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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

>From Wired News:

http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63191,00.html

"08:55 AM Apr. 23, 2004 PT

SACRAMENTO, California ­- After harshly chastising Diebold Election Systems
for what it considered deceptive business practices, a California voting
systems panel voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the secretary of
state decertify an electronic touch-screen voting machine manufactured by
the company, making it likely that four California counties that recently
purchased the machines will have to find other voting solutions for the
November presidential election.

The panel also voted to send the findings of its recent Diebold
investigation to the state's attorney general for possible criminal and
civil charges against the firm for violating state election laws.

...The panel also recommended that Shelley ask the state attorney general to
examine the possibility of bringing civil and criminal charges against
Diebold for violating California election codes, which state that vendors
cannot change software without notifying the secretary of state's office.
The codes also say that no vendor can install uncertified software on voting
systems.

Last November, the state discovered that Diebold had installed uncertified
software on its voting machines in 17 counties without notifying state
officials or, in some cases, even county officials who were affected by the
changes..."


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