Calif. to Sue Diebold Over False Claims

[salvorhardin]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said on Tuesday he would sue electronic voting machine maker Diebold Inc. on charges it defrauded the state with false claims about its products.

Secretary of State Kevin Shelley has said Diebold deceived California with aggressive marketing that led to the installation of touch-screen voting systems that were not tested or approved nationally or in California.

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[Fovea]

1. good

one more step in the road to verifiable voting.

[da_chimperor]

2. does anyone know if they'll be used?

I'm not even sure if they've been certified because of problems during the primaries.

Found the answer to my own question. The AccuVote TS, OS, and HS are all certified to be used as of aug 18th. Looks like california isn't as secure for kerry as I thought.

http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/certified_vs.pdf

[cthrumatrix]

3. this has to be stopped

[Radius]

4. Oracle

Did they ever get any money from their Oracle case?

[Senior citizen]

5. Big deal.

The case will go in front of some right wing judge, but if it doesn't it can always be appealed to the right wing Supreme Court. California doesn't stand a chance in court against Diebold. Lockyer and Shelley should both know by now that Diebold has strong ties to the Republican Party.

Only if the case drags on long enough for Kerry to have a chance to make some Supreme Court appointments, could California possibly win.

[goforit]

6. Meanwhile ........the voting will be rigged!!!