According an article in the Indianapolis Star, Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita (pictured at right)  is investigating possible law violations by Election Systems and Software (ES&S) and MicroVote. A series of alarming reports of irregularities in the Indiana press and reports of the sale of uncertified voting systems, have focused national attention on primaries scheduled for Indiana next month.

 

“Hoosier taxpayers, voters and county officials deserve voting systems that comply with the high standards mandated by Indiana law.”

 

The statement from Rokita today pointed to “county sequencing errors and paper ballot problems (that) have combined to quickly escalate already disturbingly poor service at the county level into what could be a significant violation of state election law.”

 

Rokita said his office, which administers elections across the state, would bring an “enforcement action” to determined whether Election Systems and Software, a Nebraska voting system company, should be fined.

According to the Indianapolis Star article, a separate investigation has targeted another election systems vendor, Indiana-based MicroVote General Corporation.

The article quoted Rokita, “The secretary of state's office has learned that MicroVote may have sold, or attempted to sell, Indiana county voting machines whose Indiana certifications have lapsed”.