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| Password Change Notice | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| Staff Website | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| External Communication | Mike Rasmussen | 0 |
| Job Code Number Update | Larry Hogan | 1 |
| RE: Job Code Number Update | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| Timesheets | Patt May | 0 |
| Server Maintenance | Josh Gardner | 1 |
| RE: Server Maintenance | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| RE: Server Maintenance | Ferrara, Rodney | 0 |
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Stacy Priddy Human Resources Diebold Election Systems stacy@dieboldes.com
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Effective immediately do not comment to the press. This applies to the black box situation as well as all other communication. This information was sent out December 19 (see below). EVERYBODY MUST FOLLOW THIS POLICY. THERE ARE TO BE NO EXCEPTIONS. -----Original Message----- From: Internal Communications Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:54 PM To: DL-Diebold All Subject: Media, internet and external communications policy >From Don Eagon, vice president, global communications and investor relations; and Warren Dettinger, vice president and general counsel: Late in 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Regulation FD (fair disclosure) to restrict selective disclosure of material information -- that is news and other information that can affect the stock price -- by public companies. The scrutiny that public companies are coming under in light of Regulation FD makes it even more critical that we maintain Diebold’s policy regarding speaking to the public via the media and Internet. This note is to remind all associates that any and all day-to-day external company communications are affected by Regulation FD and may fall under SEC scrutiny. The content of any voice mail, posting on an Internet chat site, phone conversation, e-mail or memo to any external party may be considered material. Therefore, all queries from news reporters, financial analysts and research firms must be funneled through Global Communications. Also, discussion of Diebold (products, financial speculation, status of internal programs, etc.) in Internet chat rooms is not permitted whether or not a posting has been identified as coming from a Diebold associate. Diebold will pursue the identities of any such violations that occur on message boards that it suspects may be coming from associates. This helps protect associates and the company from SEC regulations and other potential public liabilities. Be particularly aware when communicating to a customer, supplier or any other external party regarding various corporate information. For example: A customer’s impact on Diebold’s current financial situation. An impending order that will help meet a sales goal. An ongoing project or business trip that has to be postponed or canceled for budgetary reasons. To protect yourself and the company, do not communicate with the investment community or the media by representing yourself as a Diebold associate or spokesperson whether by phone, e-mail, an Internet chat room, or in person. If you should receive any communication from a Diebold investor or a reporter, please forward it to Global Communications. If you have any questions or concerns regarding Regulation FD and this corporate policy, don’t hesitate to contact Global Communications [Comnet 221-3790; +1 (330) 490-3790] or Legal [Comnet 221-4506; +1 (330) 490-4506]. Thank you for all your efforts in this matter, Don Eagon Warren Dettinger
Greetings to all; Attached is the latest revision to the job code numbers assigned to specific contracts, projects, and demonstrations where costs are currently being tracked. Please, save this list and use this information. Where there is doubt as to which job code number to use, please ask your department head for clarification. But the general rule is as follows; If you complete a time sheet, expense form, or a customer trip report, use the appropriate job code number. If you request a work order or purchase order, use the appropriate job code number. If you approve an invoice or complete a check request form, use the appropriate job code number. If there is no specific job code number for what you are currently working on, use the default classification of ZZ000000; don't leave it blank. Please continue to send timesheets, inquiries, and other information to this e-mail address. Larry Hogan has moved on, but his computer remains. I am now the contact for all things job code related.... I appreciate all your assistance AND your patience. Thanks, Patt May Accounting Dept. DIEBOLD ELECTION SYSTEMS INC MCKINNEY, TX
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Everyone, Please do not send email to this address in the future - I have retired it. My mistake for not deleting Larry Hogan sooner. I apologize for the inconvenience. >Please continue to send timesheets, inquiries, and other information to this e-mail address. Larry Hogan has moved on, but his computer remains. I am now the contact for all things job code related.... In light of the above, I think it would be best to send these sorts of emails to Patt May. Josh. -----Original Message----- From: owner-announce@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-announce@dieboldes.com] On Behalf Of Larry Hogan Sent: 21.02.2003 10:43 To: announce@dieboldes.com Cc: Steve Moreland; Mike Rasmussen; Greg Loe; Bob Urosevich; Barry Herron Subject: Job Code Number Update Greetings to all; Attached is the latest revision to the job code numbers assigned to specific contracts, projects, and demonstrations where costs are currently being tracked. Please, save this list and use this information. Where there is doubt as to which job code number to use, please ask your department head for clarification. But the general rule is as follows; If you complete a time sheet, expense form, or a customer trip report, use the appropriate job code number. If you request a work order or purchase order, use the appropriate job code number. If you approve an invoice or complete a check request form, use the appropriate job code number. If there is no specific job code number for what you are currently working on, use the default classification of ZZ000000; don't leave it blank. Please continue to send timesheets, inquiries, and other information to this e-mail address. Larry Hogan has moved on, but his computer remains. I am now the contact for all things job code related.... I appreciate all your assistance AND your patience. Thanks, Patt May Accounting Dept. DIEBOLD ELECTION SYSTEMS INC MCKINNEY, TX
Greetings to all, again. To follow up on my earlier announcement under the the name of "Larry Hogan", I have assumed the duties relating to our job cost efforts. To clear up any mystery...it's just me. Unfortunately, the information from the larry-computer can't be integrated into my workstation yet. I have two computers for the time being, and the only thing they will grudgingly share is my printer. In an attempt to keep things consistent until I had full access, I felt it would have been easier to have you all continue to send timesheets to the "larry" email address. After being notified that "larry" had been retired, and then brought out of retirement without the same consideration, I would like to AVOID any more confusion or interruption. Both addresses are currently valid, but as a precaution, please send all your stuff to my e mail address. If anything was returned to you as undeliverable, since last Friday, please resend it to me here. PLEASE make sure the subject says "Timesheet" so that nothing gets overlooked. That's it; it's official. For anyone who may need the them, I am attaching updated versions of the various forms that require job code numbers on them. There is also the current list of job code numbers. Please note the new number, GA000320, specifically for the upgrade/inventory process getting underway in the State of Georgia. Likewise, there is new number, MD000310, for Maryland, for work pursuant to the remaining 19 counties not included in the original 4 county contract. Again, I appreciate your efforts in using the job code numbers on all your paperwork. Thanks, Patt May Acctng Dept. DESI - McKINNEY
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Hi everyone,
In the interests of security, the Diebold Election Systems mail server in Vancouver will be getting important software upgrades. Maintenance to install the upgrades will take place Saturday (March 1) at noon PST. I will try and keep downtime to a minimum, so you should experience little disruption. I hope that the whole process should take no more than 4 hours. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thanks
Josh.
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From: owner-announce@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-announce@dieboldes.com] On Behalf Of Josh Gardner
Sent: 26.02.2003 08:44
To: announce@dieboldes.com
Subject: Server MaintenanceHi everyone,
In the interests of security, the Diebold Election Systems mail server in Vancouver will be getting important software upgrades. Maintenance to install the upgrades will take place Saturday (March 1) at noon PST. I will try and keep downtime to a minimum, so you should experience little disruption. I hope that the whole process should take no more than 4 hours. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thanks
Josh.
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Josh; Saturday is the Beginning of month end for
Rod -----Original Message----- Hi everyone, In the interests of security, the Diebold Election Systems
mail server in Vancouver will be getting important software upgrades.
Maintenance to install the upgrades will take place Saturday (March 1)
at noon PST. I will try and keep downtime to a minimum, so you should
experience little disruption. I hope that the whole process should take no more
than 4 hours. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Thanks Josh. |
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| Important Email Password Notification | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| Products & Certification Section on Staff Site | Karen Stubblefield | 0 |
| Planned server downtime. | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| DIMS Acquisition | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Fw: Planned server downtime. | Tari Runyan | 0 |
| Data Information Management Systems Acquisition | Bob Urosevich | 0 |
| New Address and email info | Robert Chen | 0 |
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Please take note of the new Products & Certification section at the staff web site. This is a source of information regarding: What versions of our products have been certified nationally. What products are approved in various states. Who our customers are and how many precincts and registered voters they have. What products our customers have. Contact names and addresses for Customers, Dealers, Government Officials and the ITAs (Independent Testing Authorities). Election Dates for 2003. I know the information isn't perfect, but hopefully it is a good place to start. If you have any comments or updates to posted information please contact me directly, or send an email to the webmaster as indicated on the site. Thank you. Karen Stubblefield-Emery 972-542-6000 x166 karen@dieboldes.com
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Diebold Election Systems has completed its acquisition of Data Information Management Systems (D.I.M.S.). Data Information Management Systems was founded in 1981 by John R. Hice, President. In these nineteen years, John and D.I.M.S. have built an outstanding reputation for innovative election management automation, extremely reliable software products, and dedicated customer support. D.I.M.S. currently services more voters than any other company in the United States. Their user network administers elections to over 10 million voters within 4 States and 26 local jurisdictions. More information on D.I.M.S. can be found on their website at www.dims-vote.com. We are very excited about the new opportunities D.I.M.S. is bringing to the table and anticipate accomplishing much in the future. Bob Urosevich
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just to remind us all
Tari
----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Gardner
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 9:53 AM
Subject: Planned server downtime. Hi
everyone,
It is my sad duty to
announce that I will be taking our servers down for approximately 3 to
6 hours on Thursday, January 23.
Our office building
is performing electrical maintenance, and must shut down all power. My UPS does
not provide sufficient uptime to power our servers for 6 hours - if I am lucky,
I might be able to get 3 hours from it.
The building is
turning off power at 6.30pm Pacific time. Hopefully, power will be restored at
12:30am.
Servers being down
means that the staff website and all resources contained within it will be
unavailable. Email will also be unavailable.
Attached is the
notice from the building.
Josh.
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Diebold (ticker: DBD, exchange: New York Stock
Exchange) News Release - 1/23/2003
Diebold Bolsters Market Offerings in Elections Arena With Acquisition of Data Information Management Systems
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Hi Everyone, After an enjoyable afternoon trying to get a truck at the UHaul center and lugging heavy boxes with lead weights up 3 flights of stairs, I now have the pleasure of announcing a new address: 950 High School Way, #3315 Mountain View, CA 94041 tel: (415) 871-4900 fax: (415) 276-1794 email: robertc@dieboldes.com Please note, the new address accompanied a change of internet provider after I discovered PacBell (SBC) was gouging. So the chenrob@pacbell.net is no longer valid. Thanks and take care, rob chen
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| FW: Media, internet and external communications policy | Radke, Mark | 0 |
| Project Management Organization - Announcement | Steve Moreland | 0 |
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Manage, recruit, motivate, mentor the PM group. 
Focus on PMP (Project Mgmt Professional)
program/certifications
Drive development & implementation of PM
methodologies & common tools &
templates Steve Moreland
Director of Customer
Service
Diebold Election
Systems, Inc.
1-800-433-8683
972-542-6000
stevem@dieboldes.com
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| FW: Voter turnout heavy despite rain | Steve Moreland | 0 |
| JoCoKs Complete 9:20PM | Lesley Thompson \(earthlin | 0 |
| electionline.org SPECIAL REPORT: Election Day 2002 | Lesley Thompson \(earthlin | 0 |
| Virus Warning | Robert McDonald | 1 |
| Virus in Greeting Card from Frank Kaplan | Ian S. Piper | 0 |
| Virus - take this seriously | Robert McDonald | 0 |
| RE: Virus Warning | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| FW: Virus - take this seriously | Mike Rasmussen | 0 |
| November 5 Election Success | Swidarski, Thomas W. | 0 |
| Lesley has sent you an interesting story from MySanAntonio.com | lesley | 0 |
| City's original vote totals flawed | lesley | 0 |
| Ohio County eyes replacing punch-card system with TS | Lesley Thompson | 0 |
| Story from The Advocate Online | lesley | 0 |
| AVS Election Article | Lesley Thompson | 0 |
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Here's our fine Accounts Payable staff hard at work in Georgia! Steve Moreland Director of Customer Service Diebold Election Systems, Inc. 1-800-433-8683 972-542-6000 stevem@dieboldes.com -----Original Message----- From: norma@dieboldes.com [mailto:norma@dieboldes.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:13 PM To: Steve Moreland Subject: FW: Voter turnout heavy despite rain Attached is Patt's picture. I had sent to Patt. The picture has already changed on the TV shot since they are changing them. -----Original Message----- From: norma@dieboldes.com [mailto:norma@dieboldes.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:11 PM To: patt@dieboldes.com Subject: Voter turnout heavy despite rain Great Shot! I know a CELEBRITY!Title: Voter turnout heavy despite rain
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Wednesday, November 06, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: Election Day 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: Election Day 2002
The first federal election since November 2000 turned the national spotlight on more than just the race for control of Congress and governors$B!G(B mansions.
Two years after the American public learned of butterfly ballots, pregnant chad and provisional voting, the administration of elections became more than just an interesting footnote. In three states, voting itself – not just the candidates and campaigns – faced intense scrutiny.
In Miami-Dade and Broward counties in South Florida, election officials looked to atone for voting disasters in September$B!G(Bs primary.
Georgia officials watched millions of dollars in state investment and rigorous training of both poll workers and voters pay off as new touch-screen machines were rolled out for the first time.
In Missouri, new procedures and a troubled past of fraud and voter intimidation in St. Louis had poll watchers, state officials and political party lawyers prepared for mayhem that never materialized.
electionline.org staff writers were on hand in all three locations from the moment polls opened until they shut down, talking to voters, poll workers and election officials.
Machines Pass First Test in Georgia By Matt Courtney ATLANTA, Georgia – State officials saw how bad things could get two months ago when they watched a disaster unfold in South Florida.
The introduction of new machines and polling place procedures seemed to make everything go wrong – and all at the same time. Polls opened late, voters were turned away, machines froze, tabulation cartridges were missing and poll workers showed up late and sometimes not at all. And the nation watched as Florida once again proved that despite new money and new laws designed to make voting better, things reverted to their November 2000 form.
In an election with so many important close races – and with memories of South Florida$B!G(Bs second election debacle firmly fixed in everyone$B!G(Bs minds – the new voting equipment was under the microscope Tuesday.
And judging by voter response, the new touch screen machines were a success.
$B!H(BI was much more comfortable with the new machines,$B!I(B said Atlanta voter Craig Bowles. $B!H(BI mean, the punch cards were awful. They really sped things up for me and I really like how you can review everything before you finish.$B!I(B
Anat Alperin, who cast her vote just before Bowles, said her activation card, which allows a vote to be cast, was rejected by the machine twice. But she said she was unfazed.
$B!H(BI got [the machine] up and running it worked fine,$B!I(B she said. $B!H(BI don$B!G(Bt know about elderly voters but for me it was easier.$B!I(B
A number of poll workers said older voters seemed to take to the high-tech machines, contradicting the arguments put forth by some skeptics that touch screens could befuddle those without computer experience.
$B!H(BPeople seem to like them$B!I(B said Tanjela Johnson, a poll manager in a precinct near Piedmont Park.
While state and local officials and most voters proclaimed the day a stunning success for the new machines and Georgia$B!G(Bs new polling place rules, some expressed concerns about the absence of a paper trail.
