AccuPoll Receives Missouri State Qualification; Company's DRE Voting System Only Fully Qualified DRE Voting System By Missouri Secretary of State
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July 18, 2005
TUSTIN, Calif., Jul 18, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
AccuPoll, Inc. (OTCBB:ACUP), a developer of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting systems, today announced that its DRE voting system has been qualified by the Missouri Secretary of State. The State of Missouri requires that any DRE Voting System must be qualified under the 2002 FEC Voting System Standards and print a voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). As of July 14, 2005, AccuPoll is the only vendor fully qualified by the Missouri Secretary of State to conduct elections using a DRE voting system in the State of Missouri.
"This is a major accomplishment for us," said Dennis Vadura, Chairman/CTO of AccuPoll. "With this state qualification in hand, AccuPoll is now qualified to sell its voting system and conduct elections for the 116 local election jurisdictions in Missouri. All 116 local election jurisdictions use paper-based voting systems and must upgrade or replace these voting system to meet the January 1, 2006 HAVA deadline. To date, the State of Missouri has received over $62 million in federal funds under HAVA. Most of these funds will be made available to local election authorities to upgrade their voting systems to fully comply with HAVA."
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