Wherein Dieblod remembers, hey, presto, they're a cash-register company after all... Cheers, RAH ------- <http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/evoting/2005-01-28-diebold-printout_x.htm> USA Today Diebold completes e-voting printer prototype NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Diebold said Thursday it has completed a prototype printer designed for use with touch-screen electronic voting machines, allowing voters to print, review and verify ballot selections. "Voter verified paper receipts are something new," said David Bear, a spokesman for subsidiary Diebold Election Systems in McKinney, Texas. "No other type of voting provides a receipt for voters. But some states are asking for it, so we needed to develop a product that meets standards for functionality," he said. Voters can view their selections, but will not be able to remove the printout. The voter's printed selections would be placed into a secure enclosure, stored and numbered with a security tag. The printer weighs less than three pounds. The printer will be submitted to independent testing authorities to ensure that it meets federal standards as a prerequisite to certification in states, Bear said. The printer would be an optional component to any new or existing Diebold AccuVote TSx touch-screen voting machine. Bear said a per-unit cost and a time frame for possible sale are not yet determined. -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'