WASHINGTON: Diebold Election Systems (DES), one of the largest manufacturers of touch-screen voting machines in the country, has begun a statewide campaign to familiarize voters in Maryland with the new machines.
The five-year, $1 million effort, similar to an earlier campaign in Georgia, as well as several on the local level, is being run by Compliance Research Group of Lauderdale Lakes, FL.
"Familiarity makes voters much more comfortable with the system and leads to less confusion," said DES spokesman David Bear.
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