Florida County Supervisor Draws Criticism

By BRENT KALLESTAD, Associated Press Writer
Sat Mar 25, 5:22 PM ET

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Elections controversies just seem to stick to Florida. With the memory of a botched 2000 presidential election still etched in the minds of most elections supervisors in the state, Leon County's Ion Sancho is now finding he can't get the equipment he says he needs to guarantee an honest election.

Vendors of the ATM-like electronic voting machines, tired of Sancho's criticisms over the level of security in their software, no longer want to do business with him or the county. All three companies certified to do business in Florida — Diebold Inc., Election Systems & Software Inc. and Sequoia Voting Systems Inc. — have said "no.