A voting approach based on layout understanding is researched. Several key technologies of traditional ballot image recognition are researched in the paper. A rapid vote-counting system based on layout understanding is developed. 为此,研究了基于版面理解的选票快速识别方法,对传统选票图像自动识别的若干关键技术进行了深入研究,并开发了选票快速识别系统。