Diebold Pays $2.6 Million
In CA Voting Machine Fraud
The Sacramento Bee
11-11-4
Diebold Inc. agreed to a $2.6 million settlement over allegations
it sold the state faulty touch-screen voting machines, Attorney General
Bill Lockyer said Wednesday.
State and county prosecutors had sued the Texas maker of automated
teller machines over allegations Diebold used bait-and-switch tactics in
selling unreliable electronic voting systems that lacked federal and state
certification and were vulnerable to computer hackers and software bugs.
Under the proposed settlement, Diebold will pay about $1.6 million
to the state, $475,000 to Alameda County and $500,000 to the University of
California Institute of Governmental Studies. The institute will use the
money to research ways to train poll workers on electronic voting
technology.
Diebold also will reimburse Alameda, Plumas, Kern, San Joaquin,
San Diego and Los Angeles counties for some of the costs to set up voting
backup measures in last week's general election.
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