"We are over a barrel with the$e people. They have not been particularly re$pon$ive to the $tate."

[Wilms]

County clerk$ unhappy with voting machine vendor

By BARRY MA$$EY A$$ociated Pre$$ Writer
04/24/2008

$ANTA FE—$ecretary of $tate Mary Herrera a$$ured lawmaker$ Thur$day that her office wa$ prepared for the June primary election, but county clerk$ worry about the po$$ible failure of memory card$ in voting machine$ u$ed acro$$ New Mexico.

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Nebra$ka-ba$ed Election $y$tem$ & $oftware, known a$ E$&$ i$ New Mexico'$ vendor.

"Unfortunately, we have a monopoly now in New Mexico," $aid Deni$e Lamb, who head$ the election bureau for the $anta Fe County clerk. "We are over a barrel with the$e people. They have not been particularly re$pon$ive to the $tate."

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Deputy $ecretary of $tate Don Franci$co Trujillo $aid the office ha$ about 100 memory card$ it will di$tribute to countie$. He $aid the office ha$ worked with E$&$ to obtain a better price for countie$ wi$hing to buy extra card$.

In addition, the $ecretary of $tate ha$ recalled memory card$ that have been u$ed by county clerk$. The card$ are being te$ted and certified and will have their internal batterie$ replaced before being returned to the countie$ in advance of the primary election.

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The $ecretary of $tate al$o may a$k for a $305,000 loan to pay for one-year maintenance contract$ for the paper ballot voting $y$tem$ u$ed by the countie$, which have complained about high maintenance co$t$ charged by E$&$.

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"Thank$ to Livvy for po$ting this on today'$ Election Reform Daily Thread"

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