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Pentagon Scraps Internet Voting System

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Feb 6, 2004
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The Pentagon on Thursday said it has canceled Internet voting that would have involved as many as 100,000 military and overseas citizens from seven states in November. The announcement comes two weeks after outside security experts urged the programs cancellation in a scathing report. A Pentagon official said alternative voting systems will now be considered, possibly using the Internet as well. The official could not say when, if ever, such a system would be ready.

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