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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 6, 2000
Global Election Systems Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada 0-24725 85-0394190
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification. No.)
1611 Wilmeth Road, McKinney TX 75069
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 972-542-6000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events
a) On July 6, 2000, at a meeting of the Registrant's Board of
Directors, the Board elected Brian Courtney as Director, to fill the vacancy
left by the resignation of David Brown on June 6, 2000.
b) On July 28, 2000, during a meeting of the Registrant's Board of
Directors in McKinney, Texas, the Board and Howard T. Van Pelt mutually agreed
not to extend Mr. Van Pelt's employment agreement as President and Chief
Executive Officer, expiring July 31, 2000. Robert J. Urosevich, Registrant's
Vice President of Sales and Marketing and New Business Development, was
appointed President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 1, 2000.
c) Effective August 1, 2000, Howard T. Van Pelt resigned his position
on the Board of Directors of Registrant in order to pursue other interests.
GLOBAL ELECTION SYSTEMS INC.
(Registrant)
Date: August 9, 2000 By: /s/ ROBERT J. UROSEVICH
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Robert J. Urosevich
Its: President
