Walden O'Dell

Walden "Wally" O'Dell was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Diebold, a US-based security and financial products company.

He was an active fundraiser for George W. Bush's re-election campaign and wrote in a fund-raising letter dated August 13, 2003, that he was committed "to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President." [cite web | url=http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/30/technology/election_diebold/ | title=The trouble with e-voting | author=Paul R. La Monica | date=August 30, 2004 | publisher=CNN/Money | accessdate=2006-10-23 ] His involvement with the campaign raised concerns that, as the CEO of the largest manufacturer of electronic voting equipment,Fact|date=November 2007 he would have been in a position to attempt to manipulate the results of the presidential election of 2004. Voting machines of Diebold Election Systems (now Premier Election Solutions) are closed source and some do not provide an auditable paper record.

In December 2005, O'Dell left the company "for personal reasons" following reports that the company was facing securities fraud litigation surrounding charges of insider trading [cite web | url=http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Diebold_CEO_resigns_after_reports_of_1212.html | title=Diebold CEO resigns after reports of fraud litigation, internal woes | author=John Byrne | date=December 12, 2005 | publisher=The Raw Story | accessdate=2006-10-23 ] .

References

ee also

* 2004 United States election voting controversies

External links

* [http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Walden_O'Dell.php Walden O'Dell's political donations]