Monday, March 05, 2007

Diebold May Leave e-Voting Business

Jacqui Cheng writes on ARS Technica:

Diebold, the makers of touch-screen e-voting machines at the center of a fairly large number of voting problems and controversies in the US, may be considering getting out of the e-voting business.

According to the company's recent annual report filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Diebold—which also makes safes and ATM machines for banks—is concerned about its e-voting subsidiary tarnishing the company's 150-year reputation. Diebold acquired its e-voting business in 2002 when it bought Global Election Systems.

More here.

posted by Fergie @ 3/05/2007 11:11:00 AM

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