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Voters Sue to Keep Diebold From Elections NewsMax.com Wires SAN FRANCISCO -- A group of voters sued the state and 18 counties Tuesday in a bid to prevent them from using Diebold Election Systems' electronic voting machines in California's general election. The suit - filed by the advocacy group Voter Action on behalf of about a dozen voters - alleges that Diebold's touch-screen machines lack adequate security and aren't user-friendly for the disabled. Machines made by Diebold Election Systems, based in Allen, Texas, are slated to be used in as many as 18 of California's 52 counties this November. "We can't have trustworthy elections with Diebold's touch-screen voting machines," said Lowell Finley, the plaintiffs' attorney. "They are easily hacked." California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson has said the disputed machine - the AccuVote-TSX - failed one of the 10 criteria he established for voting machines. Story Continues Below
But McPherson authorized the machines as long as counties take security precautions. His spokeswoman Jennifer Kerns said the devices "are safe for use." Diebold spokesman David Bear said there are 50,000 of the disputed models used in Utah, Mississippi, California and "a spattering of other states." "The system has been thoroughly tested," Bear said. Diebold is one of four electronic voting companies McPherson has allowed to operate in California. No court date has been set for the lawsuit. The suit names the counties of Alameda, Fresno, Humbolt, Kern, Lassen, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Placer, Plumas, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Siskiyou, Trinity and Tulare.
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