The Patriot Voting System Contains...

In the precinct...
From 1 to 16 Voting Devices (6 to 12 lbs.) per precinct (or more), including a standard punch card type voting booth (13 lbs.) that folds up into an easily carrying attache case. Inside each case is a Voter Unit with a liquid crystal display (LCD) where candidates are selected and the votes cast, simply by touching the display in the proper locations with your finger. The Voter Unit may contain either a 10.4" (diagonal measurement) black and white screen or a 15" color screen with 256 available colors.

One Precinct Control Unit™ (PCU) per precinct (30 lbs.), has an election worker control panel covering all aspects of running the activities in the precinct, a printer which allows the printing of precinct results as soon as the polls close, a battery to assure proper operation when "wall" electricity becomes unavailable, an InfoPack™ which contains the brains of the ballot as well as final vote totals, and an internal modem for direct transfer of totals from a standard telephone in the precinct to the Patriot Central Station, in the election office.

In the election office...
One Patriot Central Station (per jurisdiction), includes the powerful UniLect IntEllect™ software package, a PC capable to code all ballots in the jurisdiction, accept all totals directly from the precincts via modem, and/or accept totals directly from InfoPacks™ and absentee ballots, instantly adds and tallies together including in-person or early voting ballots, and disseminates that information quickly via summary reports throughout election evening (as well as individual precinct reports, canvass, logs and other miscellaneous reports). Other equipment included are InfoPackers™, a printer (to match the jurisdiction's needs), modems, and an absentee ballot reader.

Additional items include...
  • The FREEDOM Voter Unit for blind and illiterate voters (ADA compliant).
  • "Curb-Side" Voter Units which can be carried to a car for voters unable to enter the precinct.

"Early Voting" or "In-Office Voting" utilizes an EV Control Unit and up to 16 regular Voter Units, and can be set up in several ways.

  1. The EV Control Unit can be connected directly to the Voter Registration (VR) file, the voter looked up on the EV Control Unit screen and then assigned to a Voter Unit without having to manually assign his or her ballot style. A flag is automatically placed in the VR file, prohibiting the voter from voting again in that election.

  2. The entire VR file can be downloaded to the EV Control Unit, eliminating the need to be attached to the VR main file. No flag is placed in the VR file. Everything else is like the first method.

  3. Voter lookup takes place in a separate operation. No VR file is present on or in the EV Control Unit. Ballot Style and Voter Unit are then assigned manually on the EV Control Unit.