Voter Action Archive

Feds Move to Break Voting-Machine Monopoly

oskeb@voteraction.org — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:04:09 -0800

The department’s antitrust division, along with nine state attorneys general, filed the civil antitrust lawsuit (.pdf) in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., charging that the acquisition threatened competition.

Justice Department Requires Key Divestiture in Election Systems & Software/Premier Elections Solutions Merger

oskeb@voteraction.org — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:55:20 -0800

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010

The Voters Will Pay

oskeb@voteraction.org — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:40:10 -0800

The combination could mean that nearly 70 percent of the nation’s precincts would use machines made by a single company. If the deal is allowed to go through, it would make it harder for jurisdictions to bargain effectively on price and quality. The Justice Department should reject it as a violation of antitrust rules that is clearly not in the public’s interest.

Groups and Election Officials Warn DOJ of Security Risks, Inflated Costs from Voting Machine Vendor Merger

oskeb@voteraction.org — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:15:19 -0800

In September 2009, Election Systems and Software, Inc. (ES&S) announced it had purchased Premier Election Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as Diebold Election Systems, Inc.), consolidating over 70% of the U.S.

Overseas voting

oskeb@voteraction.org — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:15:47 -0800

Don’t try to fix a system that isn’t broken by permitting the fax and e-mail of voted ballots [“Tweaking law makes overseas voting easier,” Opinion, Jan. 26].