Global Election Leases Total Solution Election Equipment To City Of Montreal.

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MCKINNEY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001

Montreal to use Global Election's AccuVote Optical

Scan Units in November 2001 Election

Global Election Systems Inc. (AMEX: GLE; TSE: GSM) in conjunction with its Quebec distributor, Dynabec Informatique Municipale/Cognicase Sherbrooke Inc., announce the signing of a CDN $910,000 leasing agreement with the City of Montreal, Quebec. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Dynabec has agreed to lease Global Election's GEMS application software and 300 AccuVote optical scan units to Montreal. The significance of this agreement is that it will provide a reoccurring revenue stream to Global Election which will be based on Montreal's election cycle. The first election in Montreal utilizing Global Election's equipment will be held November 4, 2001, and will involve voting by approximately 1.8 million citizens representing nearly one-quarter of the population of Quebec.

Dynabec, which has sold Global Election's equipment in nine other cities in the Province of Quebec, will conduct the election in conjunction with Global Election's staff.

This release includes statements which predict or forecast future events, depend on future events for their accuracy or embody assumptions which may prove to have been inaccurate. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, expectations that the announced business transaction will be consummated and expectations that such transaction, if it occurs, will result in strategic benefits. Global Election cautions that these forward-looking statements, and Global Election's business and prospects, are subject to a number of factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, including: the timely receipt of necessary shareholder, regulatory and other consents and approvals which could be delayed for a variety of reasons related or not related to the transaction itself; fulfillment of all closing conditions to be specified in the transaction documents; potential adverse effects of the changing industry environment; and delays in the normal purchasing cycles and the resultant negative impact on Global Election's sales and revenues. Certain factors which may materially affect the transaction described in this release or Global Election's business, prospects and results are described in Global Election's periodic reports available from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Global Election's Form 10-K for fiscal year 2000 and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.

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