Iowa Students Use the Internet to Cast Ballots in Mock Presidential Caucus; Iowa Students 'Vote for President' Online.Business Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000 Just days before the nation's earliest presidential caucus, students throughout the state of Iowa will use the Internet to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice. On Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, students all across Iowa will use VoteHere.net's election software to vote from one partisan ballot listing either the eight Republican or the two Democratic contenders. Forty-nine schools, representing about 5000 students are registered to participate in the online mock election A mock election (or pretend election, fake election) is an election organised for educational or transformative purposes. Mock election for educational purposes Secondary schools organise mock elections to introduce young people to the concept of elections before they sponsored by the Iowa Secretary of State's office, in conjunction with ISPAC ISPAC International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council (Milan, Italy) (Iowa Student Political Awareness Club.) ISPAC is a program created by the Iowa Secretary of State's office to increase political participation by young people in Iowa. VoteHere.net, the secure Internet voting company, applies cryptographic technology to protect both voter privacy and the security of online elections. In the last year, the Bellevue, Washington Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U.S., across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle,[1] it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. company provided technology for numerous voting trials and binding votes nationwide, several of which involved high school and college students. "Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus status provides a wonderful opportunity to educate students about the voting process," says Iowa Secretary of State The Iowa Secretary of State is a constitutional officer of the state of Iowa and is elected every four years. The Office of the Secretary of State is divided into four divisions: Elections and Voter Registration, Business Services, Administrative Services, and Communications and Chet Culver Chester John "Chet" Culver (January 25, 1966–) is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Iowa, having won the 2006 election. His assumption of office marks the first time that Democrats have simultaneously controlled both the executive and legislative branches of Iowa's . "We are excited about involving students in our country' s election process and we believe that using a voting method with which they have a natural affinity, will be of great benefit," he says. "The technology and security requirements enabling Internet voting are now a reality," says Jim Adler, president and founder of VoteHere.net. "Young people are comfortable with computer technology and the ISPAC mock presidential caucus gives students the opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of this voting method whose time has come," he says. For more information on the ISPAC mock election, please contact Donn Stanley, Iowa Stanley is a city in Buchanan and Fayette Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 128 at the 2000 census. Geography Stanley is located at (42.641939, -91.811877)GR1. Secretary of State Chet Culver's office, 515/281-5803 or Wendy Abeel, VoteHere.net, 503/721-4249. About VoteHere.net VoteHere.net is the leading worldwide supplier of secure Internet voting solutions. Founded in 1996, VoteHere.net, has developed proprietary patent-pending technology to provide, secure, certifiable cer·ti·fi·a·ble adj. 1. That can or must be certified. Used of infectious, industrial, and other diseases that are required by law to be reported to health authorities. 2. Internet voting systems Noun 1. voting system - a legal system for making democratic choices electoral system legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws for both public and private elections. For more information, visit the VoteHere.net web site at: www.votehere.net. by telephone at 888/457-6863 / 425/827-5156; or by email at info@votehere.net. Correspondence may also be sent to VoteHere.net, 3101 Northup Way, Suite 250, Bellevue, WA, 98004-1449. |
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