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Robert (Rob) Lembree Chair, Greater NH Linux Users Group 603-494-0559 rob@lembree.com http://www.gnhlug.org/ �Electronic "Electronic Voting Systems in New Hampshire,� " presented by '''Anthony Stevens''',

<blockquote>�We"We're very excited to host the assistant Secretary of State for this very important topic, within a week of such a closely watched election,� " said '''Robert Lembree''', chair of the Greater NH Linux Users' Group. �As "As proponents of open source software, GNHLUG members have a keen interest in electronic voting systems, which are exclusively closed-source and therefore not open to analysis by outside professionals. Absent public scrutiny, governments must proceed cautiously in adopting any technology, especially any technology which can be verified only with 'trust-us' escrow procedures.�"</blockquote>

<blockquote>�The "The 'Help America Vote Act' has mandated a new processes and systems which the States are now working to implement�implement", said '''Bill Sconce''', GNHLUG Program Chair. �GNHLUG "GNHLUG is pleased to have this opportunity to sponsor a discussion of New Hampshire's progress in these efforts, and how they relate to the robust elections process which New Hampshire uses. We are privileged to have Mr. Stevens as our guest.�"</blockquote>

Executive Director of [http://www.li.org Linux International]. "Open town meetings and electoral accountability are part of what makes our nation great. If we are to surrender to computers the counting of our votes, we need to be sure that the software which does the job is not only correctly written and valid, but that anyone who wishes to inspect it can verify for themselves that it is correctly written and valid."</blockquote>