Voter Action Archive

Break up ES&S

oskeb@voteraction.org — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:58:27 -0700

In Florida, voters use ES&S machines in 65 of 67 counties, meaning that around 92 percent of the state's 11.2 million ballots will be cast this year on ES&S equipment.

Antitrust and Your Vote

oskeb@voteraction.org — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:06:45 -0800

The Justice Department has now announced that it intends to block certain parts of the deal on antitrust grounds. That is a very welcome step, but the department and Congress need to do more to protect the vote.

Feds Move to Break Voting-Machine Monopoly

oskeb@voteraction.org — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:04:09 -0800

The department’s antitrust division, along with nine state attorneys general, filed the civil antitrust lawsuit (.pdf) in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., charging that the acquisition threatened competition.

Justice Department Requires Key Divestiture in Election Systems & Software/Premier Elections Solutions Merger

oskeb@voteraction.org — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:55:20 -0800

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010

The Voters Will Pay

oskeb@voteraction.org — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:40:10 -0800

The combination could mean that nearly 70 percent of the nation’s precincts would use machines made by a single company. If the deal is allowed to go through, it would make it harder for jurisdictions to bargain effectively on price and quality. The Justice Department should reject it as a violation of antitrust rules that is clearly not in the public’s interest.