最新式のコンピューター投票システムから投票データが消えるトラブルがあった。
　選挙制度を監視している地元の市民団体が突き止めた内容を２８日付の米紙ニューヨーク・タイムズが報道。
http://www.asyura2.com/0406/war57/msg/1171.html

【ブッシュいんちき選挙】フロリダ、ブラックボックス投票マシンＤＩＥＢＯＬＤにゴーサイン
http://counternews.blogtribe.org/entry-4571166e7543ee521be5087f30fea110.html

　各地で使用が見合わされているＤＩＥＢＯＬＤだが、フロリダは別のようだ。フロリダでＤＩＥＢＯＬＤの使用が認可された。

　穴あけ方式の騒動を上手く利用し、ブッシュ・クーデター政権維持にいんちき選挙マシンＤＩＥＢＯＬＤ、フロリダで活躍見込みということだろう。

関連
■ブッシュ、いんちき選挙活動開始 再びフロリダで選挙人、大量にパージ
http://counternews.blogtribe.org/entry-613f6d1245a6a73fe92e0bc745ba86b3.html

■ブッシュの「勝つ選挙選挙」
http://counternews.blogtribe.org/entry-f03589e0f0da35b51844527b234f29c6.html

Florida approves touch- screen vote system

But Diebold's equipment has
raised flags in at least four states.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/051804/met_15634426.shtml

Last modified Tue., May 18, 2004 - 05:49 PM
Originally created Tuesday, May 18, 2004
By J. TAYLOR RUSHING

Capital Bureau Chief

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida has certified the state's first touch-screen voting system by Diebold, a company whose machines have been banned or scrutinized in California, Maryland, Ohio and Washington.

The Diebold AccuVote TSR6 will be available for use in all of Florida's 67 counties, including Duval, where an official said they will be used as early as the Aug. 31 state primary election. Diebold had applied for certification on March 22 after past applications for earlier versions of the machines failed.

Ohio-based Diebold came under scrutiny during this year's primaries in Maryland, where its touch-screen machines delayed vote counts, and in Ohio, where state legislators and officials have questioned the machines' security. On April 30, California banned the machines in four counties after vote counts malfunctioned. A lawsuit also has been filed in Washington to ban the company's vote-counting software in several counties.

Florida Secretary of State spokeswoman Jenny Nash said the machines approved for use in Florida have been tested as part of the state's certification process.

"The system banned in California was different and was never presented to Florida for certification," Nash said. "Also, the version criticized in Maryland and Ohio was different, too. This is a newer version and includes improvements that eliminates those problems."

Dick Carlberg, assistant supervisor of elections for Duval County, said Diebold AccuVote optical scan machines are used in all 285 precincts. Carlberg said the new touch-screen machines will be used in the Aug. 31 election at the main elections office because they aid vision-impaired voters.

"We're completely satisfied and we have no reservations about the integrity of the system," Carlberg said.

Touch-screen machines have been disparaged by critics who note they do not allow paper records or recounts, and Diebold's models have been particularly questioned by computer experts who say they can be sabotaged. Political donations by company executives or relatives -- more than $325,000 since 2000, much of it going to President Bush -- also have been criticized.

Florida's certification means the machines are cleared for use in any county, although they are not required. Currently, all counties use either optical-scan or touch-screen machines, including other touch-screen models by Sequoia Voting Systems and Election Systems & Software.