James Reed, an elderly voter in southeastern Atlanta said he was $B!H(Breally worried$B!I(B that there was no tangible evidence of his ballot, just information on a memory chip.
Other problems occasionally surfaced as well, outside of the city. Reports of sporadic and widespread issues came from around the state during the day.
$B!|(BVoters in Chatham County jammed the activation cards in the wrong slot on the machine prompting poll workers to put masking tape over the gap.
$B!|(BThere was one access card for 14 machines in a Union City polling place during the morning hours. Voters had to wait about an hour to cast their ballot while additional cards were rushed to the precinct.
$B!|(BIn Dekalb County there were reports that batteries that power the touch screen machines were not fully charged due to late set up Tuesday morning and caused the machines to die.
$B!|(BThe Georgia Republican Party received complaints from 14 counties about voters attempting to vote Republican and having machines repeatedly registering Democratic votes. Voters notified poll workers and, reportedly, fixed their ballots before casting their votes.
Broward County Sets Things Right By Ivan Sciupac Special to electionline.org
POMPANO BEACH, Florida – Nestled in northern Broward County, the epicenter of Florida$B!G(Bs election fiasco in November 2000 and last September$B!G(Bs primary, Sanders Park houses a community of politically active retirees who consistently produce some of the highest voter turnouts in the area.
The 50-year-old predominantly black community, comprised of residents described by one resident as $B!H(Bretired tired people,$B!I(B held its first federal election since the November 2000 fiasco.
In perhaps the most eagerly watched election in the country, Sanders Park$B!G(Bs voting machines worked with few glitches. Voters took little time to cast their ballots and many said they were pleased with how smooth Election Day went.
Hours of poll worker training, countless rehearsals and early voting appeared to have paid off for Broward and Miami-Dade counties, which were itching to shed their dubious reputations earned in the last two elections.
The two counties – which comprise more than 20 percent of Florida$B!G(Bs 9.3 million voters – used new touch-screen voting machines for the first time in September, hoping to prevent problems with over-votes and spoiled ballots that plagued many counties using punch cards two years before.
But many poll workers that day were unsure how to use the equipment, leading to an embarrassing episode of long lines, a frustrated electorate and delays in tallying results.
Some predicted a three-peat of the state$B!G(Bs election disasters yesterday. A longer than usual ballot worried some officials, who feared long lines. Pre-election polls predicted a close race for governor (Republican Jeb Bush won re-election handily over Democrat Bill McBride) that could have exacerbated any problems at the polls with the possibility of recounts and contested votes.
Election officials, however, promised an improvement, pointing to their efforts to train poll workers more thoroughly and promote its six early voting locations as a means of avoiding long lines.
As the day unfolded, it appeared they would be right.
The precinct at Martin Luther King Elementary School in Washington Park opened on time at 7 a.m., with poll workers arriving up to two hours early to set up the 10 voting machines. Dozens of voters were standing patiently in line by 6:30 a.m., and most said it took them between five and 10 minutes to cast their ballot.
$B!H(BI studied the ballot since last week; I wrote everything down,$B!I(B said Susie Dorsett, who added that she was not sure her vote counted in the last election. $B!H(BI felt like I did it in vain [two years ago].$B!I(B
Though most precincts yesterday pulled off the election relatively error-free, there were isolated problems throughout the day.
Officials from Election Protection, a group of civil rights advocates affiliated with People for the American Way who tracked Election Day difficulties around the country reported incidents in which voting machines malfunctioned and needed to be recalibrated. In some cases, voters would choose a particular candidate, but the touch-screen machines would select a different candidate.
$B!H(BIt could be a total anomaly with no bearing on the outcome or it could be a widespread problem,$B!I(B said Stuart Ratzan, a lawyer for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride.
As it turned out, the former was correct.
Redistricting and construction caused hassles as well at the First Church of God in Ft. Lauderdale. The polling place was slammed by voters who had been directed to the precinct by a sign at their designated polling place, which indicated it was closed for renovations.
Poll clerk Patricia Hankinson estimated 200 voters incorrectly tried to vote there, saying she spent most of the day trying to find their correct precinct.
$B!H(BIt$B!G(Bs the last year I$B!G(Bd do it like this,$B!I(B said Christine Benincasa, who went to three polling places trying to vote yesterday. $B!H(BI$B!G(Bm doing it absentee ballot from now on. This is miserable.$B!I(B
As the polls closed at 7 p.m., many voters scrambled to find their voting locations. Sharon Thompson, of Sawgrass, missed two buses and was delayed by another that broke down, but still made it to the First Church of God two minutes before it closed, running down the last block.
$B!H(BI almost broke my neck trying to get here to vote,$B!I(B Thompson said as she stood last in line last night. $B!H(BI need my vote to count. I want things to be changed. Waiting for 30 minutes in line now is the easy part.$B!I(B
No Calamities in St. Louis By Aron Goetzl
The ingredients for election chaos in St. Louis yesterday were in place, but the recipe never came together as it did here in 2000.
Though Missouri implemented new voter identification and provisional balloting procedures for 2002 and the state featured an extremely competitive U.S. Senate race, voting went smoothly in the Show Me State's largest city yesterday. Only minor glitches – a late election judge and some misprinted ballots – plagued the city's voting.
Larger problems had been expected following the 2000 disaster, in which a larger-than-anticipated turnout created long lines at some city polling places and led to some eligible voters being turned away from the polls while some unregistered voters were permitted to cast ballots.
Late on Election Night 2000, voters gathered at the city Elections Board to demand that polls remain open after their 7 p.m. closing time. A local judge originally granted that request, but the ruling was quickly overturned. The chaos and controversy in St. Louis sparked Republican Sen. Kit Bond$B!G(Bs, R-Mo., interest in a federal election reform bill.
This year, the downtown Elections Board was a sea of relative tranquility when the polls closed around the city. Only a handful of voters waited in the lobby to cast provisional ballots, with some being given those ballots with a warning from city officials that casting a provisional vote did not necessarily mean it would be counted.
Overall, city officials said they were pleased with the debut of provisional ballots, noting that not many were cast yesterday.
One change that likely contributed to the smooth voting process was the addition of several hundred city employees to the normal pool of poll workers. In a move sparked by the recent settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over the 2000 irregularities, city employees were granted responsibility for handling the "inactive voter" lists at each precinct this year. Those poll workers said they encountered few problems yesterday.
Civil rights groups that traveled here to monitor possible voting problems found few to document.
"We have not had the calamities that we were expecting," said Delisa Saunders of People for the American Way at midday. "We've not had any serious issues with [provisional balloting]."
electionline Weekly is produced by the staff of the Election Reform Information Project, a non-partisan, non-advocacy research effort supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of Richmond. More information about the Project and up-to-the-minute news on election reform throughout the week can be found at electionline.org.
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A virus has been sent from Robert Diekmann via BugReport. The email consist of the following: Subject: April 8, 2002 Johnson Body: Election totals from all of the 184 voting stations used for the April 2nd election were both machine recounted and hand counted to insure the new electronic election system provided accurate results. The recount verified that all voters signing the poll book had their votes counted. Attachment: Verifies.com 40KB in size All roaming users please ensure you have the latest McAfee update to ensure the virus gets inoculated. If McAfee did not pick up the virus when you received it in your inbox, please download the latest update and run a manual scan on your system. If you feel you have been infected, please discontinue your connection to the internet and give me a call in McKinney. Virus Information: http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99199 Thank You Robert McDonald Diebold Election Systems 972-542-6000 214-403-4736
It is imperative that EVERYONE install the mcafee anti-virus software that was distributed several months ago. It is impossible for Josh or I to travel to each remote users location to install this software and not efficient for you to send us your machines,,so it is your duty to ensure it is installed and functioning properly by using the CD we sent you and consulting with us directly. If you do not have or have mis-placed this software then you have to give me a call in mckinney to arrange a delivery. Virus's will not be taken lightly and priviledges will be taken away if standard precautionary measures are not taken. If you receive an email that in any way requires you to install absolutely anything, then you ARE NOT to view that email,,you are to delete it. If an email is suspicious in any way, AT ALL, then don't go forth with looking at it until you have consulted the person who sent it or someone who can diagnose it for you( i.e. Josh Gardner and I ). The "FriendGreeting" email that has taken our remote users by storm is to be handled in the below way: 1.) Start -> Setting -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs 2.) Remove "WinSrv Reg". 3.) Ensure you are running the latest McAfee updates and then run a full scan on your machine(c:\) If you have absolutely any question at all give Josh or me a call. Virus Info: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99760.htm#RemovalInstructions Thank You, Robert McDonald Diebold Election Systems 972-542-6000 214-403-4736
Also please note than numerous other DESI associates have been infected. Robert and I are both working on cleaning up the accounts we are each responsible for. I cannot emphasise enough how important it is for DESI associates to do the following: a) Install McAfee b) Keep your McAfee virus definition files updated c) Ensure that your McAfee is configured to scan your emails and email attachments d) Exercise common sense when downloading and installing attachments from suspicious emails. The infection we are seeing represents a failure do perform the above. If you feel you are unable to perform the above, please call myself or Robert. Take viruses seriously. This sort of incident is easily preventable. If you are infected, notify myself or Robert McDonald promptly. I agree with Robert that if you are unable to take prompt action, disconnect yourself from the network until your machine is inoculated, and call one of us. Thanks, Josh Gardner Diebold Election Systems 604.261.6313 (o) 604.307.4801 (m) -----Original Message----- From: owner-announce@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-announce@dieboldes.com] On Behalf Of Robert McDonald Sent: 07.11.2002 08:45 To: announce@gesn.com Subject: Virus Warning A virus has been sent from Robert Diekmann via BugReport. The email consist of the following: Subject: April 8, 2002 Johnson Body: Election totals from all of the 184 voting stations used for the April 2nd election were both machine recounted and hand counted to insure the new electronic election system provided accurate results. The recount verified that all voters signing the poll book had their votes counted. Attachment: Verifies.com 40KB in size All roaming users please ensure you have the latest McAfee update to ensure the virus gets inoculated. If McAfee did not pick up the virus when you received it in your inbox, please download the latest update and run a manual scan on your system. If you feel you have been infected, please discontinue your connection to the internet and give me a call in McKinney. Virus Information: http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99199 Thank You Robert McDonald Diebold Election Systems 972-542-6000 214-403-4736
This virus problem is serious. You must install the anti-virus software that Robert requested several months ago. As a company and also part of a much larger corporation we do not have an option. Non conformance with installing this anti-virus software or other IT directives to protect our network can and will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. -----Original Message----- From: owner-announce@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-announce@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Robert McDonald Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:50 AM To: announce@dieboldes.com Subject: Virus - take this seriously It is imperative that EVERYONE install the mcafee anti-virus software that was distributed several months ago. It is impossible for Josh or I to travel to each remote users location to install this software and not efficient for you to send us your machines,,so it is your duty to ensure it is installed and functioning properly by using the CD we sent you and consulting with us directly. If you do not have or have mis-placed this software then you have to give me a call in mckinney to arrange a delivery. Virus's will not be taken lightly and priviledges will be taken away if standard precautionary measures are not taken. If you receive an email that in any way requires you to install absolutely anything, then you ARE NOT to view that email,,you are to delete it. If an email is suspicious in any way, AT ALL, then don't go forth with looking at it until you have consulted the person who sent it or someone who can diagnose it for you( i.e. Josh Gardner and I ). The "FriendGreeting" email that has taken our remote users by storm is to be handled in the below way: 1.) Start -> Setting -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs 2.) Remove "WinSrv Reg". 3.) Ensure you are running the latest McAfee updates and then run a full scan on your machine(c:\) If you have absolutely any question at all give Josh or me a call. Virus Info: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99760.htm#RemovalInstructions Thank You, Robert McDonald Diebold Election Systems 972-542-6000 214-403-4736
I wanted to personally thank all the election associates for an outstanding effort during the November 5th election. The hard work and diligence of so many folks over the past few months led to the successes around the country on election night. Your hard work was appreciated by all the Diebold associates around the world based upon the large volume of e-mails I received on your behalf. Also, the live election coverage (CNN, CNBC, local TV stations, as well as many radio stations), was extremely positive. What you just accomplished is a major competitive advantage that will be leveraged.
There is much we can learn from this experience. As such, there are debriefing sessions planned next week with the project managers and customer service staffs. If you have comments, ideas, suggestions, etc. to improve our performance in future elections please contact a project manager or someone on Steve Moreland's staff in McKinney. Our continuous improvement is necessary to create a sustainable competitive advantage relative to our competition.
You should take great pride in your role in this historic event: over 32,000 touch screen units used; over 4,000 precincts involved; over 30,000 poll workers trained to run the units; the first state wide election run on a touch screen unit, and hundreds of Diebold associates coming together to accomplish this feat when the entire world was watching!! As the November 6 headlines in the Atlanta Journal Constitution stated, "Touch Screen Voting Machines A Hit."
So, on behalf of Diebold's executive team and the 13,000 associates around the world - Thanks.
