Company to Pay for Election Problems

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday August 23, 2006 @07:01AM from the accountability-shouldn't-be-too-much-to-ask dept.

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."

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Company did a 360 by Frequency+Domain · 2006-08-23 07:06 · Score: 0, Redundant

Then they're back to where they were in the first place.
Slam Dunk! by LightStruk · 2006-08-23 07:14 · Score: 0, Redundant

Jackson, the Johnson County clerk, said the company "has done a 360" since the primary
Wow, that makes me feel so much better. The company is going in a totally new direction now!

By the sound of it, the company is performing a 360 helicopter jam with our voting rights.
A 360? I'd prefer a 180 by shreak · 2006-08-23 08:03 · Score: 0, Redundant

If the company did a 360, it means they went all the way around. Maybe they did a 180 i.e. turned it around, didn't like the ROI in being helpful and then did another 180 to go back to being bastards.

=MikeT