California decertifies Diebold, ES&S and Sequoia« Thread Started on Aug 4, 2007, 10:48pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------California Reports: "Are Our Voting Systems Secure, Accurate, Reliable and Accessible?"Submitted by Chip on August 4, 2007 - 4:53pm. Diebold Election Protection ES&S Voting Machines read at source> http://www.democrats.com/node/13878Yesterday, as a result of voting system reviews, Secretary of State Debra Bowen decertified for state use the voting systems of Diebold Election Systems, Inc., and Sequoia Voting Systems. A third vendor, Election Systems and Software (ES&S), declined to participate in the review process mandated by law, and so Secretary Bowen withdrew approval of their Inkavote Plus Precinct Ballot Counting System for use in California. A fourth firm, Hart InterCivic, Inc. chose not to submit the voting system previously used by California voters for examination and certification, and voluntarily withdrew from the certification process. Instead, the company plans to upgrade their county customers to a newer version and submit that version for review and certification by the Secretary of State.