March 10, 2005

Linda Lamone

Maryland Board of Elections

P.O. Box 6486
Annapolis, MD 21401-0486

Fax: 410-974-2019

Dear Ms. Lamone:

This is a request for records relating to the performance of the Diebold voting machines on Election Day 2004.

This request seeks all information, reports, lists, and other documentation of the overall performance and any problems of any type with the Diebold voting machines for the November 2004 election; also all correspondence with the Diebold corporation regarding the operations, maintenance, deployment, checking, troubleshooting, and help desk tickets; any other communications with Diebold regarding performance troubles and issues for this election and any correspondence or records related to any tests that might have been conducted to determine the causes of problems. We are also interested in knowing if the state has any record of the machines and the memories ever having been tested to IEC 61000-4-2 (for electrostatic disruption).  This request also includes all correspondence with county election officials concerning problems of any type with the Diebold voting machines for the November election and any reports they have provided to the state Board of Elections on this matter.

This request is made on behalf of TrueVoteMD.org a non-profit educational organization and therefore we request that all copying costs be waived.  This information is intended to inform the public about the reliability of voting machines used in Maryland and thus will be used in the public interest.

Sincerely,

Kevin B. Zeese