Hybrid Voting System

Abstract

To provide an efficient voting system that reduces the number of personnel and costs involved in election work. [Solution] The hybrid voting system has a camera 2 that photographs voters, and a voting machine 1 equipped with a My Number card reading function and a mark sheet reading function is connected to a vote counting server 5 via a network.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a voting system for elections and the like. [Background technology]

[0002] The current procedure for voting in elections is to bring a polling station admission ticket that is mailed in advance to the polling station, have it checked against the list, and then receive a ballot paper, on which the voter writes the names of the candidates by hand and places it in the ballot box. There is also a history of electronic voting in some municipalities. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2017-123132 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The conventional method of voting by writing down the name of a candidate at a polling station requires time and manpower for verifying the identity of the person and writing down the name, and the process is too long to complete. Although some electronic voting has been implemented, it has drawbacks such as the difficulty of verifying the identity of the person, and has not yet become widespread nationwide. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the hybrid voting system of the present invention is characterized in that a voting machine equipped with a camera for photographing voters and a reading device with a My Number card reading function and a mark sheet reading function is connected to a vote tallying server via a network. The mark sheet reading function is characterized in that it reads a voting ticket attached to the back of a My Number card. Furthermore, the voting ticket is characterized in that it is attached to a voting postcard that is mailed to the voter in advance. Effect of the Invention

[0006] The hybrid voting system of the present invention eliminates the shortcomings of traditional paper voting and electronic voting and is a better system overall, making it possible to realize an efficient voting system that reduces the number of personnel and costs involved in election work. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a hybrid voting system of the present invention; [Diagram 2] This is a schematic diagram of the My Number Card. [Diagram 3] This is a schematic diagram of a voting postcard used in this invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a voting ticket used in the present invention.

[0008] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the hybrid voting system of the present invention. In Figure 1, 1 is a voting machine installed at a polling station, and the voting machine 1 is equipped with a camera 2 that photographs the voter and a reading device 3 that reads both sides of the My Number card shown in Figure 2. The image taken by the camera 2 is compared with the photograph of the voter on the front of the My Number card read by the reading device 3 to verify the identity of the voter. The reading device 3 also reads the information attached to the back of the My Number card. The voting machine 1 is connected to a vote tallying server 5 via an Internet communication network 4.

[0009] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a voting postcard used in the present invention. In Fig. 3, a mark-sheet type voting ticket 6 is attached to the lower part of the back side of the voting postcard 11 so that it can be peeled off and reattached.

[0010] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the ballot used in the present invention. The voter can select one candidate from the names and photos of the candidates in the election names 7 and 8 printed on the ballot in advance, and can decide which candidate to vote for by blacking out each of the check boxes 9 and 10 for the candidate name. The voter peels off the ballot 6 after checking it from the voting postcard 11 and attaches it to the back of the My Number card to be brought to the polling station. Then, by setting the My Number card with the ballot attached to the voting machine 1 at the polling station, the voter's identity and the selected candidate are read. The read candidate information is instantly sent to the vote counting server 5 via the Internet communication network 4 and counted as the number of votes. It is natural that the form of the ballot 6 will change depending on the type of election, but it will remain a mark sheet type. In addition to the name of each candidate, a QR code (registered trademark) corresponding to each candidate may be added, so that the QR code (registered trademark) can be read by a smartphone or the like to know the policies and ideas of each candidate in advance. [Industrial Applicability]

[0011] Since this invention is a voting system that uses My Number cards, it is expected that convenience will be further improved as My Number cards become more widespread in the future. [Explanation of symbols]

[0012] 1 voting machine 2 Camera 3 Reading device 4. Internet communication network 5. Vote counting server 6 voting ticket 7, 8 Election name 9, 10 Candidate name check box 11 Voting Postcard

Claims

1. A hybrid voting system characterized by a voting machine having a camera for photographing voters and a reading device having a My Number card reading function and a mark sheet reading function, and a vote tallying server connected via a network.

2. The hybrid voting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the mark sheet reading function reads a voting ticket affixed to the back of a My Number card.

3. 3. The hybrid voting system according to claim 2, wherein the voting ticket is attached to a voting letter that is mailed to the voter in advance.

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