Electronic voting system, terminal device, and program

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic voting system, terminal device, and program that can prevent double counting while suppressing cost increases. [Solution] The electronic voting system 1 includes voting terminals 10_1~n that receive voters' voting operations and record voting data indicating the voting content on an external recording medium, and a tabulation terminal 20 that performs tabulation processing using the voting data recorded on the external recording medium. The voting terminals 10_1~n assign a unique file name to the voting data as the file name of the voting data to be recorded on the external recording medium, and the tabulation terminal 20 prevents double counting in the tabulation processing based on the file name assigned by the voting terminals.

Claims

1. A voting terminal that accepts voters' votes and records voting data showing the votes on an external storage medium, The system includes a tabulation terminal that performs tabulation processing using the voting data recorded on the external recording medium, The voting terminal assigns a unique file name to the voting data as the file name of the voting data to be recorded on the external recording medium. The tabulation terminal prevents double counting in the tabulation process based on the file name assigned by the voting terminal. Electronic voting system.

2. The voting terminal assigns the unique file name, which includes the identifier of the voting terminal, to the voting data. The electronic voting system according to claim 1.

3. The voting terminal assigns the voting data a unique file name that includes the identifier of the voting terminal and a random number generated by the voting terminal. The electronic voting system according to claim 2.

4. The voting terminal determines a random number that does not overlap with the random numbers included in the filename of the voting data recorded on the external recording medium, and assigns the unique filename containing the determined random number to the voting data. The electronic voting system according to claim 3.

5. The voting terminal assigns the voting data a unique file name that includes information about the date on which the vote is taken. The electronic voting system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. Furthermore, it includes multiple external recording media on which the same candidate data is recorded, After one of the multiple external recording media is electrically connected to the voting terminal, the candidate data recorded on the one external recording media is set in the terminal. The aforementioned aggregation terminal sets the candidate data recorded on the other external recording medium after another external recording medium from the plurality of external recording media is electrically connected to the device. The electronic voting system according to claim 1.

7. The aforementioned voting terminal is A first interface to which the first external recording medium is electrically connected, A second interface to which a second external recording medium of a different type from the first external recording medium is electrically connected, The system includes a control unit that writes the voting data obtained by the voting operation using the voting application as original data to the first external recording medium, and writes the voting data as copy data to the second external recording medium. The electronic voting system according to claim 1.

8. The aforementioned voting terminal is Display unit and An operating unit that accepts user input, The system includes a control unit which displays a voting acceptance screen for accepting voting operations on the display unit, and which, after the operation unit has accepted the voting operation, transitions to a screen for accepting input of an operational passcode for voting staff, The control unit, when the operation unit receives input of a correct operation passcode, causes the display unit to display the vote acceptance screen. The electronic voting system according to claim 1.

9. The aforementioned voting terminal is Display unit and An NFC communication unit that performs NFC communication under the control of the control unit, The system includes a control unit that displays a vote acceptance screen for accepting vote operations on the display unit, and after the operation unit has accepted the vote operation, transitions to a screen that accepts NFC communication with the NFC tag used by the voter, If the control unit confirms via NFC communication that information indicating a vote has been cast has not been written to the NFC tag, it displays the vote acceptance screen on the display unit and writes information indicating a vote has been cast to the NFC tag. The electronic voting system according to claim 1.

10. The aforementioned voting terminal is An operating unit that accepts user input, The system includes a control unit that enables the first operation necessary for the management and operation of each polling station when the correct polling station administrator password is entered for the polling station administrator, If the correct election administrator password is entered as the election administrator password for the election administrator, the control unit will enable not only the first operation but also the second operation, which includes the registration and modification of candidate data for each candidate in the voting. The electronic voting system according to claim 1.

11. The aforementioned voting terminal is An interface to which an external recording medium storing the correct polling station administrator password, the correct election administrator password, and the candidate data is electrically connected, The device includes a control unit that reads the correct polling station administrator password, the correct election administrator password, and the candidate data from the external recording medium and sets them in itself. The electronic voting system according to claim 10.

12. A terminal device that can be used as a voting terminal in an electronic voting system, A control unit that accepts vote manipulation from voters, The system includes a control unit that records voting data indicating the voting content received by the operation unit onto an external recording medium, The control unit assigns a unique file name to the voting data as the file name of the voting data to be recorded on the external recording medium. Terminal device.

13. A terminal device that can be used as a voting terminal in an electronic voting system, Steps to accept vote manipulation by electors, The operation unit is instructed to perform the following steps: record the voting data indicating the received votes onto an external recording medium; In the recording step, a unique file name is assigned to the voting data as the file name of the voting data. program.

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