This story came out in the Contra Costa Times (CA) a few days ago but got little national attention. I find it quite fitting in the face of today's UC Berekeley Study pointing to potential problems with the voting machines in Florida. see http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/ go down the page a bit - it's right under VOTING.
So, here's the scoop:
"Diebold agreed to pay an unprecedented $2.6 million fine after the state attorney general found it had lied about equipment sold in California and violated state laws...
State Attorney General Lockyer and Alameda County prosecutors accused the company of making false statements about the security of its electronic voting systems and its compliance with federal and state certification requirements.
the article is below
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