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East Bay Company Among Initial Participants in Internet Voting Alliance

OAKLAND, Calif. (February 28, 2000) -- An East Bay company was among the founding participants to officially launch the Internet Voting Technology Alliance in Washington, D.C., today.

Christine Lavin, chief executive officer of e-Elections.com, was elected to the founding board of directors of the IVTA, formed to examine and review the technology to be used to vote over the Internet. The alliance is dedicated to serving the public by acting as an information center, discussion forum, standards setting body and Web publisher focused on technological issues of Internet voting.

"Voting is one of the most sacred rights we have in the United States," Lavin said after the meeting. "If we are ever going to vote over the Internet, it's in everyone's interest to make sure that the technology we use ensures privacy, is secure and remains anonymous."

At the founding assembly, IVTA participants unanimously agreed that open source peer review of the protocols and encryption codes used for Internet voting could only strengthen current systems by finding holes and filling them. To that end, the IVTA is open for participation from any company, organization or individual with something to contribute to the discussion.

For more information and to participate in the IVTA, visit www.ivta.org.