Bob Urosevich is head of I-Mark, the creator of the software architecture used in US voting machines, and part of the management of Diebold.
Urosevich has been working in the election systems industry since 1976. In 1979, Mr. Urosevich founded American Information Systems. He served as the President of AIS from 1979 through 1992, and that company, now known as Election Systems & Software, Inc., counted over 100 million ballots in the U.S. 2000 General Election. Bob's brother, Todd Urosevich, is Vice President, Aftermarket Sales with ES&S. In 1995, Bob Urosevich started I-Mark Systems, whose product was a touch screen voting system utilizing a smart card and biometric encryption authorization technology. Global Election Systems, Inc. acquired I-Mark in 1997, and on July 31, 2000 Mr. Urosevich was promoted from Vice President of Sales and Marketing and New Business Development to President and Chief Operating Officer. On January 22, 2002, Diebold announced the acquisition of GES, then a manufacturer and supplier of electronic voting terminals and solutions. The total purchase price, in stock and cash, was $24.7 million. Global Election Systems subsequently changed its name to Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
Urosevich noted the Diebold system, already being used in more than 1,000 jurisdictions across the country, has received outstanding acceptance from voters in Ohio counties.
Urosevich said some of the key benefits of touch screen voting, as compared to punch card technology, is the complete elimination of over voting and the significant reduction of under voting.
For counties that have indicated their intent to acquire Diebold voting systems, the company recently held two separate training sessions for boards of elections staff to outline the processes to be used and the support available to ensure a smooth conversion from their existing election system to the Diebold election solution.
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