From: Lesley Personal Message: "2-page ballot plagues recount" Summary: The lights went out just hours after election workers began recounting Bexar County's general election ballots Wednesday, but the controversial two-sheet early voting ballot continues to be the biggest problem in the tabulation process. Copy the URL below into your browser to view the full story: http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=872778 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by MySanAntonio.com
City's original vote totals flawed When all the vote tabulations were finally completed the morning after the Nov. 5 general election, unofficial totals from Columbus' first use of the new voting system were released for publication. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/enquirer/news/local/4567841.htm (c) 2001 enquirer and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
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Voting change in 2004 studied Lawrence eyes replacement of old punch-card ballot system By DAVID E. MALLOY - The
Herald-Dispatch IRONTON -- Lawrence County voters could join voters in Boyd County, Ky. and Cabell County, W.Va. in using touch-screen voting machines by the 2004 election, officials said Wednesday. Lawrence County has used a punch-card voting system since 1978. That was the same system in place in Florida that caused numerous problems during the 2000 presidential election. There currently is federal money that will pay up to 95 percent of the cost of buying new voting machines, said Mary "Sis" Wipert, director of the Lawrence County Board of Elections. The federal Election Reform Bill provides states like Ohio the chance to join the electronic voting age as long as the new voting machines are in service prior to the 2004 presidential election. It will cost between $750,000 and $1 million to buy the new voting machines, Wipert said. The machines cost about $4,000 each and the county, which has 38,000 registered voters and 84 precincts, would need about 200 machines, she said. "Cabell County and the Kentucky counties have already made the switch," said Karen Matney-Simmons, a member of the Lawrence County’s election board. "Change is hard, but you have to be able to trust the system." "If we get the 95 percent money, what a deal," she said. "It’s a no-brainer. If we hold off, we could have to end up paying all the cost. The touch-screen system is the most up-to-date one out there right now." County election officials have looked at several new voting systems in recent years. They got a first-hand look Wednesday at the latest touch-screen system being offered by Diebold Election Systems. Bob Griffith, another election board member, likes the system the county currently has in place. Dick Myers, another election board official, likes the new touch-screen system, calling it the voting machine of the future. "People are becoming more accustomed to computers," he said. "The county could borrow the money to pay for it if they need to." Ohio currently is a hotbed of voting machines sales pitches since 67 of the 88 counties, including Lawrence and Scioto, use the punch-card system which could be eliminated in the next few years, officials said. The federal government is putting several billion dollars into the purchase of new voting machines to avoid another election debacle like the one in Florida in the 2000 presidential election where the outcome was in doubt for several weeks. Wipert said election officials are looking at the existing systems out there in order to be prepared if the county were to get money to buy new voting machines, she said. The system also has a method to allow the blind to use it and vote without assistance. The law also could require counties to have at least one handicapped-accessible machine per precinct by 2004, officials said. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lesley Koop Thompson
Customer Service Project Manager Diebold Election Systems, Inc. 415-235-6553 (office cell) 512-413-7618 (cell) lesley@dieboldes.com |
The following story from The Advocate Online has been sent to you by Lesley <lesley@dieboldes.com> has sent you an article ********************************************** OFFICIAL SAYS VOTING MACHINES REPAIRED The general counsel for the state Department of Elections and Registrations said Wednesday problems with the new touch-screen voting machines in Ascension and Tangipahoa parishes are resolved and the machines should function properly for the Dec. 7 election. Juliet E. Thompson of the Department of Elections said the machines overheated during the Nov. 5 general election because "there was a shield that did not get put on during the manufacturing process." However, Tangipahoa Clerk of Court John Dahmer said some machines that shut down during the last election did have the shield. He said the manufacturer's belated installation of the shields may not solve the problem. To read the entire story please point your Web browser to : http://www.theadvocate.com/stories/112102/ele_votmach001.shtml ********************************************** http://theadvocate.com
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Advanced Voting Solutions Debuts Successfully in Three States First time use of wireless touch screen system gets rave reviews from voters Frisco, Texas, 11/11/2002 - The nation's first wireless touch screen voting system made a successful debut in the election equipment marketplace Tuesday when it was used for the first time in seven voting jurisdictions in three states. The wireless system automatically activates the election system and automatically uploads precinct totals, eliminating the need for poll-worker intervention. The new system automatically loads the election on each WINvote unit, saving weeks of election setup. The WINvote system from Advanced Voting Solutions (AVS) of Frisco, Texas was used in Fairfax and Arlington counties in Virginia; Hinds County, Mississippi; and Wake, Watauga, Madison and Henderson counties in North Carolina. Connie Cochran, chairperson of the Hinds County Election Board, said following Tuesday night's election in which the WINvote wireless system was deployed countywide that, "It's been the best election day I've ever seen in Mississippi history." In Virginia, voters in Fairfax and Arlington counties used touch screen voting for the first time. "We had an overwhelmingly positive response from the voters," said Kimberlee Yeahl, AVS's regional manager. "We could not have been more pleased with the way our WINvote system was received." "The WINvote system was deployed both in early voting and Election Day voting environments", said Howard Van Pelt, president of Advanced Voting Solutions. "We were extremely pleased with the way it performed and by the response of the voters who generally gave rave reviews to the intuitive system." 'We expect this successful experience to validate WINvote's presence in the marketplace and create awareness among election administrators that there are significant technological advantages with the system," he added. Advanced Voting Solutions is predicting a bright future for its WINvote suite of products. "Our company's product philosophy goes beyond hardware and software," said VicePresident, Larry Ensminger. The WINvote technology, along with our training and support services, addresses the underlying problems that voting jurisdictions need to solve." ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lesley Koop Thompson
Customer Service Project Manager Diebold Election Systems, Inc. 415-235-6553 (office cell) 512-413-7618 (cell) lesley@dieboldes.com |
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FYI...
October 4, 2002: Initial Summary of Election Reform Compromise
electionline.org's Aron Goetzl attended today's press conference
and briefing regarding the election reform compromise reached in Congress this
morning.
Until the actual
legislative language is available, here is his summary
of provisions in the compromise reached
between Senate and House conferees, as described by staff
aides:
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All, Attached is a 1st pass at election day assignments. Please review closely and let me know of any issues as soon as possible. Regards, Steve Moreland Director of Customer Service Diebold Election Systems, Inc. 1-800-433-8683 972-542-6000 stevem@dieboldes.com
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For your information, the following press releases were issued recently in the Middle East They are part of Diebold's press kit for the GITEX Information Technology Exhibition taking place October 13-17, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
DIEBOLD TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE WIRELESS CONCEPT FOR THE ATM
Wireless E-commerce Makes Debut at Dubai's GITEX 2002 Show
DUBAI: Diebold, Incorporated will showcase a concept solution using emerging technology that integrates the functionality of automated teller machines (ATMs) and wireless delivery channels at GITEX 2002, to be held in Dubai from October 13-18, 2002.
On display in Stand K5-1, Hall 5, Diebold's two-way wireless data communication technology uses a PalmOS device with an infrared (IR) connection to an ATM powered by Windows(r) TCS Plus software. After the IR link is secured between an ATM and a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA), the mobile device takes over the transaction.
Pre-loaded transactions or transactions keyed into the PDA while at the ATM are quickly executed as information bursts back and forth with the ATM. Data that can be transmitted includes: advertising, direct marketing information or graphical data such as an account statement.
Explaining the concept, Hassan Hares, Business Development Manager, Diebold Middle East, said: "In the future, consumers may be able to utilize the ATM in the same manner in which they synchronize their mobile device with information from their personal computer. Financial institutions can utilize e-mail messaging to notify their customers of scheduled transactions and other time-sensitive, useful information."
Additionally, a wireless application also satisfies the bank's need for high service levels that delight their customers and achieve customer retention. The consumer benefits by saving time with pre-loading transactions, keeping their finances current, and receiving useful information like stock quotes, map directions, and promotional information tailored to their needs. Diebold delivers this wireless integration with the ATM through existing hardware and software that is available in the marketplace today.
In 2002, some 70 million consumers worldwide will have wireless mobile devices that send and receive data via the Internet. "Our wireless application demonstrates how Diebold can implement channel integration and provide banks with a customer retention strategy for consumers adopting online e-commerce solutions," explained Hares. "It provides consumers with more options to conduct business and communicate with financial service providers even when they are on the move and do not have access to a home office or personal computer."
Diebold's wireless concept gives financial institutions a high-value customer relationship management (CRM) investment strategy by providing consumers with another touch-point for interactions, transactions and useful information. The wireless model works via a two-way transfer of data while the consumer is in front of the ATM terminal, which is a secure network by which consumers can send and receive information without using valuable airtime on their wireless equipment.
Customers can then dispense a paper receipt directly from the ATM, store an electronic receipt on their hand-held device, or access and review the stored data on the mobile device at their leisure at a separate location away from the ATM.
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Diebold Introduces New Custom Applications Platform
Vendor-independent solutions using Agilis Power(tm) will offer customers increased flexibility, functionality and profitability throughout their network
DUBAI: Diebold, Incorporated, (NYSE: DBD), a world leader in integrated self-service solutions, announced that it will shortly unveil in the Middle East its trendsetting Agilis Power(tm), a new development environment that enables Diebold Professional Services to create vendor-independent custom applications for automated teller machines (ATMs).
Using Agilis Power, Diebold's worldwide software and self-service experts can help financial institutions implement customized applications that run across a multi-vendor ATM network. This gives consumers a consistent user experience every time they access their financial institution, while reducing the operating costs associated with running a multi-vendor network.
Diebold's Professional Services experts help financial institutions easily migrate to the newest technologies with enhanced flexibility and speed. Employing innovative Microsoft Windows(r) and .NET(tm) Framework technology, Agilis Power, the base software architecture, allows Diebold to use common software components across multiple systems and devices for greater consistency of design and ease of implementation.
A top Diebold M.E. official said that this year's GITEX 2002, to be held at the Dubai World Trade Center from October 13-18, 2002, would provide the launch-pad to showcase the concept to the region's customers. "Custom applications built using Agilis Power allow our customers to take advantage of Diebold's extensive professional services expertise and smoothly integrate new vendor-independent applications into their entire ATM networks," explained Hassan Hares, Business Development Manager for Diebold Middle East.
Built on an industry-leading INvolve(r) middleware platform from Nexus, Agilis Power provides an open architecture that takes advantage of industry-standard technology. Diebold's dedicated software development resources experienced in large-scale customer applications and specialized solutions use Agilis Power to assist financial institutions in the implementation of a solution customized to their needs.
Diebold Professional Services' project managers, technical trainers and systems engineers are also deployed to support development efforts and coordinate these engagements.
"This solution will help maintain the integrity of the user experience, regardless of the channel the consumer selects. Through expanded services and direct marketing, the financial institution can effectively increase revenue potential, as well as maximize their Customer Relationship Management strategies. Additionally, Agilis Power's custom applications provide the flexibility financial institutions need in order to add enhanced functionality and web capabilities to their ATMs," Hares added.
Media Contact:
Tiffini Bloniarz
Manager, Media Relations
+1 330 490 6319
Steve Moreland
Director of Customer
Service
Diebold Election
Systems, Inc.
1-800-433-8683
972-542-6000
stevem@dieboldes.com
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stevem@dieboldes.com
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I have changed my long distance carrier again in order to get a better reception. My (Sophia’s) new number is (604) 868-1988. |
Ladies and Gentlemen: We are having some technical difficulty with our phone lines. We have one phone line down and the others are all in use. We are addressing this situation and you will see improvement by tomorrow. I apologize for the inconvenience, please continue trying to reach us and you will get thru. There is someone answering the phones during business hours at all times. Thanks for your patience. Bonnie Merritt
Steve Moreland
Director of Customer
Service
Diebold Election
Systems, Inc.
1-800-433-8683
972-542-6000
stevem@dieboldes.com
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Conference Call
Boldly Speaking Online - October Issue Diebold Viewed as Technology Builder in Ohio More Diebold Election Systems in the News Diebold Counts (and Sorts) in Casinos Following Diebold Stock: What Happened Last Week Upcoming Diebold Tradeshows Benefit Update - Reimbursement Accounts New Auto
Enrollment for the Diebold 401(k) Plan
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Third Quarter
Conference Call We will release third quarter financial results on Wednesday, October 23, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. At 10:00 a.m. (EDT) that day Wally O'Dell, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Greg Geswein, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the results during a conference call. Associates are encouraged to listen to the call from Diebold's Web site at http://www.diebold.com. The replay can also be accessed on the site for up to one year after the call. Boldly
Speaking Online -
October Issue Diebold Viewed
as Technology Builder in Ohio To read the entire article, please visit http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/2002/10/15/news/local/4287663.htm More Diebold
Election Systems in the News Also, the October 14 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle ran an article on Alameda county's preparation for the upcoming November 5 election using DES' touch-screen voting terminals. To view the full article in the Chronicle, please visit http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/10/14/BA25040.DTL Diebold Counts
(and Sorts) in Casinos You can see the ad at http://doc2.diebold.com/ficcglo/ads/CasinoSecurity.pdf. Following Diebold Stock: What Happened Last Week Shares of Diebold (DBD) turned in their second straight weekly gain along with a more positive sentiment in the overall markets. Volume was very light early in the week. Tuesday saw DBD open on a $0.50 uptick from the previous day's close and shoot higher by nearly $1.00 in the morning; however, volume remained light. On Wednesday, overall markets turned lower and passed along their technical rebound to DBD, which lost nearly $1.00 in the first half hour's trading. Positive sentiment caused by economic indicators including housing starts and industrial production bounced consumer-related stock higher again on Thursday. On Friday, DBD closed up $0.31 on high volume.
To view the 2002 Corporate Tradeshow Schedule, visit http://doc2.diebold.com/nasasupmss/general/Tradeshow2002.htm.
Quote of the
Week
If you have questions, comments or news to contribute please contact Anita Wright in Global Communications at Comnet 221-5991/330-490-5991 or at wrighta@diebold.com.
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Steve Moreland
Director of Customer
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Systems, Inc.
1-800-433-8683
972-542-6000
stevem@dieboldes.com
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PDF versions of the following reference documents are now available at the staff site:
Voter Registration Totals Import Interface Design US Robotics Sportster 33600 Fax Settings (GEMS) GEMS Standard Import Interface Design Installing Asian Fonts (Win 2000/AccuVote-TS)
Tracy Treat Diebold Election Systems
-----Original Message-----
The latest product documents are now available on the Diebold Election Systems, Inc. staff site, located at staff.dieboldes.com. These documents include, but are not limited to: 1. AccuFeed User's Guide 2. AccuVote-OS 1.94 Precinct Count User's Guide 3. AccuVote-OS 1.96 Precinct Count User's Guide 4. AccuVote-OS 2.00 Central Count User's Guide 5. AccuVote-OS Hardware Guide 6. AccuVote-TS R6 Hardware Guide 7. Ballot Station 3.0 User's Guide 8. Ballot Station 4.0 User's Guide 9. Ballot Station 4.1 User's Guide 10. Ballot Station 4.3 User's Guide 11. GEMS 1.11 User's Guide 12. GEMS 1.17 User's Guide 13. GEMS 1.18 User's Guide 14. VCProgrammer User's Guide 15. Voter Card Encoder User's Guide Each document corresponds to a specific product release, ie. Ballot Station 4.1 or Ballot Station 4.3, so it is necessary to determine the specific product release prior to downloading a particular document. Note also that new document revisions are issued on a timely basis for current product lines, and as a result, the documents posted to the site will not be static. The document revision number is indicated both in the document title on the staff site, as well as on the first page of the document itself.
In order to download a document to your computer, move your mouse to the PDF text next to the document title, right-click, and select 'Save Target As'.
These documents may also be requested in print form from the Seattle print division - contact Brian Clubb at bclubb@dieboldes.com.
Sincerely
Nel Finberg Diebold Election Systems, Inc. |
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FYI... Story: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/politics/local/newspaper/stories/102302dnmetvotingproblems.380b6.html |
County Democrats say early votes miscounted
Court hearing delayed as meeting planned on touch-screen problem; GOP criticizes filing
10/23/2002
Dallas County Democrats asked a state district court judge to shut down
early voting Tuesday because some touch-screen ballot machines hadn't
accurately recorded votes.
But Democratic leaders opted later to delay a court hearing, agreeing to
meet Wednesday with county elections officials and representatives of
the Nebraska-based ballot machine manufacturer for an explanation.
The Democrats said they received several dozen complaints Monday and
Tuesday from people who said that they selected a Democratic candidate
but that their vote appeared beside the name of a Republican on the
screen. They also said some votes cast for Republicans were counted for
Democrats.
Problems were reported in seven or eight of the 24 early voting
locations, and 18 machines were taken out of service, said Bruce
Sherbet, county elections administrator. Affected races included the
hotly contested U.S. Senate race between Republican John Cornyn and
Democrat Ron Kirk, the former Dallas mayor.
Democratic officials said they didn't know how many votes might have
been inaccurately recorded. No problems were reported in other counties.
"We don't know if we lost 10 votes, 100 votes, 1,000 or 10,000," said
Susan Hays, chairwoman of the Dallas County Democratic Party.
Dallas County Republican Party Chairman Nate Crain called the Democrats'
court filing "a blatant attempt to stop people from exercising their
right to vote early."
Early voting began Monday, and more than 16,000 Dallas County voters had
cast ballots, county officials said. Early voting ends Nov. 1, and
Election Day is Nov. 5.
