Minutes before a looming midnight deadline, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Friday night decertified e-voting machines manufactured by Diebold Election Systems,
Hart Intercivic and Sequoia Voting Systems and adopted for use in 39 California counties. The vendors will have 30 days to submit their products for recertification. Bowen also issued new security requirements to be implemented for any e-voting systems approved for use in the state’s upcoming February elections.
California Shies Away From E-Voting
Posted by: Erika Morphy August 6, 2007 02:54 PMMinutes before a looming midnight deadline, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Friday night decertified e-voting machines manufactured by Diebold Election Systems,
Hart Intercivic and Sequoia Voting Systems and adopted for use in 39 California counties. The vendors will have 30 days to submit their products for recertification. Bowen also issued new security requirements to be implemented for any e-voting systems approved for use in the state’s upcoming February elections.