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AlabamaVotes.gov Wins Award in International CompetitionThe official website of the Elections Division of the Alabama Secretary of State, AlabamaVotes.gov, was presented with a silver award in the government category of the Davey Awards earlier this month. This is the first award for the Elections Division from the Davey Awards. The site, which launched mid-year as an extension of the official Secretary of State website, provides citizens with pertinent voter and election information. Website visitors have access to several tools and features including the following:
The Davey Awards is judged and overseen by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), a 700+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. With nearly 4,000 entries from across the U.S. and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small agencies, firms, and companies worldwide. About the Elections Division of the Alabama Secretary of State The Elections Division assists the Secretary of State in carrying out his duties as the Chief Election Official for the State of Alabama. Responsibilities of the Elections Division include, but are not limited to, oversight of voter registration and absentee, military and overseas voting, providing guidance to election officials related to pre-election procedures, managing election day activities and post-election procedures, providing guidance to candidates and political action committees with Fair Campaign Practices Act ("FCPA") compliance,and the filing of documents and results related to state elections and FCPA. Additional online services offered by the Secretary of State include:
All services listed above were created through a partnership between the Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama Interactive. About Alabama Interactive Alabama Interactive is the official digital government solutions provider for the state of Alabama. The company builds and manages interactive government services on behalf of the state and is a wholly owned subsidiary of firm NIC (News - Alert) (NASDAQ: EGOV). About NIC Founded in 1992, NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is celebrating 25 years as the nation's premier provider of innovative digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 12,000 digital government services for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the ground-breaking digital government personal assistant, Gov2Go, delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single access point for government interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com.
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