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News > State — Touch-screen voting nixed here” href=”http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20040501-9999-1n1evote.html”>No touch-screen voting for county
By Bill Ainsworth
San Diego Union Tribune
May 1, 2004.

Secretary of State Kevin Shelley banned problematic Diebold touch-screen voting machines used in San Diego and three other counties yesterday and accused the company of engaging in illegal behavior when it sought state approval for the machines. Contending that the company had misled the state and violated state election laws, Shelley asked state Attorney General Bill Lockyer to open a criminal investigation into the matter…. Shelley also decertified different electronic voting machines used in 10 other counties until they meet 23 new requirements, including better security and a paper ballot option at each polling place.

The Los Angeles Times reports that 55% of San Diego county’s polling places opened late because of machine problems and this prevented “an unknown number of voters from casting ballots” and ” In Orange County, thousands of voters were issued the wrong ballots.” Speaking of Diebold, Shelly said, “They broke the law. Their conduct was absolutely reprehensible. Their conduct should never be tolerated from anyone doing business again with the state of California.”

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