Diebold wants out of elections, but buyers are scarce

by biverson | August 17, 2007 at 02:58 pm

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From ZDNet Editor in the ZDNet Government site comes this "shocking" news. So, this company comes in, breaks our electoral process in many areas, and now just wants to run off. Maybe there is a role for the public sector and the "government."

Overall projections for the election business are down to $120 million, from earlier guidance of as much as $215 million.
Earlier this month, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen said the state would require additional security features for several e-voting systems, including Diebold’s. With the new security requirements, the state recertified e-voting systems from Diebold and two other manufacturers.

California’s decision played a small role in the decision to sell. “This is a cumulative effect,” a spokesman explained. “There’s a lot of activity in a lot of states.”