Internet Voting For Alabama Troops

Governor Bob Riley has created a task force to develop a plan that will allow deployed troops and other Alabamians overseas to vote in elections using the Internet.
“If there is any group of people who understands the importance of voting, it is the men and women of our armed forces," Riley said. "But the very people who defend our freedom to hold elections are often faced with a bureaucratic and slow-moving process when it is their turn to vote."
The Alabama Military and Overseas Voting Task Force will be chaired by the Secretary of State. It will come up with a secure Internet voting system for deployed military personnel and citizens of the state who are living overseas at election time.
Legislation to create a secure Internet voting system were introduced in the 2007 legislative session and again earlier this month, but no bills have passed.
There are an estimated 56,000 citizens overseas who claim Alabama as their residence.