Issues and Research Agenda
March 2001
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation
Conducted in cooperation with the University of Maryland and hosted by the Freedom Forum
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Report of the National Workshop on Internet Voting:
Issues and Research Agenda
March 2001
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation
Conducted in cooperation with the University of Maryland and hosted by the Freedom Forum
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