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1. Name: Neil McClure, M.S.  
2. Title: Vice President and Strategic Technology Officer, Hart InterCivic, Inc.

3. Voting Machines
Position:		 Pro to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?"
4. Reasoning:

"DREs allow secure, reliable, and trustworthy elections to be conducted. We should move forward with electronic voting in a deliberate and reasonable manner, celebrate the efficiencies and enfranchisement of all voters and appropriately manage the risk." (Testimony before the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, May 5, 2004)

5. Credibility
Ranking:		  Experts
Election officials, people with post-graduate degrees in a computer or political science, J.D.'s, Members of Congress, or elected officials with significant involvement in, or related to, electronic voting machine issues

6. Involvement:
  • Vice President and Strategic Technical Officer, Hart InterCivic, Inc.
  • 2004 - Testified before the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (May 5, 2004)
  • Directly responsible for development of eSlate DRE
  • 1996 - Founded Worldwide Election Systems (subsequently acquired by Hart InterCivic, Inc. in 1999)
  • Former consultant to United States Voting Machines, Inc.
7. Education:
  • M.S., Systems Management, University of Denver
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering and Physics
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • None listed
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (800) 223-4278 Fax: Not listed
E-Mail: info@hartic.com
Web Site: www.hartic.com/innerpage.php?pageid=44
10. Other: Holder of U.S. patent for device to protect portable memory devices storing election data
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