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Article: Critics wonder if election officials value the vendors over the voters
- Article from:
- The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
- Article date:
- August 18, 2007
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SACRAMENTO - When Secretary of State Debra Bowen decertified touch-
screen voting systems earlier this month, county election officials
and voting machine manufacturers denounced the decision with such a
singular voice that it has alarmed some voter-rights groups.
Critics insist that election officials have become blinded in
their attachment to the touch-screen systems - in part because they
love the quick, seemingly clean results, but also out of loyalty to
the vendors.
The vendors not only provide them vital technical support and
expertise on their complex voting systems but have also sponsored
conferences and social activities such as boat trips for the clerks.