed on the recording means.

Here, the voting officer input unit may include a scan module.

The voting recording means issued through the voting recording means issuing unit may be a voting recording sheet.

On the other hand, it is provided with a printing unit for printing a predetermined ballot on the ballot recording paper, it is preferable that the ballot checker identification mark is displayed on the ballot recording paper at the same time.

On the other hand, the present invention comprises the steps of inputting a check mark of the voting person who proceeds and supervises the voting, storing the input of the voting person's confirmation mark and the input voter's confirmation mark to the voters through the voting record means It provides a voting method comprising the issuing step.

In this case, the inputting step of the voting person confirmation mark may be performed by scanning the voting person's confirmation mark.

In addition, the step of inputting the confirmation mark of the voting officer may be performed by inputting and storing the confirmation marker of the voting officer in the main server provided in the outside in advance and downloading the confirmation marker of the voting officer stored in the main server.

Meanwhile, the method may further include a step of inputting a representative of the agency in charge of voting, wherein the input of the representative of the agency in charge is issued when the identification mark of the voter is input to the voters through a voting record means. desirable.

Referring to the effects of the present invention voting apparatus and voting method configured as described above are as follows.

First, according to the present invention, the voter information is previously stored in the main server.

In addition, the validity of the voter is automatically determined by allowing the voter to simply input his / her information using a fingerprint or a resident registration card and confirm the information in real time. Through such a reading result, a ballot or a ballot card is issued, and thus, the balloting task can be automated, thereby reducing time and increasing efficiency.

Second, it is possible to increase the reliability of voting by automatically confirming the voting officer's check mark, and to reduce the burden on the receptionist by making it easier to check the voting case. have.

Third, the voting process is carried out through the above-described process, thereby preventing illegal voting, such as preventing a ballot from being issued and revoting for ineligible voters.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of this embodiment, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration and additional description thereof will be omitted.

First, a structure according to an embodiment of the present voting apparatus will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the voting apparatus 100 of the present invention, a main server 200 for storing a plurality of voter information and voting related information is provided at a place spaced outside.

In addition, the main server 200 and the present invention voting apparatus 100 are wired and wirelessly connected. In this case, a plurality of voting apparatuses 100 may be connected to the main server 200 at the same time, and the plurality of voting apparatuses 100 may also be installed at locations spaced from each other.

In addition, the main server 200 stores personal information such as a voter's name and a social security number and a ballot to vote in advance, and also stores various types of voting related data related to the contents and types of votes and candidates and candidates by region. do.

Next, referring to Figure 2, the main configuration of the present invention voting device connected to the main server as follows.

First, the main server 200 includes a voter information database 210 in which voter information is stored, and information related to voting, that is, a voting information database 220 in which voting and candidate information and voting information are stored. It is composed of

In addition, the present invention voting apparatus 100 includes a case 170 (see FIG. 3) forming an external appearance, a display unit 120 provided on the case 170 and a predetermined material is displayed, and the present invention voting apparatus 100. It consists of an operation unit 130 for operating.

Here, the display unit 120 may form a type of monitor screen, and the operation unit may be configured by a keyboard method or a touch screen method by directly touching the operation unit itself.

In general, the display unit 120 is also preferably configured as a touch screen to display a character or a picture on the screen and to operate by directly touching the displayed picture or character.

On the other hand, the voting apparatus of the present invention is provided with a control unit 101 that is connected to the main server 200 provided externally, wirelessly and wirelessly, and controls various operations of the voting apparatus and can store various data. Here, the control unit 101 will be connected to the main server 200 wired, wirelessly.

Then, in order to check whether the voter information and the voting-related information stored in the main server 200, the present invention voting apparatus 100 voter identification input unit 140 for inputting the voter information to be voted (FIG. 3). Reference).

The voter identification input unit 140 is provided for input inquiry of personal information such as a voter's name and resident registration number.

That is, when a voter inputs a fingerprint or identification card for identity verification into the voter identification input unit 140, the voter's personal information is queried and compared with information of voters previously stored in the main server 200. It is.

To this end, the voter identity verification input unit 140 is preferably made of a scan module that can be stored by scanning the object containing personal information data such as voter fingerprint or resident registration card.

Further, it is more preferable that the scan module for verifying the voter identity is made of an optical character reading device and configured to recognize a device composed of a character such as a resident registration card. Of course, it is also possible to scan the fingerprint of the voter and compare the voter's identity with the main server 200.

In addition, the voter identification may be performed by using the method of inputting a resident registration number, for example, by operating the operation unit 130 without using the voter identification input unit 140.

Meanwhile, the voting apparatus 100 of the present invention includes a voting officer display input unit 110 so that the display of the place where the voting is conducted or supervised can be input in advance. In general, voting officers are required for smooth progress and public confidence in voting where voting is conducted, in order to provide a voting officer's confirmation mark to voting records issued through voting devices such as ballots.

