Article: California Election Officials Blame Firm for Voting Equipment Malfunctions.

Byline: Elise Ackerman

Apr. 22--SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State election officials accused Diebold Election Systems of jeopardizing the March primary by selling California counties a poorly functioning voting system that was inadequately tested.

The partially tested equipment contributed to the malfunction of hundreds of voter-card encoders in Alameda and San Diego counties, according to a report released Wednesday by Secretary of State Kevin Shelley after a five-month investigation.

The encoders are needed to match voters to the appropriate ballot based on party registration and residence. Their failure prevented an unknown number of voters from ...

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