DAYTON — “Electronic voting machines will be repaired and the Montgomery County Board of Elections will save money on equipment and fees under a settlement with the maker of the problem-plagued touch-screen machines in use locally since 2005.
On Tuesday, July 20, the board agreed to settle its portion of a lawsuit involving Premier Election Solutions, now owned by Omaha-based Elections Systems and Software…. The complex lawsuit was initiated against Cuyahoga County and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner in 2008 by Premier, then part of North-Canton based Diebold Inc. That lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court involved Cuyahoga County’s decision to shelve the company’s machines at Brunner’s request after major election night problems. Brunner’s breach-of-contract counter-claim named 11 counties, including Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Butler. For legal reasons to insure they could benefit from a settlement the counties were named as defendants along with Premier, said Brunner spokesman Kevin Kidder.” Lynn Hulsey, Dayton Daily News.
