Overview:
Participating New Hampshire Web sites will concurrently run an online Presidential preference poll in conjunction with a 400 random sample phone survey to be conducted by Pulse Research of Portland, Oregon.

Dates:
The PulsePoll™ Primary will launch at 9 a.m. EST on Monday January 17th and close at 9am EST on Monday January 24th, 2000.

PulsePoll™ Primary Web Poll :
The PulsePoll™ Primary will run on the homepage or special section of each Web site. Votes in the poll will be calculated and displayed on a results page comparing the results of the participating Web sites to state wide results.

Market research survey:
Pulse Research, a respected national research firm in Portland, Oregon will conduct a concurrent 400 random sample phone survey in New Hampshire the week of Monday January 17th. Respondents will be 18 years or older with plans to vote in the February 1st primary. In addition to the presidential preference question, web use, age and gender will also be surveyed. Statewide statistical results will be delineated by web users and non-web users.

Community Focus:
All media and community organizations with web sites in New Hampshire have been invited to participate in the PulsePoll™ Primary. There is no charge to the newspaper for participation.

Newspaper benefits:
Each participating newspaper will be provided with the results of the web poll and market research results for publication in their newspaper.

Participating newspapers will agree to:
(1) Host the poll on their homepage during the period specified
(2) Promote the poll in their paper with a minimum 1x4 ad in each issue the week before and during the poll.
(3) Publish the results of the web poll and market research in their paper the week of Monday January 17th
(4) Run a pre-launch common PulsePoll™ the week of January 3rd.

Deadline to participate:
The deadline for committing to participation is the week of January 10th.

Contact for more information:
John Marling at 1.503.292.2718 or marling@pulsepoll.com