Jaco Electronics, a leading distributor of electronic components to industrial OEMs and contract manufacturers, announced it has been awarded a contract to manufacture about 4,500 voting machines for use throughout New York State. The contract was awarded by Dominion Voting Systems, which is partnering with Sequoia Voting Systems in New York State. Jaco anticipates completing delivery during the summer of 2008, just in time for the November presidential election.
Joel Girsky, Jaco’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, “We are extremely pleased to once again work with Sequoia, and our new partner Dominion Voting. This agreement represents Jaco’s first voting machine contract utilizing optical scan technology. All of the voting machines will be produced at Jaco’s in-house integration facility at our Hauppauge, New York location. To accommodate this order and meet delivery deadlines, Jaco plans to expand its manufacturing workforce by approximately 40-50 people. We believe this contract is a reflection of the strong capabilities of our integration center and value-add services.”
President and CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, John Poulos commented, “We know Jaco has been a strong partner to Sequoia in the past, and look forward to this as the first step in a long and mutually beneficial relationship for Dominion with Jaco.”
Jack Blaine, President and CEO of Sequoia Voting Systems added, “We are pleased to once again work with the team at Jaco Electronics. Jaco has done an excellent job building thousands of our voting machines in the past and they possess the expertise and capacity to fulfill this order.”
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