August 08, 2008

Ohio Secretary of State sues Diebold company

"Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner wants Premier Election Solutions to pay for voting machine problems in 11 of 44 counties that use the company's equipment.

In a filing in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, Brunner said malfunctions with Premier equipment caused votes to be dropped in the March primary, although they were later recovered and counted by election workers.

Premier, a division of Diebold Inc., has attributed the problem to a conflict between its election management software and an anti-virus program, and the company has been advising election officials on how to cope with it, a company spokesman said. The company also is seeking a long-term fix."

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Posted by Randy Riddle at August 8, 2008 09:44 AM