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Company to Pay for Election Problems
technoid_ writes to tell us the Indiana Star reports that Election Systems & Software has agreed to pay the Indiana State Government $245,000 in addition to extra hand-on and technical support in response to problems during the May primary. From the article: "The company, which has faced similar complaints in other states, reached a settlement with Arkansas officials Monday. In that deal, ES&S pledged services, training materials and technical support but offered no payment. Jackson, the Johnson County clerk, said the company "has done a 360" since the primary. ES&S officials have been more assertive in preparing for the fall elections. The instructional materials, she said, also will help."
That headline's too long. It should have been "Company to Pay for Election". Oh wait. That's not exactly newsworthy, is it?
Where were you when the voynix came?
"Jackson, the Johnson County clerk, said the company "has done a 360" since the primary."
Translation: We've done nothing but play Xbox since the primary.
God spoke to me.
So, they're back where they started?
Do you have ESP?
Because it sounds more modern, like elections are "catching up with the times". Going paperless is so 20th century. They should just skip to the current century and call them Elections 2.0. Actually, Elections XP Corporate Edition might be more appropriate.
Developers: We can use your help.
But it's better than that. It's $245K that they have to pay back to the people who won. So now, not only can you buy elections, but you can get a manufacturer rebate!
Pound! Bang! Bin! Bash! is this a shell script or a Batman comic?