September
16, 2003
NFRW Selects AccuPoll to Conduct Election
TUSTIN,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003--The National Federation of Republican
Women (NFRW), one of the largest and most influential women's political organizations
in the United States, announced today that it would use AccuPoll's
voting technology for the election of officers at the 32nd biennial conference
in Salt Lake City, Sept. 19-21, 2003. This is the second consecutive election
that the NFRW has selected AccuPoll to conduct its
election of officers.
"We
are very pleased to have our delegates vote on the AccuPoll
electronic voting system. Our members are very active at all levels of the
American political process and are pleased to experience first hand the
safeguards that AccuPoll has built into the voting
process and to understand how that translates into the voting experience for
Americans across the nation," said Lisa Ziriax,
Communications Director for the NFRW. "AccuPoll
has combined the familiar technology of an ATM machine with a paper Proof of
Vote that provides for a clear audit if a challenge is made to any contest on
the ballot."
AccuPoll, an innovator in the electronic voting
industry combines the feature rich capabilities of a touch screen voting system
with the confidence of a voter verified paper record.
"We
are honored that the NFRW has once again entrusted AccuPoll
with conducting its election of officials," said Frank Wiebe,
President of AccuPoll. "The National Federation
of Republican Women has once again taken a leadership role in elections by
voting on an electronic voting system that prints a voter verified paper
record."
The
AccuPoll voting system allows voters to mark their
ballot by making selections on a touch screen. The system then prints a
permanent paper audit record for the voter's review. This voter verified paper
audit trail satisfies the requirement of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 for
a voting system to produce a permanent paper record with a manual audit
capacity that will be available as an official record in the event of a
recount.
About
the National Federation of Republican Women
Founded
in 1938, the Federation is one of the largest women's political organizations
in the country with 100,000 members and 1,800 unit clubs nationwide. The grassroots organization recruits and
elects Republican candidates, advocates the Party's philosophy and initiatives,
and empowers women in the political process.
For
more information about the Federation, visit www.nfrw.org.
About
AccuPoll
Based
in Tustin, AccuPoll (OCTBB:ACUP) is the developer of
an electronic voting system that has excited voters, elections officials, and
special needs advocates in the United States with its innovative new approach
to recording and counting votes.
Combining modern touch screen input with the confidence of a voter
verified printed paper record; AccuPoll allows each
voter to see their vote recorded and creates a permanent paper audit trail of
the election as recently mandated in the "Help America Vote Act of
2002."
AccuPoll works with all levels of government to
insure the integrity, security and accuracy of elections. AccuPoll
makes every vote count by counting every vote. For additional information,
visit www.accupoll.com.
Contacts
AccuPoll Holding Corp.,
TustinFrank Wiebe,
949-200-4000,
ext. 102 (work)
fwiebe@accupoll.comor
National
Federation of Republican Women
Lisa
Ziriax,
703-548-9688
(work),
405-596-3873
(cell)
lziriax@nfrw.org
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