State terminates deal for voting machines (Hawai'i)

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Oct/22/ln/ln01p.html

By Jan TenBruggencate
Advertiser Staff Writer

A state administrative hearings officer yesterday canceled a Texas company's $3.8 million contract to provide electronic voting machines at Hawai'i polling places, but the decision will not disrupt balloting in the Nov. 2 election.

Voters will still be able to choose between a paper ballot and the new Hart InterCivic eSlate electronic voting machine, which is meant to make it easier for disabled voters to cast ballots, but can also be used by others.

The awarding of the contract to Hart was challenged by Election Systems & Software, whose electronic voting system ranked second in the bidding. Sheryl Lee Nagata, State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs hearings officer, concluded that Hart didn't have the required three years of experience with electronic voting systems at the time the contract was issued.

[Roy]

1. $3.8 million can't be a 'lot of money' for ES&S.....

But maybe this companies greed and need for all the money will keep these horribly flawed machines out of the process long enough.

Then this money can be better spent after president Kerry gets some real laws on the books to make voting fair for everyone.

[The Sushi Bandit]

3. That is a lot of money for Hawai'i!

My Wife was involved in training Maui County poll workers on the other machine for handicapped voters

[ParanoidPat]

2. Isn't the life of DRE's measured in 'dog years'?

In that case they had plenty of 'experience'. :evilgrin:

Then again, so have we. :(