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Posted By: Donuel
25-Mar-04 - 04:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: Gas station rip off artists
Subject: RE: BS: Gas station rip off artists
It was suggested to keep all pics in one thread. OK by me.
By Ian Hoffman Staff Writer Alameda Times-Star 3-25-4
The oldest West Coast customer of Diebold Election Systems is calling company exec-utives on the carpet today, citing "disappointment and dissatisfaction" with Diebold voting equipment.
Alameda County, the first and, until recently, largest user of Diebold touchscreen voting machines in California, warned the McKinney, Texas, firm this week that it is "not adequately performing its obligations."
Voting industry observers say the warning marks perhaps the first time that a U.S. county has lodged a formal contract complaint with a manufacturer of electronic voting systems.
After his phone inquiries to Diebold went unanswered, Alameda County Registrar of Voters Bradley J. Clark wrote a letter Monday invoking the performance clause of the county's $12.7 million contract. ...