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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (35351)	12/17/1999 12:52:00 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Hackers Unite!!! Clinton calls for study of online voting viability By Reuters December 17, 1999, 9:00 a.m. PT WASHINGTON--The White House is ordering a one-year study of the feasibility of online voting as part of an initiative to harness the Internet for more than just shopping, it was reported today. USA Today said vice president Al Gore, one of two Democrats vying for his party's nomination to run for the White House, was due to announce the initiative today. The National Science Foundation will bring together legal scholars, technical specialists and experts on the democratic process to consider whether cybervoting might increase turnout without creating problems with fraud and privacy. President Clinton was expected to sign two executive memorandums today on developing Web resources, and Gore was set to unveil them in New Hampshire, where he will participate in a debate with his rival for the Democratic nomination, Bill Bradley. In one, the White House will order the creation of a single Internet portal that can be used to reach any government Web site. Officials said it should be available in several months. By the end of next year, the initiative promises to have the 500 government forms most used by citizens available for downloading off the Web. In a second memo, Clinton will order cabinet secretaries and agency heads to pursue about a dozen specific initiatives, working with the private sector to foster an "e-society," including the study on online voting.