More than 400 electronic ballot machines – introduced to Dallas County
in 1998 – are used at polling places. If a voter reported a problem on a
machine, he or she was directed to another machine at the same location,
and the vote was properly recorded, Mr. Sherbet said.
He said he would be surprised if any votes were lost or assigned to an
unintended candidate. It should have been obvious to voters if their
vote did not register by the candidate they intended, and voters could
have sought assistance from a poll worker, Mr. Sherbet said.
Jostling causes problem
Readjusting and properly aligning the machine's mechanisms, he said, is
a quick, simple process for a county elections employee who has been
trained by the manufacturer.
The touch-screen machines – made by Election Systems & Software – have
been used in more than 90 Dallas County elections in the past four years
and have an outstanding record overall, Mr. Sherbet said.
"Any touch-screen system – from a voting machine to a Palm Pilot to an
ATM – can have calibration issues," he said. "We want to address every
concern."
For early voting only
County officials have said they would prefer to use touch screens on
Election Day, too, but the cost of buying enough machines is prohibitive.
Ms. Hays said it appears that the problem was with the voting equipment,
not county elections personnel.
"This is a vendor's problem," she said. "They need to prove to us that
voters' votes are being cast as they want."
Last year, the outcomes of 18 suburban Dallas County elections remained
unclear days after the election because of vote-counting problems. About
5,000 of nearly 18,000 ballots cast during the early voting period were
not properly assigned to candidates.
Computer problems were caused when a candidate was added after early
voting had started. The county faulted ESS officials for not recognizing
that the addition could cause problems.
Mike Limas, chief operating officer of ESS, defended the voting system
Tuesday.
"We're continuing to work with the county to see if we can validate
what's being discussed and resolve it," Mr. Limas said. "This really
doesn't happen very often, although obviously it's very serious to
someone who feels that their vote is not being accurately counted."
ESS says it is the world's largest manufacturer of voting equipment. The
company says it has handled more than 40,000 elections representing more
than 100 million ballots. It contracts with 1,700 jurisdictions in 49
states, Canada and other countries.Some county Republican leaders said
Tuesday that Democrats were exaggerating the extent of the voting
problems for political gain.
Dallas County Commissioner Jim Jackson said it would be "a travesty" to
shut down early voting based on the temporary restraining order request
filed late Tuesday by Democratic leaders to try to halt the election.
"This is a partisan effort to disrupt the election because they are
losing," said Mr. Jackson, a longtime Republican.The petition for a
temporary restraining order said that "widespread" problems occurred in
at least 11 early voting locations. A hearing before state District
Judge Mary Murphy began Tuesday before the delay.
Some voters who wanted to vote a straight Democratic Party ticket
instead had votes assigned to all Republican candidates, the court
filing says.
'Gross violation'
Voter Kate Kettles told The Associated Press that she tried to vote for
all Democratic candidates but that the computer highlighted Republicans
all the way down the ballot. She said that an election official moved
her to another machine but that it took several tries to get the correct
candidates selected.
"It's the fact that I'm having to make a serious effort that is really
disconcerting," Ms. Kettles said.
Mr. Kirk said he was concerned about the voting problems.
"The good news is that I know Bruce Sherbet," he said. "I know he's
someone with integrity. We are pleading with voters to scroll through
the ballot and make sure what the ballot reflects is the way you have
voted."
Staff writers Gromer Jeffers Jr. and Todd J. Gillman contributed to
this report.
E-mail
ehousewright@dallasnews.com and
vloe@dallasnews.com
As we announce our third quarter earnings today, I again want to compliment each of our associates for their continued good work during the past three months. Once again, in a climate that's been difficult for businesses around the world, we were able to achieve solid results during the past quarter.
The road ahead will be challenging. But if we continue to work together as a great global team - while maintaining our sense of urgency and 'We won't rest' approach in serving our customers - we will continue to thrive and succeed. Thanks again for all your efforts.
Wally
NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) today reported third quarter net income of $44,080,000, or diluted earnings per share of $.61 on revenue of $529,799,000, at the high end of the company's previous guidance of $.57 to $.61. Included in the results for the third quarter was a gain of $.01 per share from the previously announced sale of owned and operated cash dispenser assets to Cardtronics. This compares to third quarter 2001 net income of $14,265,000, or diluted $.20 per share on revenue of $444,627,000.
In accordance with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" (SFAS 142), Diebold discontinued amortization of goodwill as of January 1, 2002. Excluding goodwill amortization, realignment, special charges and MedSelect, the prior-year third quarter net income was $38,387,000 or $.53 per diluted share. This included $.01 earnings per diluted share related to the InnoVentry business, which did not repeat as a result of its cessation of operations.
· Total revenue grew 19.2 percent and on a fixed exchange rate basis increased 21.0 percent. Earnings per share grew 15.1 percent, excluding goodwill amortization, realignment, special charges and MedSelect.
· Financial self-service service revenue grew 13.7 percent, and 14.0 percent on a fixed exchange rate basis.
· Total Asia-Pacific revenue increased 33.0 percent, and 31.6 percent on a fixed exchange rate basis.
· Total revenue for the Americas grew 20.9 percent and 25.7 percent on a fixed exchange rate basis.
· Total Europe, the Middle East and Africa revenue increased 5.3 percent, but declined 2.8 percent on a fixed exchange rate basis.
· Security solutions revenue grew 31.7 percent as the company continued to capture additional business in this segment.
· Voting solutions revenue reached $55 million during the quarter.
Financial
Results
"I am extremely pleased with the strong revenue and earnings growth we reported in the third quarter, particularly the outstanding performance in our voting and security businesses," said Walden W. O'Dell, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "While revenue for financial self-service hardware remained weak during the quarter, we were encouraged by solid order growth, particularly in the Americas and Asia-Pacific. In addition, we grew our global service revenue by 15.2 percent through an intense focus on providing new services and continuing to gain market share."
"On a geographic basis, Asia-Pacific once again showed the strongest revenue growth at 33.0 percent, while the Americas grew 20.9 percent due to strong growth in security and voting. In Brazil, we continue to see demand for self-service as witnessed by recent strong orders there. Europe, the Middle East and Africa showed significant improvement sequentially, which is particularly encouraging in light of the tough comparison to the third quarter 2001, when a large portion of our total Euro conversion/upgrade revenue was recorded."
Despite a challenging global economic environment, total orders for product and service increased in the low double-digit range. The Americas increased in the double-digit range and Asia-Pacific orders increased in the high single digit range, while EMEA orders decreased in the low double digit range. Security orders remain strong, increasing well into the double digits.
Revenue
Total revenue for the quarter was up $85.2 million, or 19.2 percent and 21.0 percent on a fixed exchange rate basis. Total financial self-service revenue increased 1.0 percent and 3.0 percent on a fixed exchange rate basis. Security revenue grew 31.7 percent as the result of increased penetration in the
financial security market.
Total gross margin for the third quarter was 30.1 percent, down from 30.6 percent in the third quarter 2001. Excluding special charges, third quarter 2001 total gross margin was 31.8 percent.
Financial self-service product gross margin increased during the quarter, however, total product gross margin in the third quarter decreased to 31.1 percent from 34.6 percent, excluding special charges. The decrease was the result of higher security and voting sales in the current period, which carry lower gross margins.
Service gross margin was 28.9 percent and compared favorably to the 28.7 percent from the third quarter 2001 excluding special charges.
Total operating expenses for the quarter were 17.4 percent, down from 19.8 percent from the third quarter 2001. Excluding realignment, special charges and MedSelect, third quarter 2001 operating expenses were 18.4 percent.
Operating profit was 12.7
percent of revenue, up from 10.7 percent from 2001. Excluding realignment, special
charges and MedSelect, third quarter 2001 operating profit was 13.5
percent. The rapid growth of
security and voting is the cause of the decrease of operating profit margin.
There was no margin erosion in the core business.
Net Income
Net income was 8.3 percent of revenue compared to 3.2 percent in the
third quarter 2001. Excluding
realignment, special charges and MedSelect, second quarter 2001 net income was
8.0 percent of revenue.
Balance Sheet Items ($000's)
Diebold's balance sheet remains one of the strongest in any industry with
a net debt to total capital ratio of approximately 11 percent.
While improvement in working capital was noted during the quarter, net debt increased due to the previously disclosed payment to the IRS in July 2002 related to the Company Owned Life Insurance and a higher overall income tax payment.
In July 2002, the company entered into a multi-year information technology outsourcing arrangement with Deloitte Consulting to transform specific business processes, administer application development, and provide related project management, maintenance and support. As part of this arrangement, the company purchased an Oracle global information technology platform, which will be reflected in property, plant and equipment and other long-term liabilities.
Stock Option
Expense
On October 4, 2002 the FASB issued an exposure draft, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure, which would amend SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. As part of this proposed amendment, companies electing not to expense stock options would be required to provide the pro forma net income and earnings per share information not only annually but also on a quarterly basis. While continuing to review the matter, the company has no current plans to begin expensing stock options. The company estimates that if it had expensed stock options (in accordance with SFAS 123), the full-year impact in 2002 would be approximately $.05 per share.
Pension
Income
The company is in the process of reviewing key assumptions related to its pension plans for 2003. The company anticipates that it will be lowering pension plan assumptions from 2002 within the following ranges:
Based upon these anticipated lower assumptions as well as the stock market downturn this year, the company expects pension income to decline from approximately $5.0 million in 2002 to a net expense position in 2003 in the range of approximately $3.0 million to $4.0 million. Currently, our pension plan remains adequately funded and we do not anticipate a need for additional funding at this time.
Pension income excludes retiree medical expense, which is considered to be a part of normal operating expense and is approximately $3.0 million for 2002.
Outlook
The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. These statements do not include the potential impact of any future mergers, acquisitions, disposals or other business combinations.
The global efficiencies that Diebold has experienced by balancing manufacturing, product rationalization, organizational alignment and process improvements will continue to benefit the company into the fourth
quarter.
Taking these factors into consideration, expectations for the fourth quarter and year include:
· Fourth quarter revenue will increase in the mid single digit range vs. prior year including voting. Voting is not expected to contribute materially to revenue in the fourth quarter.
· Fourth quarter EPS to be in the range of $.66 to $.72.
· Depreciation and amortization to be approximately $17 to $18 million for the fourth quarter.
· Full year revenue growth of approximately 10 percent.
· For 2002, operating profit margins, excluding pension income, for the self-service business will be approximately 14 percent, while the security and voting business operating profit margins will be approximately 8 percent.
· Full year EPS to be in the range of $2.19 to $2.25, before the effect of the cumulative accounting change, which represents 12-15 percent EPS growth over 2001.
· A full year effective tax rate of approximately 32.0 percent.
Looking forward to 2003, while business unit forecasts have yet to be finalized and visibility is difficult given uncertain global economic conditions, management believes that through continued focus on speed, global efficiencies, and creative solutions to customer needs, the company will continue to gain market share. The company also expects positive gains in the global voting market as a result of our successful acquisition and integration of Diebold Election Systems. The following expectations do not include the potential impact of any future mergers, acquisitions, disposals, other business combinations or any impact from an unfavorable ruling on the Company Owned Life Insurance claim by the IRS. Given these factors management has the following expectations:
· 2003 revenue growth of 8 to 10 percent, on a fixed rate basis.
· Depreciation and amortization in the range of $70 to $75 million.
· Pension expense will negatively impact earnings per share by approximately
$.08 to $.09 versus 2002.
· Effective tax rate of 32 percent.
· 2003 earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $2.32 to $2.45. This represents a 10 to 13 percent increase in EPS excluding pension impact.
Financial
Information
Walden W. O'Dell and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gregory T. Geswein will discuss the company's financial performance during a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). Access is available from Diebold's Web site at www.diebold.com. The replay can also be accessed on the site for up to one year after the call.
Forward-Looking
Statement
In the company's written or oral statements, the use of
the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects" and similar expressions is
intended to identify forward-looking statements that have been made and may in
the future be made by or on behalf of the company, including statements
concerning future operating performance, the company's share of new and existing
markets, and the company's short- and long-term revenue and earnings growth
rates. Although the company
believes that its outlook is based upon reasonable assumptions regarding the
economy, its knowledge of its business, and on key performance indicators, which
impact the company, there can be no assurance that the company's goals will be
realized. The company is not
obligated to report changes to its outlook. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof. The company's uncertainties
could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements. These
include, but are not limited to:
·
competitive pressures, including
pricing pressures and technological developments;
·
changes in the company's
relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors and/or partners in its
business ventures;
·
changes in political, economic or
other factors such as currency exchange rates, inflation rates, recessionary or
expansive trends, taxes and regulations and laws affecting the
worldwide business in each of the company's operations, including Brazil, where a
significant portion of the company's revenue is
derived;
·
acceptance of the company's
product and technology introductions in the
marketplace;
·
unanticipated litigation, claims
or assessments;
·
ability to reduce costs and
expenses and improve internal operating efficiencies;
and
·
variation in consumer demand for
self-service technologies, products and services.
Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery systems and services. Diebold employs more than 13,000 associates with representation in more than 88 countries worldwide and headquarters in Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold reported revenue of $1.76 billion in 2001 and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DBD.' For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.diebold.com.
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You have been sent this message from lesley@dieboldes.com as a courtesy of the Washington Post - http://www.washingtonpost.com FYI To view the entire article, go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4649-2002Oct23.html Glendening Eyes Safety of Polling Places By Lori Montgomery The Maryland governor said he is considering calling out the National Guard to protect polling places if the sniper is still at large on Election Day, now less than two weeks away.
Steve Moreland
Director of Customer
Service
Diebold Election
Systems, Inc.
1-800-433-8683
972-542-6000
stevem@dieboldes.com
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Update on Breakfast Session with Wally O'Dell Wally recently spent time with a group of associates reviewing our recent performance and responding to their questions about current issues and opportunities. For more information, please review the notes from Wally's breakfast session at http://doc2.diebold.com/ficcascnby/Breakfast session.htm.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Walker,
Alex
To: 'richarj2@diebold.com'; 'media@essvote.com';
'webmarketingpr@essvote.com'; 'kferguson@sequoiavote.com';
'mshafer@hartic.com'
Cc: Walker, Alex
Sent: 10/25/2002 3:38
PM
Subject: CNN Voting Technology LIVE segment
Thanks to all of you for getting back to me today. I think
this will be
an exciting and interesting segment for our
viewers next week. Now we
just have to firm up a
date! Does next Thursday work for everyone?
This segment will be a LIVE demo of machines from your
respective
companies in-studio here in Atlanta.
The idea is to have CNN Technology
Correspondent Daniel
Sieberg walk our viewers through each of the
machines
and demonstrate features and usability. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A
COMPARISON PIECE. We aren't going to rate or rank the
machines.
Because we have a wide audience, we want to
show viewers across the
nation what to expect in various
precincts. "If you're in Houston,
you'll see this
technology next Tuesday, etc etc." "If you go to vote
in Miami-Dade, here's what you'll find, etc etc"
Judy Woodruff and the producers of "Inside Politics" have
already
expressed much interest in this. CNN
Headline News likes it, and the
weekly CNN science and
technology show "Next@CNN" has already planned to
package it. What does that mean? Well, in addition to the
LIVE studio
hits, a piece will run twice on CNN the
weekend before the election, and
then have 21 other
airings on CNN International, CNN Airport Network,
and
aboard Amtrak's Acela service. The bottomline is that your products
will get a lot of face time as we go full-speed into our
election
coverage.
