Audit Report of the Electronic Systems and Software, Inc.'s iVotronic Voting System in the 2006 General Election for Sarasota County, Florida (PDF)
The Florida Secretary of State’s Office recently released a new report that offers further insight into what may have—or may not have—caused the excessive number of undervotes in the 13th Congressional District last November. Following an extensive audit of the voting machines, the audit team found no evidence of malfunction or manipulation, but also calls for further analysis.

Read the report here (PDF).
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