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To: tejek who wrote (128684)	11/17/2000 3:21:32 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1582262

OT Hi Tejek, here's some statistics on voting machines: "The voting machine business isn't exactly a major U.S. industry. Company officials peg the annual market at anywhere from $150 million to $200 million total -- a modest amount considering that voting machines are needed in every locality throughout the United States. But the machines typically are a tough sell because most jurisdictions take an "if it's not broke, don't fix it," type attitude toward their voting machines Sequoia's machines were used county-wide on Election Day in Riverside County, Calif. The company installed about 4,200 machines there at a cost of about $14.7 million. Wynham estimates that it would cost anywhere from $1.5 billion to $3 billion for the entire country to transfer to touchscreen-style voting systems. Others estimate the total at up to $5 billion. At the current rate of spending on voting technology, it would take about 120 years to make the switch, he said. But, "post-Florida, that's going to be a different figure," Wynham predicts. If the country spent 99 cents per year on every voter to upgrade voting technology, every locality could transfer to touchscreen systems over the next 15 years, he said. cnnfn.cnn.com