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Field grows for voting machines Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/6743592.htm http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/6743592.htm Posted on Thu, Sep. 11, 2003 Field grows for voting machines Ohio counties can now choose from four makers By Erika D. Smith Beacon Journal staff writer Backing away from a potentially long court case, Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell gave four voting machine makers the go-ahead Monday to supply the state's counties. Sequoia Voting Systems, which took Ohio to court, joins Green-based Diebold Inc., Hart InterCivic, and Election Systems and Software (ES&S) as qualified vendors for touch-screen machines. Diebold and ES&S also were approved to sell optical-scan voting equipment. Blackwell's decision means county boards of elections can buy touch-screen voting equipment from any of the four vendors. At least three touch-screen machines or one optical scan will be necessary at each of the state's 11,614 precincts, Blackwell's office said. That means big bucks for the qualified vendors. For each touch-screen machine, technical support, a warranty and training, Diebold wants $2,964; ES&S lists $2,896; Hart InterCivic charges $2,997; and Sequoia wants $2,966. For optical scan equipment, Diebold is charging $4,127 and ES&S' price tag is $5,499. The state hasn't yet set up a priority list for distributing federal funds to buy the machines. Ohio has $41 million to work with now and expects to get another $32 million this fall, said Carlo LoParo, a spokesman for Blackwell's office. Counties with punch-card and lever voting machines will buy new equipment first, he said. A security review of the selected machines also is under way, LoParo said. That should be done in 45 days. As recently as last week, Sequoia's place in Ohio's lineup was in question. Blackwell's office originally booted Sequoia from the race in August, saying the vendor's price was too high. The vendor insisted its bid was below Ohio's advertised cutoff price and filed a lawsuit. Last Wednesday, Court of Claims Judge Fred Shoemaker ruled the state had to give Sequoia another shot at winning the lucrative statewide contract, but Blackwell had vowed to appeal the ruling the same day. Blackwell changed his mind, LoParo said, because there was no guarantee the case would be resolved quickly or that Shoemaker's ruling would be reversed. ``The implementation of election reform in Ohio is far too important to be sidetracked by mounting litigation and legal appeals,'' Blackwell said in a statement. Once the state reopened talks with Sequoia, the vendor offered a ``significantly'' lower bid. But Sequoia spokesman Alfie Charles said a lower bid wasn't out of the question even before Ohio disqualified the company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erika D. Smith can be reached at 330-996-3748 or at ersmith@thebeaconjournal.com

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