In addition, the voter display input unit 110 is preferably configured as a scan module like the voter identification input unit 140.

In this case, the scan module for verifying the voter identity may not be separately configured and may be used together as a device for inputting the display of the vote.

Alternatively, a separate scan module 110 may be provided separately from the voting apparatus 100 of the present invention.

In addition, the auxiliary device connection unit 180 for connecting a device such as USB (USB) is provided, so that the external data can be flexibly input to the control unit 101 of the voting apparatus 100 according to the situation. desirable.

The information input through the voter display input unit 110 as described above will be the type of voting and election management and the fingerprint or stamp of the person in charge of the ballot.

At this time, the stamp of the voter may be stamped on a medium such as paper and the identity of the voter may be input by using the voter identification input unit 140.

On the other hand, in general, the type of voting and the election management can be sent directly from the main server 200 to the present invention voting apparatus.

Alternatively, an auxiliary device connection unit 180 (see FIG. 3) is provided, and an auxiliary device such as U.S. B is connected to the auxiliary device connection unit 180 (see FIG. 3) so that important information is resilient for each election. It can also be stored in.

The auxiliary device connection unit 180 may be connected to other devices required for the operation of the voting device of the present invention, such as a printer.

The voting apparatus of the present invention includes a voting recording means issuing unit 160 for issuing a voting recording means such as a voting record sheet or a smart card for voting to the voter whose identity is confirmed.

In this case, when the ballot recording means forms a ballot recording paper such as paper, a printing unit 190 is provided so that a predetermined ballot data can be printed. The printing unit 190 will be in the form of a cartridge containing a predetermined ink, it will be arranged in an appropriate position around the ballot recording paper into the case.

In addition, the voting apparatus of the present invention is provided with a voting record means input unit 150 (see FIG. 3) to charge a voting record sheet or a smart card.

The attached Figure 3 shows an embodiment consisting of the main components constituting the present invention voting device shown in Figure 2, it can be configured as a voting device of the appearance of another form.

Referring to the operation of the present invention voting device and voting method configured as described above are as follows.

First, as shown in Figure 4, when voters come to the ballot proceeding process, the voter identification step is performed by using the voting apparatus 100 installed at the desk of the person in charge of proceeding and supervising the vote.

The voting apparatus 100 then votes inside the polling place using the ballot recording means issued after the voter identity is verified.

Hereinafter, the voting method using the present invention voting apparatus will be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, a voter enters his or her information to verify a voter (S11). The voter verification step may be performed by directly inputting a resident registration number by a voter using the operation unit 130, and by using a scan module 140 that is a voter identification input unit to scan a fingerprint or a resident registration card to optically read a character. You can also verify that you are a valid voter.

At this time, in the voter identification step, since the main server 200 and the present invention voting apparatus 100 are wired and wirelessly connected, the voters stored in the voter information database of the main server 200 are searched and compared. By the method, it is confirmed whether the voter is valid (S12, S13).

If it is determined that the voter is valid, the controller 101 of the voting apparatus 100 determines whether the voter is valid (S14). This is to prevent voters from revoting in the future.

Then, the predetermined information is printed or stored in the ballot recording means such as a ballot recording paper or a smart card through the ballot recording means issuing unit 160 is issued to the voter (S15, S16).

Referring to FIG. 7, an example in which a ballot recording sheet 10 is issued as the ballot recording means is shown. Of course, the ballot recording means may be issued a smart card other than the ballot recording sheet.

In addition, for issuance of the ballot recording means, it is preferable that the check mark of the voting officer of the corresponding polling place is printed and issued together.

To this end, referring to Figure 6, when the step of inputting the confirmation mark of the voter in the present invention voting apparatus as follows.

First, the voter also enters his personal information (S21). Then, the input personal information is determined whether or not a valid voting person through the inquiry process by the database of the main server 200 (S22, S23).

Here, the inquiry process by the database of the main server is executed when the information of the voting person is stored in the database, and the process is unnecessary if the voting person immediately enters and stores the confirmation mark in the voting device. do.

If it is determined as a valid voting person as described above, the confirmation mark of the person in charge is input and stored in the voting apparatus (S24, S25).

In general, the seal of the person in charge of the voter, etc. will be input to the voting apparatus in advance by scanning using the scan module 110 or the like. The confirmation mark of the voting officer input as described above is stored in the control unit of the voting apparatus of the present invention so that the confirmation mark is provided in the voting record means provided to the voters.

For example, a ballot recorder, such as a ballot record sheet, is printed and issued by the voter's confirmation marker.

In this case, when the main server 200 and the present invention voting apparatus 100 are connected, the personal information and the confirmation mark of the voting persons are stored in advance in the voting information database of the main server, and the person in charge of the corresponding polling station uses the voting apparatus. A stored voter confirmation mark may be received and input and provided to the voting recorder.

