St. Louis County Rejects Diebold!"

[kster]

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002189.htm

Add St. Louis County to the growing list of Elections Boards around the country who have now rejected Diebold, Inc. voting machines in the last-minute scramble to select new election...

Add St. Louis County to the growing list of Elections Boards around the country who have now rejected Diebold, Inc. voting machines in the last-minute scramble to select new election hardware, prior to the Jan. 1, 2006 Help America Vote Act deadline to have such "upgrades" paid for with Federal tax dollars.

The bad news for the once-great, now-disgraced Diebold, Inc. (stock symbol: DBD) of North Canton, Ohio, comes as the latest blow in a long string of disappointments for the company, which last week saw the resignation of its CEO, the filing of several Class Action Securities Fraud lawsuits, and the devasting revelation that their voting machines can be easily hacked, allowing the results of Diebold elections to be completely reversed.

The loss of the contract in St. Louis County, who chose to go instead with Election Systems and Software, Inc. (ES&S), is estimated by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to be at least $9.6 million.

The last minute decision came amid intense lobbying by both citizens' election integrity advocacy groups and paid Diebold lobbyists -- at least one of whom was reported to have inquired about both The BRAD BLOG itself and the financial background of the father of yours truly!




http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002189.htm

[shenmue]

1. Thank goodness

This is a big step. Hopefully other places will continue to be brave as well.

[Kelvin Mace]

2. The losses are adding up

watch Diebold's stock price tomorrow.

[texpatriot2004]

3. Woo Hoo...once this ball gets rolling, it's gonna snowball. nm

[nicknameless]

4. Must "Woo Hoo" this thread!

:woohoo:

Now if we can only get the same to happen in California.