BBV: Oakland Tribune: E-voting runs into bumps

Oakland Tribune: E-voting runs into bumps in East Bay Computer software was not certified for a California election

Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - Thousands of Alameda County voters cast ballots Tuesday on computer software that state and county elections officials say was never certified for a California election.

The same problem existed for last month's recall election.

State and county officials were dismayed last week to learn that Diebold Elections Systems Inc. altered the software running in Alameda County's touchscreen voting machines yet neither submitted it for state testing nor even notified state authorities of the change.

"We were upset to say the least," said Elaine Ginnold, the county's assistant elections registrar.

Alameda County voters won't necessarily have to worry about their votes being properly counted. Elections officials at the California Secretary of State's Office performed tests on the software last week and gave Alameda County a green light to use it in Tuesday's election, despite the lack of a formal certification.




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