Volusia County FL Dumps Diebold Voting Machines
The troubles continue for Diebold. This news come on the heels of Leon County, Florida, also dumping Diebold, and the departure of their CEO, Walden O'Dell, under increasing scrutiny of the company.
Now, Kevin P. Connolly writes in the Orlando Sentinel:
Diebold voting machines will soon be history in Volusia County. After a nearly five-hour hearing today, County Council members voted to replace its Diebold machines with an entirely new system manufactured by Election Systems & Software.
The move, which will cost more than $2.5 million just for the equipment, was prompted by a federal mandate to buy at least one handicapped-accessible voting machine per precinct by Jan. 1. But the only such devices approved for use in Florida are ATM-like touch-screen machines that don't use paper ballots. But a majority of County Council members want devices that use paper.
posted by Fergie @ 12/17/2005 12:17:00 PM
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