The voting recording means provided to the voters through the above process has the same shape as in FIG. 7.

That is, the ballot recording means such as the ballot recording paper 10 shown in Fig. 7 includes an institution mark 11 for conducting an election, a candidate list 15 for voting to be made or selected by a voter, and a check mark of a voting officer. 18 is provided.

The voting apparatus of the present invention configured as described above is connected to the main server, so that an appropriate voting record means is immediately issued according to the voter through the voter verification step, and thus the voting record means does not have to be provided in advance in the polling place.

In other words, in general, in case of elections with different candidate lists in different regions, voters should vote at the polling place corresponding to their address.

This is because, in order to vote in a place other than the address of the voter, the voting party must separately prepare a voting record sheet.

However, in the present invention voting apparatus, since it is possible to issue a ballot recording means suitable for the voter's situation after confirming that the voter is a valid voter, the voter can vote at a polling place other than the polling place to which the voter belongs.

In addition, the voting side only needs to store the voter and the voting-related data in advance in the main server 200 and connect the voting apparatus using a communication network, etc., thereby enabling more convenient voting work and management.

On the other hand, voting officers who supervise and conduct voting at each polling place can also use their mark on the voting device. That is, in the case of a voting officer, a confirmation mark may be input to the voting apparatus 100 of the present invention and may be flexibly used according to a situation.

For example, if two representatives are in charge of voting and supervising the voting, alternately, when managing the voting system, the representatives can call up and use their own confirmation markers, and other non-managers can turn off their confirmation markers. It will be used in such a way as to.

Furthermore, voting officers who conduct and supervise the voting also store confirmation marks such as their seals in advance on the main server, and then download and use the voting device of the corresponding ballot.

That is, after storing the confirmation mark of all the voters in the main server at a time, the person in charge can go to the ballot and then download the confirmation mark by using the present invention ballot device.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the printing and storage method can be flexibly handled depending on the situation, the printing and storage method for the input of the supervisory mark confirmation of the person in charge is facilitated voting progress and management.

In addition, in the case of using a ballot recording means such as a ballot recording paper, the institutional mark (11), etc. in charge of voting may be printed and issued differently according to the subjective department of the balloting and the type of voting.

The process of providing the agency mark may be automatically performed in the voting apparatus 100 connected to the main server 200, and the voter record of the voter by printing the agency mark in such a manner that the voting officer operates the operation unit separately. It may be provided to the means.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope thereof has ordinary skill in the art. It is obvious to them.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

For example, in the voting apparatus, a voting recording means is issued so that a voter enters the polling place and records the candidate selected by the voting recording means. However, after selecting a candidate in the voting record means, it may be configured to immediately input the voting result electronically using the voting apparatus.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing how the present invention voting apparatus is connected to a main server;

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration and relationship with the main server constituting the present invention voting apparatus;

3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention voting apparatus;

4 is a view showing a ballot in which a ballot is made using the present invention voting apparatus;

5 is a flowchart showing a voter identification process;

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of inputting a confirmation mark of a voting person; And

7 is a view showing a ballot recording paper provided by the present invention voting apparatus.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100: voting apparatus 110: scan module

120: display unit 130: operation unit

140: voter identification input unit 150: ballot recording means input unit

160: ballot recording unit issuing unit 170: case

200: main server 300: communication network

Claims (8)

A controller provided outside and connected to the main server in which a plurality of voter information and voting related information are stored, and connected wirelessly; A voter identification input unit for inputting voter information to check whether the voter information and the voting related information are stored in the main server; A ballot recording means issuing unit for issuing a ballot recording means to a verified voter; And A voting party display input unit for inputting a voting person's confirmation mark so that a voting person's confirmation mark is displayed on the voting recorder's voting means which is issued through the voting record means issuing unit; Voting device configured to include. The method of claim 1, The voter input unit, Voting apparatus comprising a scan module. The method of claim 1, And a ballot recording means issued through the ballot recording means issuing unit is a ballot recording sheet. The method of claim 3, And a printing unit for printing predetermined voting data on the ballot recording paper, wherein the ballot checker identification mark is simultaneously displayed on the ballot recording paper. Inputting an identification mark of a voting officer who conducts and supervises the voting; Storing the input identification mark of the voting officer; And Issuing a check mark of the input voter to a voter through a voting record means; Voting method comprising a. The method of claim 5, The input step of the voter identification mark, Voting method characterized in that the scan is made by scanning a check mark. The method of claim 5, Input step of the check mark of the voter, And a method of inputting and storing a confirmation mark of a voting person in advance on a main server provided in the outside and downloading the confirmation mark of the voting person stored in the main server. The method of claim 5, The method further includes the step of inputting an indication of the agency responsible for voting. Voting method characterized in that when the issuing the identification mark of the input voter to the voter through the ballot recording means, the input of the representative of the authority in charge is issued.

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