I understand all of you must be gearing up for Election Day, and
your
staffing must be spread pretty thin next
week. That being said, perhaps
all of you could
just send us a demo machine and walk through the setup
over the phone? You might be worried that we'd screw up the setup
and
make your company look bad to a national
audience. DON'T WORRY! You
have my word as a
Generation Xer and CNN technology producer that I will
setup everything properly and do a test run with you on the phone.
I DO
THIS ALL THE TIME WITH ALL SORTS OF CRAZY
DEVICES! Of course, if you
want to send a company
representative, that's fine too. I just don't
want
that to derail the segment.
So how's next Thursday?
Alex Walker
Producer
CNN Science & Technology
404-827-0625
Steve Moreland
Director of Customer
Service
Diebold Election
Systems, Inc.
1-800-433-8683
972-542-6000
stevem@dieboldes.com
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
WASHINGTON — President Bush signed legislation to revamp the nation's voting system and protect against the kinds of errors that threw his own election into dispute two years ago.
The White House scheduled a morning bill-signing ceremony for Tuesday, starting Bush's two-day respite from campaigning for GOP House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates in next Tuesday's elections.
Under the Martin Luther King Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002, states will receive $3.9 billion in federal money over the next three years to replace outdated punch-card and lever voting machines or improve voter education and poll-worker training.
The new law's protections against voting error will not affect next week's balloting but are scheduled to be mostly implemented in time for the 2004 congressional and presidential vote, which will most likely include Bush's re-election bid.
It was Bush's bitter 2000 Florida recount battle with Democrat Al Gore — with its confusing "butterfly ballots," half-perforated punch ballots and allegations of voter intimidation — that gave rise to the legislation. Bush's election was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court.
The House approved election changes late last year and the Senate followed suit in April, but Republican demands for strong anti-fraud provisions stalled reconciliation of the two versions for months. Lawmakers did not send a final bill to Bush until last Wednesday.
"This has been a long marathon, but the finish line is finally in sight and the winner is the American public," said Senate Rules Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn. "This landmark legislation will ensure that everyone not only has the right to vote on Election Day, but that their voice is heard."
Beginning Jan. 1, first-time voters who registered by mail will be required to provide identification when they show up at the polls.
By the 2004 vote, states will be required to provide provisional ballots to voters whose names do not appear on voter rolls. Those provisional ballots would counted once valid registration is verified.
For 2006 balloting, states will be required to maintain computerized, statewide voter registration lists linked to their driver's license databases. States will also be required to have voting machines that allow voters to confirm the way they marked their ballot — and, if necessary, change their votes — before they are finally cast.
Such voting software was tested in one jurisdiction in the 2001 Virginia gubernatorial election. The Century Foundation, which reviewed the results, found that the "lost vote" rate went from between 600-700 votes in the 2000 election to just one vote in 2001, said Tova Andrea Wang, a staffer to the National Commission on Federal Election Reform who later oversaw the foundation's study.
"The bill goes a long way toward addressing a lot of the problems, but the extent to which the bill works relies on what the states do because they are given a lot of discretion," said Wang.
"A new polling machine is fine and great as long as people know how to use it, and there's no specificity in the legislation on poll-worker training and voter education."
Wang and other election experts also worry that discriminatory enforcement of the voter-ID requirements could especially disenfranchise minorities, the poor, immigrants and students. She called the provision "something that may have to be revisited."
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client election site. I have copies of the certificates of
insurance from corporate, relating to automobile rentals. If you would like a copy to take with you, so
you have proof that you do not need to pay for liability coverage, let me know
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I wanted to thank each of you for a strong start to election season. Georgia, Johnson County, KS, Maryland, etc. went smoothly over the last 30 days. You may be aware that several of our competitors had trouble in Florida, which will not go unnoticed by election officials around the country. I am sure our sales organization will be able to leverage the current situation to a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Your support during the various phases of the election processes enabled these recent successes. Your pride and performance is noted throughout the entire Diebold organization. We have a long way to go for the November election, but we learned some valuable lessons with these primaries that we will apply to the general elections in November.
There are too many individuals to thank individually but it's all those individual efforts adding up to a total team success.. Your colleges at Diebold from manufacturing, procurement, finance, etc. are all providing valuable resources and assistance - sometimes behind the scenes. There are many eyes on this business internally as well as externally by analysts and you have reason to be proud.
We will not rest nor be content with pass successes because there is much yet to be done. I just you to know how proud I am of what you are accomplishing.
-----Original Message-----
From: Internal Communications
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 1:51 PM
To: DL-Diebold All; DL-Direct Marketing; DL-Manufacturer Rep
Subject: PRESS RELEASE
The following release was distributed to the news and analysts wires today.
DIEBOLD TOUCH-SCREEN VOTING TERMINALS PERFORM WELL IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Voters in Maryland, Georgia and Kansas Show Widespread Acceptance to New Technology
Photo available at http://www2.diebold.com/whatsnews/pr/photo.htm
NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Election Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporated, today announced its touch-screen voting terminals performed extremely well in four counties within the state of Maryland. This election marks the state's first widespread use of the new AccuVote-TS electronic touch-screen voting system to be deployed statewide for future elections.
Over 40 percent of the state's 2.7 million registered voters, located in four counties -Montgomery, Prince George's, Allegany and Dorchester - were the first to use the new electronic voting system in Tuesday's primary election.
Currently, Diebold has touch-screen voting systems in more than 170 counties in many states throughout the United States, totaling more than 35,000 voting stations. Diebold's touch-screen system was not utilized in the recent Florida primary election.
"The response from voters was absolutely positive," said Margaret Jurgensen, election director, Montgomery County Board of Elections. "I spoke to many voters after they cast their ballots, and they stated that they loved the ease of voting with the new system. Many voters commented about the ease of reading the ballot on the touch screen. One visually impaired voter was able to vote for the first time without assistance because of the ballot magnification feature of the system. As with any new technology, our election staff grew more comfortable with the system as the day progressed, and we see the implementation of the touch screen system continuing to improve as our staff becomes more familiar with the technology."
"Our first touch screen primary election was a tremendous success," stated Donna Rahe, Dorchester County election director. "The voters of Dorchester County adapted to the touch screen technology extremely well, and the combined coordination efforts of the county's election staff and Diebold Election Systems caused a very smooth transition to the new election system."
Diebold experienced similar success in August when voters in Hall and Marion counties in the state of Georgia tallied primary election results on the touch-screen voting system. Georgia is the first state in the country to implement a uniform statewide, computerized touch-screen voting system. Earlier this year, Diebold announced a $54 million agreement with Georgia officials to overhaul the state's election system technology making the state a national leader in replacing outdated election equipment.
"Georgia's new uniform electronic voting system received its first test in the Primary Election and the Diebold units passed with flying colors," said Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, Georgia's chief elections official. "Throughout Hall and Marion Counties we heard extremely positive comments from voters and poll workers about the convenience, security and ease of use of the new AccuVote-TS units."
Voters in Johnson County, Kansas, were pleased with the touch-screen system as well. Approximately 99-percent of the voters who completed a comment card after using the system gave it a favorable rating.
"The Johnson County Election Office is proud of its reputation of making voting convenient and accessible," said Connie Schmidt, Johnson County Election Commissioner. "We are pleased to be the first county in the Midwest to deploy touch-screen voting computers to all polling places countywide."
"Considering the magnitude of these elections, which includes more than 870,000 registered voters within the four Maryland counties, we are very pleased with the results as every single vote was accurately counted," said Bob Urosevich, president of Diebold Election Systems, Inc. "Increased familiarity with the system will continue to make the process even smoother in future elections. We are working with the voters, poll workers and election officials to ensure that the entire process is intuitive and streamlined for everyone involved."
Diebold Election Systems offers a comprehensive solution that includes advanced technology, project management, service and voter outreach. The AccuVote-TS system offers voters an entirely new state-of-the-art design that represents a major leap forward in voting technology. Many voters feel comfortable using the system because the user interface is very similar to that of an automated teller machine. The reliable and efficient system accurately and securely captures each vote.
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Johnson County's computer voting machines withstand primary The count took longer than expected, and hundreds of votes were overlooked for a time, but Johnson County's top election official on Wednesday called the county's first full-fledged use of computer voting machines a success. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/3819748.htm (c) 2001 kansascity and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
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The Nightmare Scenario Is
Here - Computer Voting With No Paper Trail Monday, August 5,
2002 CommonDreams.org by Lynn Landes
Dr. Rebecca Mercuri has a
dream....and political candidates and their supporters had better listen up
unless they want to see all their hard work go down the tube because of voting
machine failure or finagling. Mercuri is a computer
science professor at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, president of the
consulting firm Notable Software, and one of the nation's foremost experts in
the field of voting machine technology and security. Her testimony has been used
in legal battles involving voting system failures, including the Bush-Gore
election. For the last 10 years she's
dreamed of the day when voting machines can be relied upon to register and count
every vote correctly; where man and machine, paper and process, come together to
guarantee an almost fail-safe voting system. She's even given her dream a name,
"The Mercuri Method for Voter-Verified Physical Ballots."Yes, she's a bit of a
nerd and proud of it. But instead of seeing her
dream come true, Mercuri is living her worst nightmare. Scores of county
election boards across the nation have rushed out and bought the latest high
tech 'paperless' voting machines. And leading the herd off the cliff is Theresa
LePore. That's right, the Queen of Chad, Supervisor of Elections in Palm Beach
County, Florida, who some say single handedly cost Al Gore the presidency, is
back with another debacle. Her office is being sued by the former Republican
mayor of Boca Raton, Emil Danciu, who claims that the city council election held
last March should be re-run due to malfunctions in the new $14 million dollar
computer voting machines LePore bought from Sequoia Voting Systems
Inc.. Sound familiar? But wait.
There's a new twist to this old tale. LePore is once again, and almost
perversely, providing a much-needed service by demonstrating how bungled the job
of electronic voting can get. The machines LePore purchased can't be audited
through a paper trail. There are no ballots. Making matters worse, LePore signed
an agreement with Sequoia to protect their "trade secrets," which effectively
prohibits any party contesting an election from examining the machine or its
programming. That's convenient for Sequoia and the winner, but alarming for
critics who believe the voting process should not be based on a Titanic leap of
faith. Mercuri says that in order
for an electronic voting system to have any integrity, five components must be
present - a voter, a ballot, a computerized voting machine, a printer, and an
optical scanner - and three basic steps must be taken. First, the voting machine
registers a voter's selection both electronically and on a paper ballot. Second,
the machine then displays the paper ballot behind clear glass or plastic so that
the voter can review their selection, but not take the ballot home by mistake.
If the voter's selection doesn't agree with the ballot or the voter makes a
mistake, the voter can call a poll worker to void the ballot, and then re-vote.
And third, the paper ballot is optically scanned (most likely at the county
administration building), providing a second electronic tally. If anything goes
wrong with either the voting machines or the optical scanner, the paper ballots
can be hand-counted as a last resort or as part of an audit. And voila! We have
a fully auditable voting system with checks and balances, review and redundancy.
This is an extremely
important issue. Due to difficulties using voting equipment, 1.5 million
presidential votes were not recorded in 2000, and up to 3.5 million votes
weren't recorded in the last election cycle for the Senate and state governors,
according to The CalTech/MIT Technology Report of July 2001.
The chief problem with
paperless computer voting, according to Mercuri, is this, "Any programmer can
write code that displays one thing on a screen, records something else, and
prints yet another result. There is no known way to ensure that this is not
happening inside of a voting system."
And Mercuri points out, "No electronic voting system has been certified
to even the lowest level of the U.S. government or international computer
security standards..." The Federal Election Commission provides only voluntary
standards, and even those don't ensure election "integrity," she says.
As for Internet
voting...forget about it. "A secure Internet voting system is theoretically
possible, but it would be the first secure networked application ever created in
the history of computers," says Bruce Schneier, founder of Counterpane Internet
Security, Inc. This summer Congress has
been working on H.R. 2275, which provides for the establishment of an election
standards commission. Election standards would still be voluntary, but Mercuri
believes that the technical standards, if developed by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, will be effective. Unfortunately, the bill got tabled
until the fall.
It's not too late to fix the
problem for those counties that have already bought paperless computer voting
machines, like my hometown of Philadelphia. Election officials can simply attach
a printer to the computer and then feed the results into an optical scanner. A
printer should cost about $20-50. Optical scanners that are hand-fed can cost
$3,000 – 4,000 and scan 2,000 - 3000 ballots per hour. For populated counties
automated units can cost $40,000 - $50,000 and scan 20,000 ballots per
hour. As it stands, the integrity
of the voting process in the United States has already been damaged. Without a
paper ballot and absent a voter's ability to check their selection, computer
voting is an invitation to across the board malfunction and malfeasance. With
the legitimacy of our representative democracy at stake, it's time to make Dr.
Mercuri's dream come true. |
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SecurePoll Electronic Voting Update
By Derek Dictson & Dan Ray
August 16, 2002
What’s Inside
- Voters are getting the feel of new election equipment
- eDemocracy in a Changing World
- "Urgent" e-voting security consultation launched
- The Nightmare Scenario Is Here - Computer Voting With No Paper Trail
- Jeffco voters point fingers
- Florida ready to move past chad of 2000 election
- UK Electoral Commission Reports – 2002 eVoting Pilots
- Suwanee Voters First In State To Use Electronic Voting Twice
- District of Columbia to Provide Touch Screen in Every Precinct Under Settlement with Disabled Voters
News & Updates
Voters are getting the feel of new election equipment
By Kathy Bushouse
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
August 13 2002
For a person who doesn't know computers, the black voting machines with the oversized screens can look a bit intimidating at first.
But after a few minutes on Monday afternoon, Kitty Zimmerman, 92, was casting votes on the county's new touch-screen machine as if she'd done it a thousand times.
"I thought it was going to be so difficult because I don't understand computers," said Zimmerman, who lives west of Delray Beach. "I found it very easy, very simple."
Zimmerman was one of more than 80 people at the Heritage Park retirement community west of Delray Beach who tried out the new machines at a demonstration led by county Elections Supervisor Theresa LePore.
With four weeks to go until the Sept. 10 primary, LePore's workers aren't letting up in their effort to educate voters on how to use the county's new $14 million voting system. Demonstrations are scheduled for every week, seven days a week, until Election Day, Nov. 5.
She said many voters are nervous at first when they see the machines but are much more comfortable once they've tried it.
"If you know how to play video poker, you can use this machine," LePore told the crowd.
The county purchased the machines after the state Legislature outlawed the old punch-card machines, which received much of the blame for problems in the 2000 presidential election.
The touch-screen machines, first used in the county's spring municipal elections, have had a number of cheerleaders and critics. While many praised the machines' ease of use during their trial run, others have questioned whether the elections office has fully worked out potential problems.
But there were no complaints Monday.
Gerald Gross, who had trouble voting in the November 2000 election, said he's not nervous about voting again. After trying the new machines, he was quite happy.
"This is wonderful," said Gross, 74. "There's barely a way to make a mistake."
