Article: Sarasota County, Florida, To Replace Touch Screen Voting Machines With Diebold Election Systems' Optical Scan and AutoMARK(TM) Voting Solutions.

Many Florida counties rely on Diebold's paper ballot voting solution

ALLEN, Texas, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The commissioners of Sarasota County, Fla., have unanimously voted to replace their touch screen voting machines from another supplier with optical scan and AutoMARK(TM) ballot marking voting solutions from Diebold Election Systems, Inc. (DESI).

Sarasota County's touch screen machines have been in use for five years, and were used in last November's disputed 13th Congressional District election. The new DESI voting equipment, which uses a fully auditable paper ballot, is expected to be in place for the November 2007 elections. Sarasota County's ...

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