Official wants voting probe
Posted November 17, 2006

DeLand Volusia County Chairman Frank Bruno said Thursday evening that he plans to ask the Canvassing Board this afternoon to investigate why so many memory cards failed during the Nov. 7 election.

Eight cards, the devices that record electronic votes, had to be replaced that Tuesday morning.

Four others were changed out during the previous two weeks of early voting, said Bruno, who serves on the Canvassing Board along with Elections Supervisor Ann McFall and County Judge David Beck.

All cards that malfunctioned were taken from machines made by Diebold Election Systems Inc. that count paper ballots. Those used in touch-screen machines made by Diebold performed fine, Bruno said.