Arizona's Internet Users: Online Voting Will Replace the Voting Booth.Business/Technology/Political Editors WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2000 QuickTake.com's Online Survey Finds Support for Internet Voting Among Cyber Democrats, Republicans and Independents QuickTake.com today announced the findings of an online survey that shows approximately 67 percent of Arizona Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f agree with the Dept. of Justice's decision to allow online voting in the Arizona Democratic Presidential primary election [March 11]. The Internet-based survey was taken this weekend and asked over 350 Arizona Internet users(1) of voting age for their "Digital Opinions"(TM) about online voting for government elections. The key findings of the QuickTake survey are: -- Approximately 67 percent of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. agree with the Dept. of Justice's decision. Broken down by group - 78 percent of Democrats agree, approximately 60 percent of Republicans, and 67 percent of Independents. -- Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed agree that online voting will eventually replace traditional voting booths. -- Approximately 67 percent agree that online voting will not create an unfair advantage for one party over another. Broken down by group - approximately 60 percent of Republicans agree, 77 percent of Democrats, and 74 percent of Independents. -- Nearly 75 percent of the respondents do not feel that online voting lessens the importance associated with voting. And over 80 percent of those surveyed feel it will increase the number of people casting votes CASTING VOTE, legislation. The vote given by the president or speaker of a deliberate assembly; when the votes of the other members are equal on both sides, the casting vote then decides the question. Dane's Ab. h.t. CASTRATION, crim. law. The act of gelding. . "The findings of this survey demonstrate several QuickTake features. Not only did we gather opinions from Internet users in Arizona in a matter of hours, but we also cross-tabulated results according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. party affiliation," said Mark Hardy Mark Hardy refers to:
QuickTake's surveys are directional In one direction. Contrast with omnidirectional. in nature and are representative of the Internet user population. QuickTake is not designed to replace traditional research methodologies-such as telephone surveys, focus groups and mail surveys-it enables decision-makers to use the immediacy im·me·di·a·cy n. pl. im·me·di·a·cies 1. The condition or quality of being immediate. 2. Lack of an intervening or mediating agency; directness: the immediacy of live television coverage. of the Internet to access the opinions of target audiences quickly and easily in real time and at a fraction of the cost of traditional research. Editors' Note: For a copy of the survey results, please call Ed Daly, Miller-Shandwick Technologies at 617.351.4161 or Jean Tom, Greenfield Greenfield, town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. Online at 203.846.5790. About QuickTake.com QuickTake.com is the industry's most comprehensive technique for measuring Digital Opinions(TM). By providing access to over 60 percent of the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises QuickTake system is a fast and cost-effective method for decision-makers to test the reaction of different target groups to ideas, products, personalities, and public issues. In addition, QuickTake custom applications help companies dialogue with employees, customers and strategic business partners in order to get feedback on important questions. QuickTake.com, headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 17,633. It is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. , is a division of Greenfield Online. For additional information, go to http://www.quicktake.com or call 888.291.9997. (1) Based on 367 respondents. |
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