Maryland House votes to oust Diebold machines

[FogerRox]

MARCH 10, 2006 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The state of Maryland stands poised to put its entire $90 million investment in Diebold Election Systems Inc. touch-screen e-voting systems on ice because they can’t produce paper receipts.
The state House of Delegates this week voted 137-0 to approve a bill prohibiting election officials from using AccuVote-TSx touch-screen systems in 2006 primary and general elections.

The legislation calls for the state to lease paper-based optical-scan systems for this year's votes. State Delegate Anne Healey estimated the leasing cost at $12.5 million to $16 million for the two elections.

Healey is the vice chairwoman of the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee, which recommended the passage of the bill.


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http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legislation/story/0,10801,109436,00.html

[AndyA]

1. Thank you, Maryland! What a great state!!

YAY!!!

[MissWaverly]

2. don't just lease, buy the optical scanners

and get our money back, we were robbed, they were supposed to conduct a legitimate, secure
election and they did not provide the promised product, breach of contract. Sue for
damages.

this was my state, and this was my vote that was stolen, and I am still mad.

Miss Waverly, Life Long Democrat, DNC contributor and Maryland Democrat.

We are talking about a Maryland 90 million dollar write off for useless machines and
a failed presidency.

[RufusEarl]

3. Thanks Maryland!

[RazzleDazzle]

4. And where is Linda Lamone -- isn't that her name?

The woman who defended Diebold nearly to the death, and caused all this money to be so badly spent on these confarned machines?

And I wonder what Diebold-Cathy Cox is thinking these days? Hoping her wonderful relationship with Diebold will last through her election to be the next Gov. of GA, I'll bet. Hah! Fat chance.

[MissWaverly]

5. Oh, she still on the job

I think her last comment was that to change from Diebold this year is "silly"

[FogerRox]

6. our last stand