Volusia County, Florida just kicked Diebold to the curb and voted to purchase ES&S machines with the AutoMark system for handicapped voting. Via the
Orlando Sentinel:
DELAND -- Diebold voting machines will soon be history in Volusia County. After a nearly five-hour hearing today, County Council members voted to replace its Diebold machines with an entirely new system manufactured by Election Systems & Software.
The move, which will cost more than $2.5 million just for the equipment, was prompted by a federal mandate to buy at least one handicapped-accessible voting machine per precinct by Jan. 1. But the only such devices approved for use in Florida are ATM-like touch-screen machines that don't use paper ballots. But a majority of County Council members want devices that use paper [AutoMark].
Thank you to County Chairman Frank Bruno and members Art Giles, Carl Persis and Dwight Lewis for being heroes of democracy. You fought the good fight and now all Volusia residents will have their vote counted with confidence. Let your example lead the nation!