In addition to ensuring that voters know how to work the machines, LePore's election preparations have hit a familiar snag -- finding poll workers for the upcoming election.
Palm Beach County is about 1,200 poll workers short of the 5,000 people needed. LePore has launched an extensive publicity campaign to find more help.
As in most counties, LePore has no problem finding workers in retirement communities such as Century Village west of Boca Raton.
"It is in areas where working people live that we are having a problem," she said. "We have long waiting lists [for poll workers] in all of our retirement communities, and none of them will drive."
Areas where there is a critical need for poll workers include northern and western Palm Beach County, LePore said.
Poll worker volunteers must have two hours of orientation, then go to additional training classes. Poll workers make a minimum of $105 for a day's work. Precinct leaders make slightly more.
Broward County's predicament is worse: 3,000 poll workers and 110 locations for polls are needed.
Broward officials blamed the poll worker shortage on many elections veterans quitting rather than learning new electronic machines, and the shortage of polls on growth that has outstripped the number of buildings that can set aside a large area on Election Day for voting.
Many Florida counties also have been trying to fill openings in their new executive loan programs, where businesses and other private groups are being encouraged to lend employees to work at the polls. They would be in addition to the poll workers, helping to resolve problems and assist voters with problems.
Anyone interested in being a poll worker for Palm Beach County should call the elections office at 561-656-6200.
eDemocracy in a Changing World
12 August 2002
eGov monitor Weekly
(c) KAM Ltd 2002
By Thomas B Riley
Executive Director and Chair
Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance
The application of eGovernment is beginning to change, in some small ways, the traditional hierarchal forms of government. To deliver public services electronically, new types of interactions are often needed between departments or agencies, which are in turn changing the internal dynamics of government. The rise of electronic democracy - or eDemocracy - is part of this e-evolution which is also altering the relationship between government and citizen. Much has been said and written about this phenomenon but the question remains: will eDemocracy change the nature of citizen interaction with government and, more importantly, the political process? And, if so, how dramatic will this shift be?
eGovernment is rapidly developing in many countries, especially in the developed world. The UK is taking the lead in developing strategies for eParticipation and eVoting, as evidenced in the Government's recent consultation paper, In the Service of Democracy. While this paper represents an important first step, it is actually just the beginning of the wide potential of eDemocracy.
eDemocracy in the Future: Will We See Significant Change?
The OECD Public Administration (PUMA) Group, that is conducting extensive studies on eGovernment and eDemocracy, has articulated the three main components needed for online dealings between government and the citizen. These are: Information, participation and consultation.
Many governments are pledging to move in this direction but progress towards results has been slow. The precepts are easy to articulate but attaining desired results is proving to be more difficult to achieve. Part of this can be explained through the hierarchal nature of organisations and the current role of representative government in democratic societies. External groups and individuals, on an international scale, are working to change this dynamic. But governments are moving at a slower and different pace than groups and citizens who are using the Internet to influence the evolution of government programmes, policy and legislative implementations.
Historically, the relationship between government and citizen has been a top-down affair with those in elected authority controlling the agenda. The advent of interactive technologies has seen the nature of the citizen begin to take on a new shape and form.
The potential of eGovernment to empower the citizen has been the subject of much discussion. New Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) offer access to worldwide information, increased capacity to communicate and interact online, as well as a host of other rich experiences to individuals with the means to access them. Governments around the world have developed many programmes to cross the digital divides that exist in their own countries and stimulate their economies through grants, investment and other mechanisms. But as to empowerment of the citizen having an impact on government or the political process, there is still a long way to go before the dream and ideal of eDemocracy is reached.
Tools are being developed for online consultations between the government, citizen, action groups and business. But the results are limited. There is much discussion and interaction between groups and citizens and, to a certain extent, between government and the citizenry. However eDemocracy is evolving within society more on the level of group to group and peer-to-peer interactions with participants using ICTs to enhance and better their lives. The latter is a form of eDemocracy that has minimal influence from government, except to the degree that people might use online or offline government information to further their work. Community and online groups work well when these people are driven by individual interest, no matter what the cause.
eDemocracy, in relation to government and how we are governed, if and when it takes hold as a mass movement will have to be driven by a large section of the population who firstly, want to participate actively in government at some level and secondly, are willing to see a new form of democracy evolve.
The change will depend on the degree to which people want to be more engaged in government and on the emergence of new political thinkers who will think through to the next evolution of democracy.
ICTs are putting a certain amount of power, albeit a small one to date, in the hands of the citizen at large. eDemocracy is alive and vibrant, through citizens and interest groups, in many jurisdictions around the world, but in terms of government budgets, funding allocated to democracy programmes has been limited compared to the billions spent on eGovernment. National administrations and large corporations control the current eDemocracy proposals on a local, state/provincial, national and international scale. The latter is promoting particular technologies, especially for online voting, but also evolving technologies that will better serve the needs of the citizens coming to government web sites.
Through the new technologies being developed, a non-linear world of time and distance is merging in people's minds, and the world is being seen in new dimensions not known before in our history. It is this potential that will drive the change in our society. It is not necessarily because there is a younger generation coming up who are integrated with the technology and have adapted it with ease. Rather, it is the potential of what these technologies can do that holds within the minds of so many the kernel of change. We have only began to realize the true dimension and scale of where democracy might go.
Thomas Riley is the the co-Founder, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance [http://www.electronicgov.net], a think-tank set up under a Commonwealth Secretariat programme in London. He is also the President of Riley Information Services [http://www.rileyis.com], a consultant and advisor specialising in national and international IT policy development, and a Visiting Professor of Law and Technology at the University of Glasgow. Throughout his twenty-eight years as an access, privacy and information technology professional, Mr Riley has written numerous articles and opinion pieces published around the world, organises national and international conferences on a wide range of information technology and policy issues, and produces specialised reports for public and private sector clients. For further information he can be contacted at Tom@Rileyis.com
Thomas Riley's independent opinion appears courtesy of Prospect - a recruitment consultancy committed to 'enabling better futures' and sourcing the people to drive eGovernment. For further information go to http://www.prospectmsl.com/ or email info@prospectmsl.com
"Urgent" e-voting security consultation launched
eGov monitor Weekly
(c) KAM Ltd 2002
The Office of the e-Envoy (OeE) has launched an urgent consultation on a new set of security concepts that will form the baseline for all future pilots and full-scale implementations of electronic voting in the UK.
Industry input is being sought on recommendations put forward by the Communications Electronics Security Group (CESG), the Government's national technical authority for information assurance, following a high-level review of e-voting systems and procedures that could be put in place to minimize the risks associated with their use.
The OeE is seeking the views of IT suppliers to inform the second phase of electoral modernization pilots, set to be announced in less than five weeks' time. The Office of Deputy Prime Minister will next month issue a prospectus to councils inviting them to participate in trials of e-voting in the May 2003 local government elections, and also publish an invitation to tender for potential suppliers. Early comments have, therefore, been invited relating to the practical arrangements of implementing pilot systems that reflect the CESG's analysis and recommendations. The deadline for responses has been set as 28 August, leaving interested parties - such as suppliers of infrastructure or services which are, or may become, relevant to e-voting election officials - with only two weeks to submit their comments. Responses will also feed into the Government's over-arching strategy for eDemocracy policy, which is subject to consultation until 31 October.
The move follows recent criticisms by the Electoral Commission of the "less than efficient" procurement process undertaken in last year's pilots, that resulted in what they reported as "timetable pressures" that in many cases, required councils and their IT partners to start developing their e-voting systems before receiving the official go-ahead.
The most significant of the 15 recommendations made by the CESG in their study is the adoption of a "key principle" which will be fundamental in the development of any successful, and secure, remote electronic voting system. The principle outlines the requirement for a trusted path between the voter's intention and what is recorded in the system - fulfilling the traditional role of the pencil, paper and ballot box. The CESG conclude that current security technologies are unable to meet the requirements implied by this key principle, and outline a technical approach using pre-encrypted ballots that could allow e-voting to be implemented for very large-scale surveys and elections.
The Nightmare Scenario Is Here - Computer Voting With No Paper Trail
Monday, August 5, 2002
CommonDreams.org
by Lynn Landes
Dr. Rebecca Mercuri has a dream....and political candidates and their supporters had better listen up unless they want to see all their hard work go down the tube because of voting machine failure or finagling.
Mercuri is a computer science professor at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, president of the consulting firm Notable Software, and one of the nation's foremost experts in the field of voting machine technology and security. Her testimony has been used in legal battles involving voting system failures, including the Bush-Gore election.
For the last 10 years she's dreamed of the day when voting machines can be relied upon to register and count every vote correctly; where man and machine, paper and process, come together to guarantee an almost fail-safe voting system. She's even given her dream a name, "The Mercuri Method for Voter-Verified Physical Ballots."Yes, she's a bit of a nerd and proud of it.
But instead of seeing her dream come true, Mercuri is living her worst nightmare. Scores of county election boards across the nation have rushed out and bought the latest high tech 'paperless' voting machines. And leading the herd off the cliff is Theresa LePore. That's right, the Queen of Chad, Supervisor of Elections in Palm Beach County, Florida, who some say single handedly cost Al Gore the presidency, is back with another debacle. Her office is being sued by the former Republican mayor of Boca Raton, Emil Danciu, who claims that the city council election held last March should be re-run due to malfunctions in the new $14 million dollar computer voting machines LePore bought from Sequoia Voting Systems Inc..
Sound familiar? But wait. There's a new twist to this old tale. LePore is once again, and almost perversely, providing a much-needed service by demonstrating how bungled the job of electronic voting can get. The machines LePore purchased can't be audited through a paper trail. There are no ballots. Making matters worse, LePore signed an agreement with Sequoia to protect their "trade secrets," which effectively prohibits any party contesting an election from examining the machine or its programming. That's convenient for Sequoia and the winner, but alarming for critics who believe the voting process should not be based on a Titanic leap of faith.
Mercuri says that in order for an electronic voting system to have any integrity, five components must be present - a voter, a ballot, a computerized voting machine, a printer, and an optical scanner - and three basic steps must be taken. First, the voting machine registers a voter's selection both electronically and on a paper ballot. Second, the machine then displays the paper ballot behind clear glass or plastic so that the voter can review their selection, but not take the ballot home by mistake. If the voter's selection doesn't agree with the ballot or the voter makes a mistake, the voter can call a poll worker to void the ballot, and then re-vote. And third, the paper ballot is optically scanned (most likely at the county administration building), providing a second electronic tally. If anything goes wrong with either the voting machines or the optical scanner, the paper ballots can be hand-counted as a last resort or as part of an audit. And voila! We have a fully auditable voting system with checks and balances, review and redundancy.
This is an extremely important issue. Due to difficulties using voting equipment, 1.5 million presidential votes were not recorded in 2000, and up to 3.5 million votes weren't recorded in the last election cycle for the Senate and state governors, according to The CalTech/MIT Technology Report of July 2001.
The chief problem with paperless computer voting, according to Mercuri, is this, "Any programmer can write code that displays one thing on a screen, records something else, and prints yet another result. There is no known way to ensure that this is not happening inside of a voting system." And Mercuri points out, "No electronic voting system has been certified to even the lowest level of the U.S. government or international computer security standards..." The Federal Election Commission provides only voluntary standards, and even those don't ensure election "integrity," she says.
As for Internet voting...forget about it. "A secure Internet voting system is theoretically possible, but it would be the first secure networked application ever created in the history of computers," says Bruce Schneier, founder of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc.
This summer Congress has been working on H.R. 2275, which provides for the establishment of an election standards commission. Election standards would still be voluntary, but Mercuri believes that the technical standards, if developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will be effective. Unfortunately, the bill got tabled until the fall.
It's not too late to fix the problem for those counties that have already bought paperless computer voting machines, like my hometown of Philadelphia. Election officials can simply attach a printer to the computer and then feed the results into an optical scanner. A printer should cost about $20-50. Optical scanners that are hand-fed can cost $3,000 – 4,000 and scan 2,000 - 3000 ballots per hour. For populated counties automated units can cost $40,000 - $50,000 and scan 20,000 ballots per hour.
As it stands, the integrity of the voting process in the United States has already been damaged. Without a paper ballot and absent a voter's ability to check their selection, computer voting is an invitation to across the board malfunction and malfeasance. With the legitimacy of our representative democracy at stake, it's time to make Dr. Mercuri's dream come true.
But with new touch screens, they were supposed to
By Charley Able
Rocky Mountain News
August 14, 2002
Colorado -- Jefferson County voters entered the computer age Tuesday, using touch-screen voting for the first time in a major election.
Last spring, county commissioners agreed to spend about $6.5 million for 1,840 iVotronic units, providing one machine for every 250 active, registered voters. The machines were used in all of the county's precincts.
Faye Griffin, county clerk and recorder, said the new system was working well.
"It's going real well, almost too scary," Griffin said as the vote-counting progressed Tuesday. By 9:45 p.m., the county had posted vote totals for more than 89 percent of precincts.
"It is counting about 20 precincts in two minutes. It's not a large turnout, but it is a turnout," she said. "The only flaws we have had are some misunderstandings with election judges in opening and closing."
For years, Jefferson County's final voting results have lagged behind those of other counties by hours because of outdated punch-card voting. In the 1999 general election, the punch-card votes were not tallied until after 1 a.m.
In the November 2001 election, the county used a rented "connect the arrows" paper-ballot system that provided faster, more accurate results.
But when the time came to purchase a system, Griffin opted for the touch-screen system that was enlisted for Tuesday's primaries.
The new system records votes on three independent and redundant storage devices, providing backup to prevent loss or alterations of votes.
It is also capable of transmitting results from outlying locations, a feature that allowed polling-place results to be funneled to Griffin's office from the motor-vehicle branches throughout the county.
The motor-vehicle branches were chosen, in part, because they have phone lines capable of high-speed data transmission.
Florida ready to move past chad of 2000 election
08/13/2002
By Deborah Sharp
USA TODAY
DELRAY BEACH, Fla — The "butterfly ballot" threw him for a loop two years ago, but Edward Japalucci needed only moments to master the new touch-screen machine that many Florida voters will use in next month's primary.
It will take a lot longer for his hard feelings to fade over the 2000 presidential election, when voting mishaps made his county a national punch line and led ultimately to statewide voting changes.
"It wasn't very funny," says Japalucci, 73. "If you're a Democrat, it wasn't very funny at all."
On Sept. 10, the Florida primary will mark the first statewide election since the voting debacle of November 2000. Florida has made broad changes since then. The 30-year-old punch-card technology that was used is now banned. Voter education has increased. And recount rules are standardized.
Election supervisors have been busy demonstrating the touch-screen voting machines at malls, senior centers and small civic gatherings. The screens resemble bank ATMs.
At the Elks lodge here, Japalucci and 26 others turned out recently for a demonstration by Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Theresa LePore. There were only a few glitches.
"It's a computer. I know that scares a lot of people, especially older people," LePore says. She compared it to other touch-screens, from microwaves to video poker. "Don't be afraid of it."
But with the old punch-card technology, Florida put the outcome of the presidential election on hold through 36 days of recounts, court battles and protests. The U.S. Supreme Court finally settled the stalemate. Of 5.8 million ballots cast in Florida for the Republican and Democrat candidates, George W. Bush beat Al Gore by an official margin of 537 votes.
