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Diebold to Pay $2.6M Due to Insecure Voting Machines

Posted by michael on from the but-you-voted-with-them-anyway dept.

sunilk writes "In a short period, Diebold has been at the center of several problems. Now it seeks to settle the lawsuit filed against it by the State of California by paying $2.6 million. Settlement comes because of flaws in the Diebold systems that could compromise election results."

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  1. Re:2.6 million? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Diebold is really trying to overthrow the government. You voted for Kerry, didn't you?

  2. Re:2.6 million? by AndrossUT · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, let me just paraphrase a Penny-Arcade; Remember, it's only illegal to fuck over your country if you're not a republican-backed corporation.

  3. Re:Diebold contributions...and the Carter Center by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The "carter center" run presumably by president carter? arguably the least effective president ever? Yeah I trust their opinion.

  4. Re:I hope they don't just settle... by js7a · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Who get's the 2.6 million?

    If that's all they're offering, they should keep it in Ohio to help mitigate traditionally Democratic voter disenfranchisement in Ohio, statewide.