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Diebold Backs Out of the Controversial E-Voting Machine Market

by Warren Riddle on September 4, 2009 at 10:34 AM


Diebold's beleaguered venture into the rough and tumble world of electronic voting has finally, and officially, come to an end. Computer World is reporting that Election Systems & Software, Inc. (ES&S) has purchased Diebold, Inc.'s election systems subsidiary Premier Elections Solutions.

Diebold joined the voting machine fray in 2002 with its purchase of Global Election Systems, Inc., which was first renamed 'Diebold Election Systems' and then 'Premier' two years ago. During the seven year run, Diebold was accused of operating "utterly insecure" machines (which experienced several breakdowns during the '08 elections), and received criticism for constantly trying to divert blame to others.

It wasn't really too difficult to see this one coming, as last fall's assertions that the company had "an increasingly bleak future" have proven to be wholly accurate. Hopefully, ES&S will learn from Diebold's mistakes and promptly address machine issues in an honest manner. Election season is, after all, only two months away. [From: Computer World]

Tags: diebold, e-voting, election, election systems software, ElectionSystemsSoftware, evoting, politics, premier election, PremierElection, top, vote, voting machines, VotingMachines

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