Florida bore the brunt of national scrutiny of voting methods. But the narrow outcome revealed voting system flaws nationwide. Some 101 million Americans voted in the presidential election.
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the nation's voting technology after the 2000 election. They concluded that between 4 million and 6 million Americans were unable to vote, or their votes were uncounted:
* At least 1.5 million presidential votes were lost due to faulty equipment or confusing ballot design.
* Registration mix-ups accounted for 1.5 million to 3 million lost votes.
* Polling place foul-ups led to 1 million lost votes.
Most Americans were surprised to discover vast numbers of votes are routinely uncounted in a system hobbled by everything from voter error to flawed technology. If victory margins are wide, the spoiled votes rarely become an issue. But in a close race, the shortcomings are revealed.
Which is why a nation learned, through the Florida recounts, about the once-obscure chad. Chad — not "chads" — are tiny bits of paper that result after a voter makes selections on a punch-card ballot. Sometimes the chad does not fully separate from the ballot, those are called hanging, pregnant or dimpled chads.
Nearly every state filed election reform measures after Florida's fiasco: a staggering 3,561 bills. By early July, only 440 provisions had passed, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
A handful of states, besides Florida, made major changes, including Georgia, Maryland and California.
"Obviously, some momentum has been lost. Congress hasn't produced a bill in almost two years. It's an absolute outrage," says Doug Lewis, of the non-profit Election Center. The center represents about 6,800 election supervisors in counties and other jurisdictions nationwide.
The House has passed a bill to provide up to $2.65 billion over three years to set minimum standards for national elections that would include modernizing voting equipment, improving voter education and training election administrators and poll workers. The effort has hit a snag in the Senate, however, over the insistence of Republicans that first-time voters be required to show photo ID or other documentation to vote.
In Palm Beach County, LePore has held more than 500 demonstrations with the county's $14.4 million voting machines. Fifteen of Florida's 67 counties purchased touch-screen machines. The other counties opted to use optical scan ballots, in which voters pencil in ovals next to a candidate's name, as with standardized school tests.
With touch screens, voters select a candidate by touching a circle next to the person's name. The technology allows voters to review their selections. It also includes some fail-safe measures. For example, it won't allow voters to mistakenly mark more than one candidate in a single race or skip marking a particular race. Such "over-votes" or "under-votes" were a problem in 2000.
The equipment had a rocky debut in Palm Beach County this winter. Problems in two municipal elections led losing candidates to file lawsuits and demand recounts. One of the suits has been dropped.
LePore says touch-screen problems were minimal. This year, some 65,000 people voted in 20 municipal elections, she says, and about twice that number have tried the new technology at demonstrations. The county has 700,000 registered voters.
"The equipment has worked just fine," says LePore, 47, who is serving a second term.
LePore was pilloried in 2000 for the design of the butterfly ballot. It listed the candidates on facing pages instead of down one page. She did it to make the ballot easier for seniors to read, but many voters were confused about which hole to punch for their candidate.
She says she doesn't like to relive those days after the 2000 election, when she received death threats and had to have a security detail.
But memories of that time still divide county voters. Many Democrats say victory was stolen from Gore, while many Republicans say a rightful Bush win was unfairly tainted by protests and recounts.
Bud Harvey, 79, an Elks member and a Republican, praised the new technology after his tryout: "The Republicans are going to win again. This time, without any problems."
UK Electoral Commission Reports – 2002 eVoting Pilots
The UK Electoral Commission has released their final report on the May 2002 e-voting pilots. Overall, it was considered a success and they want to continue with pilots with a complete e-voting rollout after 2006.
Electoral Commission: Modernizing Elections in the UK, A Strategic Evaluation of the E-voting Pilots
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/publications_pdfs/pilot_reports/Modernising_elections.pdf
Electoral Commission's executive summary and next steps
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/publications_pdfs/pilot_reports/exec_sum_mod_elections.pdf
Scroll down the website, for individual technical reports written by PWC.
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/publications.htm#anchor1
The disability organization, SCOPE completed a report on the Pros and cons of Internet voting.
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/publications_pdfs/pilot_reports/scope_pollsapt.pdf
Suwanee Voters First In State To Use Electronic Voting Twice
August 13 , 2002
Suwanee.com
When City of Suwanee residents vote in next week's special City Council election, they will be the only voters in Georgia using electronic voting equipment and the first voters in the state to use electronic voting twice. The state will use electronic voting beginning with this November's elections.
The City was one of 13 communities statewide to participate in the Secretary of State's electronic voting pilot program last November when residents approved by a wide margin a referendum that allowed the City to obtain $17.7 million in general obligation bonds to acquire and preserve land for open space, greenspace, neighborhood parks, interconnected greenways and trails, and passive recreation areas.
Voters last fall seemed generally pleased with electronic voting. "It was great," said Suwanee resident Darlene Worsham of her experience. "Fast and easy."
Suwanee residents will cast their ballots next week using one of eight electronic voting machines that will be available from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Suwanee City Hall, 373 Highway 23. Voters will elect a City Councilmember to complete the term of Andrew Krieman, who has moved out of state; the term expires December 31, 2005. Candidates for the City Council seat are Tucker Balch, Jace Brooks, Jim Lenahan, and Earl Mitchell.
Poll workers will be available to assist voters who have questions about using the electronic equipment, which is being provided by VoteHere, an electronic and online voting systems company based in Bellevue, Washington.
Suwanee voters will need to go to their regular county precincts as well in order to participate in the August 20 primary election.
Absentee voting for Suwanee's City Council seat is available through August 19. Requests for absentee ballots must be made in writing or in person at City Hall. For more information about the City's August 20th special election, contact Elvira Rogers at 770/945-8996.
District of Columbia to Provide Touch Screen in Every Precinct Under Settlement with Disabled Voters
By Aron Goetzl
electionline.org
In a landmark settlement that could have ramifications for other jurisdictions that use optical-scan machines, disability rights advocates announced this morning that the District of Columbia will purchase at least one accessible touch-screen system for every city polling place in time for the 2004 primary.
“We are utterly thrilled to resolve this case,” said Linda Royster, executive director of the Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington. “[Disabled voters] have been excluded from voting for years by architectural barriers and the way voting took place. Now they will have accessible voting machines.”
Sequoia Voting Systems will provide the touch-screens to the city at a cost of about $1 million, Royster said. She noted the company, which manufactures the District’s optical-scan systems, was a natural choice to provide touch screens.
A spokesperson for D.C. government was unavailable for comment today. The city did not send a representative to this morning’s press conference.
Advocates say the District will now become the largest metropolitan area to provide such equipment to voters with disabilities. The agreement arose from a lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington and five disabled voters calling for the D.C. government to buy technology that enables disabled voters to cast a secret ballot.
The decision comes just one year after the city purchased a $1 million optical-scan voting system in 2001 to replace its punch-card machines that had been used since 1979 and months after the election officials completed a city-wide education program to train voters on the new machines. The District’s Sept. 10 primary marks their first use.
Disability advocates protested the upgrade to optical-scan equipment because voters who are blind or cannot use their hands are unable to cast a ballot without assistance. The lawsuit argued that D.C. election officials refused to acquire touch-screen machines, which are accessible to disabled voters.
“D.C. has finally agreed to fulfill its legal and moral obligation,” said Marc Fiedler, chairman of the Disability Rights Council board. “This is a victory for the entire city which stands to benefit from increased participation of disabled voters.”
If disability rights advocates have their way, they could be celebrating similar victories against other optical-scan jurisdictions in the near future. The groups filed a similar suit against Duval County, which includes Jacksonville, Fla., and promise to take the fight to more places, given the rush to acquire new systems post-Florida 2000. According to Election Data Services, approximately 40 percent of the nation’s voting jurisdictions used optical-scan machines in 2001.
“This is a major signal to the hundreds of jurisdictions across the country purchasing new optical-scan systems,” said Jim Dickson, the AAPD’s vice president for government affairs. “That will not be allowed.”
Added Royster, “I see optical scan going right out the window. It is simply not legal to purchase a new voting system and not make that accessible to people with disabilities.”
But Doug Lewis, head of the Election Center and a member of electionline.org’s Advisory Board, doubted whether the District’s settlement would have as far-reaching impact on the nation’s election system as advocates for the disabled predict. He cited ongoing Congressional negotiations on a major election overhaul bill that could result in what these disability rights groups want – an accessible voting machine in every precinct in the country.
“If federal legislation passes and they fund the direct recording electronic machines, then that takes care of the problem,” Lewis said today from the Election Center’s summer conference in San Antonio. “The settlement sounds like it is mirroring federal legislation.”
Dickson said he hopes today’s announcement will spur Congress to finalize a bill with the accessible-machine provision. The District could be reimbursed for purchasing these new touch-screen machines under the current language in the Senate version of election reform, he said.
“It is time for them to buckle down to business,” he said.
Although the new machines will not be ready for use in the city’s 2002 elections, as the suit originally called for, they will be on display for educational purposes in half of all precincts in the September primary and the other half in the November general election. Advocates said today that the city is seeking volunteers to demonstrate how to use the touch-screens during both elections.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Doug
Chapin
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:49 PM
Subject: electionline.org ALERT -- August 16, 2002: Election
Administration Preview of August 20 Georgia Primary ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PREVIEWS 2002
Georgia Primary – August 20, 2002
Major Races: Republican nomination for Governor; Republican nomination for U.S. Senator; nominations for 13 Congressional seats; nominations for Secretary of State and other statewide constitutional offices; and nominations for all state legislative seats.
Voting Systems: With Georgia$B!G(Bs new statewide touch-screen system set to debut in the November election, Tuesday could mark the last major election for counties$B!G(B current voting systems – paper ballots (2 counties), lever machines (73), punch cards (16), optical scanners (66) and touch screens (2). A slide show identifying what system each county uses can be found at: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/vote_comm/election_terms_files/frame.htm
Background: Tuesday$B!G(Bs primary features a number of key races on the ballot with national implications. But perhaps just as significant, Georgia$B!G(Bs counties will use different voting machine types for the last time in a major statewide election, excluding a possible September runoff contest. When voters go to the polls in November, they will use a new $54 million Diebold touch-screen system. In doing so, the state will become the first to go completely high-tech. The total overhaul of Georgia$B!G(Bs elections system began almost immediately after November 2000, when the state experienced a high number of spoiled punch-card ballots as well as long lines at the polls. Officials have said that only the wide margin of George W. Bush$B!G(Bs victory in the state prevented Georgia from being $B!H(Banother Florida.$B!I(B In 2001, the state legislature, with the backing of Secretary of State Cathy Cox, required all counties to adopt a more modern, uniform voting system by 2004. A state commission subsequently examined options and eventually recommended Diebold$B!G(Bs machines. The state inked its deal with the company for 19,000 new touch-screens in May of 2002. $B!H(BThis is a massive undertaking. We$B!G(Bre excited to be the first to do this,$B!I(B said state elections director Linda Beazley.
New in Election Administration:
$B!|(B New Machines: Two counties – Hall and Marion – will use the new touch-screen machines Tuesday, due to problems with their prior systems. Beazley said Georgia officials will be closely monitoring the results in those two counties as a possible harbinger of what might happen in the fall. Although the rest of the state$B!G(Bs 159 counties will not use the touch-screens to record actual votes, at least one will be available for demonstration purposes in every Georgia precinct. Beazley said the state will use Tuesday as an opportunity to educate voters on how to use the new machines in preparation for November. In 2001, several municipalities experimented with touch-screen machines during local elections.
$B!|(B Old Machines: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in July that New York State has agreed to purchase 400 lever machines from Georgia once they are phased out after the primary elections.
$B!|(B Legislation: S.B. 213 authorized the state to purchase the new uniform touch-screen system. It also allows counties to purchase additional direct recording electronic (DRE) machines beyond what the state has allotted to them, but they must do so at their own cost. Currently, the state has purchased about one machine per 200 voters. Cherokee County, for example, will purchase about 170 machines, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The bill also gave the Secretary of State$B!G(Bs office the ability to remove dead voters from the rolls.
$B!|(B Legislation: S.B. 414 established provisional balloting for voters who claim to be properly registered but do not appear on the rolls when they show up to vote. The law however does not go into effect until October, so provisional ballots will not be available Tuesday.
$B!|(B Voter Education: In an effort to familiarize voters with the impending switch to new voting technology, the Secretary of State$B!G(Bs office created positions for 13 regional voter education coordinators. They have already been at work for two months, Beazley said. The state will also mail a color brochure with instructions for how to use the new machines to every registered voter in the state.
$B!|(B Precinct Locations: Georgia residents can now locate their polling places and figure out who they are able to vote for at the Secretary of State$B!G(Bs web site.
Links:
Georgia elections office web site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/
Atlanta elections office web site: http://www.co.fulton.ga.us/Registration/
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Yes - Diebold fully acquired Global Election Systems and they are currently operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diebold, Inc - both US and Canadian operations.
Tracy - do you know of anyone else within DES that is operating on a Visa? Can you put the questions out there and find out for Carrie? Thanks!
Sharon
-----Original Message-----
From:
Micciche, Carrie
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:38
AM
To: Miller, Sharon
Subject:
FW: L-1B Visa for Sophia Lee
Sharon,
Sophia Lee's attorney that prepared her visa application is looking into the fact that she did not get an approval notice. Since Global's name has changed since then, an option would be to apply for a new visa under the Diebold Election Systems name. Can you please read his message below and verify the relationship between Diebold & DES. Thanks!
Carrie
Also, can you please verify that there are no other DES associates on visas. I don't want anyone slipping through the cracks!
-----Original Message-----
From: Smart,
John [mailto:JSmart@winstead.com]
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 2:48 PM
To: 'Micciche, Carrie'
Cc:
'tracy@dieboldes.com'
Subject: RE: L-1B Visa for Sophia
Lee
Someone needs to update me concerning Diebold's acquisition of
Global.
Normally, a new petition isn't required where a
company acquires all the
assets of another company,
assuming the qualifying relationship still
exists.
The L petition requires related entities in the U.S. and abroad.
Did Diebold acquire the Canadian and U.S. operations of
Global? Is there
still a parent-subsidiary
relationship in existence? If not, we'll need to
look at another visa category for Sophia.
-----Original Message-----
From:
Micciche, Carrie [mailto:MiccicC@diebold.com]
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:49 AM
To: 'Smart, John'; Lee, Sophia
Cc: Micciche,
Carrie; Flagg, Tracy
Subject: RE: L-1B Visa for Sophia
Lee
I have a question related to all this: What company did
this visa relate
to? Was it still Global then, or
was is in Diebold Election System's name?
If its in
Global's name, this could pose another problem since the company
really doesn't exist anymore. Do we need to file a new
petition to change
the company name anyway?
Carrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Smart,
John [mailto:JSmart@winstead.com]
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 12:10 PM
To: 'Sophia Lee'; Smart, John
Cc: 'Carrie
Micciche'; 'Tracy Flagg'
Subject: RE: L-1B Visa for
Sophia Lee
Ladies:
It is going to take some time to get a response from the liaison
for the
service center that should have issued Sophia's
approval notice following
her entry in April 2002.
