The Division of Elections should not use Diebold touch screen voting machines in upcoming elections due to reports that Diebold fraudulently obtained certification, the Alaska Democratic Party said today.
 
Alaska's electronic voting machine vendor, Diebold Elections Systems, may have defrauded the federal certification process for its touch screen voting machines by withholding source code from review, according to a report published by Vote Trust USA, a national non-partisan, non-profit group devoted to ensuring the integrity of elections.
 
Under Alaska law, voting machines and vote tally systems must be in compliance with the voting system standards approved by the Federal Election Commission before they can be used in a state election.
 
Given the potential that Diebold’s touch screen machines depend on software that has been reviewed by no one except Diebold, and the potential that federal certification requirements have not been met, the Democratic Party urged the Division of Elections not to use its Accuvote TSx touch screen machines in the upcoming elections.