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Last updated on: 3/4/2009 | Author: ProCon.org

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Biography

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Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Do Electronic Voting Machines Improve the Voting Process?"

Reasoning:

None found

Description:

A federal agency whose laboratories provide measurements and standards for U.S. industry

Mission:

To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness

Other:

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