In the meantime, there are a couple of options:
(1)
attempt travel as scheduled with I-94, passport and copy of packet
submitted to Peace Arch in April 2002 and see what happens; if
denied entry,
we proceed to other options; if admitted,
we follow up with service center
to get the approval
notice; (2) prepare new I-129 and employer support
letter and have it adjudicated at the chosen port of entry (this
would
require some quick action on everyone's part, but
is certainly workable from
our end).
Let me know how you want to proceed.
Best regards,
John D. Smart
WINSTEAD
5400 Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75270
Direct:
(214) 745-5495
Fax: (214) 745-5390
www.winstead.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Sophia
Lee [mailto:sophia@dieboldes.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:07 AM
To: JSmart@winstead.com
Cc: 'Carrie Micciche';
'Tracy Flagg'
Subject: RE: L-1B Visa for Sophia
Lee
Hi Mr. Smart,
In terms of your questions:
1. When and where did Ms. Lee encounter a
problem entering the
U.S.?
>> I
encountered a problem entering the U.S. on July 16 via the
YVR
>> Vancouver, B.C.) airport on route to Los Angeles, CA.
Previously,
>> I had no problem entering on many occasions using my new
I-94.
2. Also, did Ms. Lee get the new
I-94 at the Peach Arch in April
2002 or
another border crossing
location?
>> I received my new I-94 at the Peach Arch border crossing
location.
By the way, I am scheduled to travel to Los Angeles on August 20th.
Thank you all for your assistance on this matter.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tracy
Flagg [mailto:tracy@dieboldes.com]
Sent: August 15, 2002 6:56 AM
To: Sophia Lee
Cc: Carrie Micciche
Subject: FW: L-1B Visa for Sophia Lee
The message below is from John Smart, the Winstead attorney who
assisted
us
before in this
matter. In his message, he asks a couple of questions in
order to have a clear understanding of the situation. Please
review
this
message and forward
answers to Mr. Smart. Please copy Carrie Micciche
and
myself. Thank you.
Tracy
-----Original Message-----
From: Smart,
John [mailto:JSmart@winstead.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 5:03 PM
To: 'Tracy Flagg'
Subject: RE: L-1B Visa for
Sophia Lee
Dear Ms. Flagg:
My recollection is that Sophia Lee was in Canada at the time she
needed
an
extension of her L
visa (i.e., her original L visa was soon to expire
when
she needed to return to the U.S.) I
prepared an extension packet for
submission to INS at
the Canadian border (which the INS border office
will
treat as a new L petition). The border
immigration/free trade officer
apparently reviewed and
approved her L petition/extension, as evidenced
by
her admission with a new I-94 departure date
of April 14, 2003. At that
point, my understanding
is that the free trade officer should have
forwarded
the paperwork to the applicable INS
service center, which would then
issue
the I-797 approval notice. I have never received an approval notice
for
Ms.
Lee. That could be
a result of several events: (1) the free trade
officer
didn't forward the petition to a service
center: (2) the free trade
officer
didn't forward the G-28 form to the service center; however, in
that
case,
an approval notice
should still have been sent to Global Elections
Systems
and/or Ms. Lee; (3) the approval notice
was lost in the mail; (4) for
reasons unknown, the
service center didn't adjudicate the new petition
and
issue an I-797.
A couple of things aren't clear to me from your email.
When and where
did
Ms. Lee
encounter a problem entering the U.S.? Also, did Ms. Lee get
the
new I-94 at the Peach Arch in April
2002 or another border crossing
location?
If you can provide this information, I can follow up with
the
appropriate
free trade
officer and/or service center and try to find out why no
I-797
was issued.
John D. Smart
WINSTEAD
5400 Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75270
Direct:
(214) 745-5495
Fax: (214) 745-5390
www.winstead.com
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Not our systems, but an interesting read. http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/3905092.htm Mark
Earley 850 422-2100 - office/fax 850 322-3226 - cell
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Touch-screen machines get high marks in Marion County Merry Taylor said she thought she might have to review the new touch-screen voting machines before casting her ballot Tuesday. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/3904906.htm (c) 2001 ledgerenquirer and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
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Stacy Priddy Administrative Assistant Global Election Systems -----Original Message----- I ask that you send very positive articles like this one on
to the entire DES team. I am glad Joe sent it to most of the sales guys
but I want the accountants, developers, etc. to read this as well. -----Original
Message----- Dear All-- Diebold was mentioned by Cleveland-based
Victory Capital Management on Fox 8 News this morning as a great stock to buy
. Victory owns about $400,000 shares of DBD. Below is a transcript
from this morning's show.
BROADCAST
TRANSCRIPT Video Monitoring Services
of America, Inc.
Date August 26, 2002
JACQUE SMITH, co-anchor:
Welcome back. It's time to get Street Wise this Monday
TRACY McCOOL, co-anchor:
Joining us to offer financial advice is Rick Butacore (sp),
Mr. RICK BUTACORE (President & CEO, Victory Capital
SMITH: Glad to see you this morning. We have a viewer
Mr. BUTACORE: Their stock has been great. In this market
McCOOL: Okay.
# # # For a videocassette(TV) or
audiocassette(radio) of this Joseph Richardson |
Per Bolack Travel - Effective today American & US Air will only allow changes to tickets up to departure time. Once a traveler has departed, changes to the return trip CAN NOT be made - a new ticket will have to be issued and there will be no credit for the cancelled part of the trip. If you have any questions, please contact Daniel or Al at Bolack Travel (800-258-1424). Susan Martin Diebold Election Systems 800-433-8683
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| Current Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 1 |
| RE: Current Employee Directory | Steve Knecht | 0 |
| Diebold Election Systems' Printed Products Division Move Info | John Elder | 0 |
| New Controller | Mike Rasmussen | 0 |
| VRA Section 203: language-minority provisions | Lesley Thompson | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Current Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
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Tracy, I just see a completely blank file (all black, no fields). Is there something about this file that is unique? Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-announce@gesn.com [mailto:owner-announce@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Tracy Flagg Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 7:43 AM To: announce@dieboldes.com Subject: Current Employee Directory Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@dieboldes.com
Please forward this to all associates, customers, vendors, suppliers, and other related contacts. John L. Elder General Manager, Spectrum Division Diebold Election Systems, Inc. Office: (425) 778-1987 Fax: (425) 712-0424 Cell: (425) 359-5775
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Greg Loe has accepted the position of Controller for Diebold Election Systems. In his role, he is responsible for the accounting, budgeting, business insurance, scheduling, and order entry functions. Greg comes to Diebold with years of experience in various roles including past controller positions. Greg has been in this role on a contract basis since June 1 and has now agreed to take the position. Liz Bowen and Robert Stokes report directly to Greg. Please join me in welcoming Greg to DESI. If you have questions of Greg, please do not hesitate to call him.
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FROM electionline.org: Today, the Census Bureau and the
Department of Justice released data on the jurisdiction-specific requirements
for compliance with the Section 203 language-minority provisions of the Voting
Rights Act. Full text of the Federal Register notice is available at www.electionline.org under the
headline "Section 203 Data Released."
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Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@dieboldes.com
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My apologies...I left someone off by mistake. Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@dieboldes.com
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| "support" user to staff side discontinued | Ken Clark | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
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The “support” user name and password used to
access our staff site has been shut down.
Each DESI associate has been sent an email with their new personal user
name and password. You are
encouraged to change this password after you first log in, using the edit
password page. If you did not
receive your password or have problems logging in, please contact Josh Gardner. Note that this new staff site password is not related to
your email or other passwords. It
is only for use with the staff site.
All other passwords you may be using remain unchanged. Ken |
Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@dieboldes.com
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| New "support" password for access to staff website | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| New "support" password for access to staff website | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| Clint Rickards | Talbot Iredale | 0 |
| Robert Stokes | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Robert Stokes | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Election competition | lesley | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
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I regret to inform you that Clint Rickards, one of the founders and driving
forces of the company that has become Diebold Election Systems, Inc.,
passed away this morning.
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As I am sure most of you are already aware, Robert Stokes' son, Bobby, passed away on May 11th. Robert has forwarded the attached information with regards to arrangements that have been made. In honor of our friendship and support of Robert and his family, we will be accepting donations today to be given to Heart House in Dallas, a children's advocacy charity that was near to Bobby's heart. Anyone in the McKinney office wishing to donate can bring it to Tracy Flagg. You may also make a donation to Heart House, 5443 Ellsworth Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206 or visiting www.hearthouse.org. Thank you. Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@dieboldes.com
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As I am sure most of you are already aware, Robert Stokes' son, Bobby, passed away on May 11th. Robert has forwarded the attached information with regards to arrangements that have been made. In honor of our friendship and support of Robert and his family, we will be accepting donations today to be given to Heart House in Dallas, a children's advocacy charity that was near to Bobby's heart. Anyone in the McKinney office wishing to donate can bring it to Tracy Flagg. You may also make a donation to Heart House, 5443 Ellsworth Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206 or visiting www.hearthouse.org. Thank you. Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@gesn.com
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Election competition In the world of electronic gadgets, Diebold's hot new product is not exactly a Christmas list must-have. It doesn't whistle, buzz or shriek. There are no race cars or karate masters bouncing around a computer screen. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time: http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/business/3243340.htm (c) 2001 beaconjournal and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@dieboldes.com
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Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@gesn.com
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| Subject | From | # of followups |
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| Email functionality | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| Email functionality | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| Updated Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Updated Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| !! Notification of staff website password change. | Josh Gardner | 0 |
| !! Notification of staff website password change. | Josh Gardner | 0 |
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Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@dieboldes.com
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Tracy Flagg Human Resources Diebold Election Systems tracy@gesn.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Gardner [mailto:josh@dieboldes.com]
Sent: April 2, 2002 17:13
To: Owner Support
Subject: New password for staff.dieboldes.comHello everyone,The password has been changed for staff.dieboldes.comThe new password is diamondage23 for user "support"I do recall sending out a notification regarding this at the time of the change. However, if that is not the case, my apologies for any inconvenience.Josh Gardner.
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Gardner [mailto:josh@gesn.com]
Sent: April 2, 2002 17:13
To: Owner Support
Subject: New password for staff.gesn.comHello everyone,The password has been changed for staff.gesn.comThe new password is diamondage23 for user "support"I do recall sending out a notification regarding this at the time of the change. However, if that is not the case, my apologies for any inconvenience.Josh Gardner.
| Subject | From | # of followups |
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| Trainer/Training Coordinator | Steve Moreland | 0 |
| Smoke Free Workplace Policy | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
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I'm pleased to announce that Lisa Martin has joined Diebold Election Systems as our Training Coordinator/Trainer in McKinney. Her main role will be to develop and administer a formal training program and move us in the direction of becoming a best in class training provider. Once she gets up to speed, she will also serve as the primary trainer in McKinney and will also be available for on-site customer trainer . Please join me in welcoming Lisa to the team! Regards, Steve Moreland Director of Customer Service Diebold Election Systems, Inc. 1-800-433-8683 972-542-6000
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| Subject | From | # of followups |
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| Printed Products General Manager | Steve Moreland | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| dieboldes.com email problems | Ken Clark | 0 |
| Moving | Robert Chen | 0 |
| Vancouver Telephone Lines | Bonnie Merritt | 0 |
| Current User's List Attached | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
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I am pleased to announce that effective today, John Elder will be assuming the role of General Manager of the Printed Products department of Diebold Election Systems, Inc. John brings a wealth of knowledge along with a passion for success to this role which will be essential as we strive to gain market share and improve profitability. Jeff Dean has elected to maintain his affiliation with the company in a consulting role, reporting to Pat Green. The Diebold Election Division management team greatly values Jeff's contribution to this business and is looking forward to his continued expertise in this market place. Please join me in congratulating both John & Jeff in these responsibility changes. Your assistance in making this transition efficient is greatly appreciated. Regards, Steve Moreland Director of Customer Service Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
Hi everyone, I am moving this weekend and so my address and phone numbers are going to change: 671 Alvarado Street San Francisco, CA 94114 phone: (415) 282-3080 My cell, fax and email contact information remains the same: cell: (415) 871-4900 fax: (415) 276-1794 email: chenrob@pacbell.net Take care, rob chen
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The Vancouver office telephone lines will be down
for approximately 2 hours on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 between the hours
8:30-10:30 am.
Thank you for your patience.
Bonnie Merritt
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| Subject | From | # of followups |
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| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Certification | Steve Moreland | 0 |
| Payroll | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| out of service | John McLaurin | 0 |
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Until further notice, Don Vopalensky & Jeff Hintz will be coordinating all certification effforts. Thank you for cooperation. Regards, Steve Moreland
Please be advised that on January 31st, your payroll will be split between two checks. The payroll thru January 21st will be paid from McKinney. Payroll from January 22nd thru January 31st will be paid from Diebold. Both of these payrolls will be paid on January 31st. If your not confused yet, then hang in there. Please be sure to check your first payroll from Diebold. The majority of employees will receive their paycheck via direct deposit, but there are a few of our newest additions who will be receiving an actual check the first time. Please take the time to look. On your first check from Diebold, there will be no deductions for insurance premiums, 401K contributions, employee stock purchase, etc. On your second check from Diebold, these premiums or contributions will be deducted twice. After this time, the deductions will be taken out on each pay period. Please be patient as wade through these transitional changes. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me, Liz Bowen, or Mike Rasmussen. Tracy Flagg Human Resources
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Folks, My email was out of service from the 25th to the 28th.
IF you sent any email to me during that time frame please resend at your
convenience. Thanks, John |
| Subject | From | # of followups |
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| FW: virus - Hi in subject line | Larry Dix | 0 |
| Fw: virus - Hi in subject line | Greg Forsythe | 2 |
| RE: virus - Hi in subject line | Ian S. Piper | 0 |
| RE: virus - Hi in subject line | Larry Dix | 0 |
| Viruses--The True Story | Robert McDonald | 0 |
| Fw: virus - Hi in subject line | Greg Forsythe | 0 |
| Dir. of R&D | Stacy | 0 |
| Letter of Resignation | Mike Brown | 0 |
| Mail Test 1 | Robert McDonald | 0 |
| Employee Directory | Tracy Flagg | 0 |
| out of office Friday 21st | Tari Runyan | 0 |
| Vacation | Ian S. Piper | 0 |
| Retirement News | Larry Dix | 0 |
| Global Benefits (Insurance) | Steve Moreland | 0 |
| absence | Nel Finberg | 0 |
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Larry J. Dix -----Original Message----- this is called the Goner virus and has an
attached screen saver - it will delete you exe files for virus scan and
other ms products - don't open it - I got hit and apologize if
anyone else does it says in the body " I'm in a harry" just so you know Tari |
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Just received two "HI"s from Bill Ricke
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Dix
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: FW: virus - Hi in subject line Larry J. Dix -----Original
Message----- this is called the Goner virus and has an
attached screen saver - it will delete you exe files for virus scan and
other ms products - don't open it - I got hit and apologize if
anyone else does it says in the body " I'm in a harry"
just so you know Tari |
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Isn't
strange how we always seem to receive viruses from Bill
Ricke?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-announce@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-announce@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Greg Forsythe Sent: December 05, 2001 9:17 AM To: announce@dieboldes.com Subject: Fw: virus - Hi in subject line
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