Calif. Officials Warn Voting Machine Co. - Election Systems & Software

Calif. Officials Warn Voting Machine Co.
By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer

Friday, December 23, 2005


(12-23) 17:25 PST Sacramento, Calif. (AP) --


Another voting machine company is in trouble with the state of California, this time over problems with vote counting and verification during the November special election.


In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Assistant Secretary of State for Elections Bradley J. Clark threatened to start the process of decertifying Election Systems & Software machines if the company didn't address the state's concerns immediately.


Those concerns included incorrect counting of turnout figures, a malfunction that prevented voters from verifying their choices and a touch-screen machine recording the wrong vote during a test.


It is imperative that company representatives "take corrective action as soon as possible," Clark wrote.


Ken Fields, a spokesman for Omaha, Neb.-based ES&S, said some of the problems were caused by operator error and misunderstandings, and none led to incorrect votes being recorded.


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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/12/23/national/a172548S27.DTL

these 'spokesmen' have 2 pass B4 going out 2 meet the press?


Just wondering....

Just wondering...