September 29, 2009
Washington, D.C.
 
Complaint Filed with the US Justice Department Says Merger Violates Federal Anti-Trust Law

Voting systems monopoly "threatens the democratic process itself"
 
Voter Action, a national non-profit organization working to protect the integrity of US elections, filed a complaint yesterday with the US Justice Department challenging the recently-announced merger of the nation's two largest voting systems companies, Election Systems & Software and Diebold's subsidiary, Premier Election Solutions. The complaint alleges that the merger creates a monopoly power in violation of federal anti-trust laws. The voting rights group delivered its complaint to Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney, the chief of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. A copy of Voter Action's letter to the Department of Justice can be found here and a full version of the press release can be found here.