City Hall Office of the Mayor

8500 Santa Fe Drive

Overland Park, Kansas 66212
www.opkansas.org

July 30, 2021

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Nomination Evaluation Committee
Attention: Linda Hosler, Program Specialist
c/o United States Patent and Trademark Office

Re: Nomination of Michael E. McKinzy Sr. – EVote Technology

Dear Ms. Hosler and Nomination Evaluation Committee:

As Mayor of Overland Park, I am writing to express my support for the selection of Mr.
Michael E. McKinzy as recipient of the 2021 National Medal of Technology and
Innovation for the innovative voting technology he has created.

Mr. McKinzy, an Overland Park resident, has spent countless hours and two decades
developing this innovative technology which will provide American voters with the
ability to vote securely using an onsite fingerprint scanner. This technology will not only
modernize voting for the future but give each citizen the confidence that their vote is
verified beyond dispute.

The freedom to vote is undeniable and with recent concerns over voting authentication,
I feel Mr. McKinzy’s invention will be a welcome innovation for all voters and a legacy
for his country and family.

With this, I respectfully request that you favorably consider Michael E. McKinzy Sr. for
the 2021 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

Thank you for your kind consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

Carl Gerlach
Mayor

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