One of the nation’s largest electronic voting systems has a software flaw that can cause it to drop ballots, its manufacturer has revealed. Premier Election Solutions — a subsidiary of Diebold — says its machines that operate in 34 states are affected by the glitch. The problem, it is believed, has been present in the program for the past decade. The company says it’s “confident” election workers would have caught the mistakes during certifications over that time period and thereby prevented any votes from being excluded.
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Vote-Dropping Software Bug Could Gum Up Elections
Posted by: JR Raphael August 22, 2008 11:27 AMOne of the nation’s largest electronic voting systems has a software flaw that can cause it to drop ballots, its manufacturer has revealed. Premier Election Solutions — a subsidiary of Diebold — says its machines that operate in 34 states are affected by the glitch. The problem, it is believed, has been present in the program for the past decade. The company says it’s “confident” election workers would have caught the mistakes during certifications over that time period and thereby prevented any votes from being excluded.