Editing Premier Election Solutions (section)

{{short description|Voting machine manufacturer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Premier Election Solutions
| logo = 
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| former_name = Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
| foundation = {{start date and age|2002|1|22}} (as Diebold Election Systems)<br />[[Ohio]], U.S.
| location = [[North Canton, Ohio|North Canton]], Ohio, U.S.
| key_people = 
| industry = [[Electronic Voting]] hardware<br />[[Consultant|Consulting]]
| products = AccuVote-TSX, AccuVote-OS, AccuView Printer Module, Global Election Management System (GEMS), DIMS-NeT, ExpressPoll-2000, ExpressPoll-4000, VoteRemote Suite
| fate = Acquired by [[Dominion Voting Systems]]
| homepage = [http://www.premierelections.com/ Premier Election Solutions]|
}}

'''Premier Election Solutions''', formerly '''Diebold Election Systems, Inc.''' ('''DESI'''),<ref name="pr-des-pes">{{cite press release| title = Diebold Election Systems to Become Premier Election Solutions| publisher = Diebold Election Systems, Inc.| date = August 16, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606060738/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/diebold-election-systems-to-become-premier-election-solutions-58271377.html |archive-date = 2011-06-06| url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/diebold-election-systems-to-become-premier-election-solutions-58271377.html| access-date = 2021-03-26 }}</ref> was a subsidiary of [[Diebold]] that made and sold [[voting machine]]s.

In 2009, it was sold to competitor [[ES&S]]. In 2010, [[Dominion Voting Systems]] purchased the primary assets of Premier, including all intellectual property, software, firmware and hardware for Premier's current and legacy optical scan, central scan, and touch screen voting systems, and all versions of the GEMS election management system from ES&S.

At the time ES&S spun off the company due to [[monopoly]] charges its systems were in use in 1,400 jurisdictions in 33 states and serving nearly 28 million people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/05/b292647/dominion-voting-systems-inc-acquires-premier-election-solutions-assets-#ixzz15sGvPDXa |title=Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. Acquires Premier Election Solutions Assets From ES&S |publisher=Benzinga.com |access-date=November 22, 2011 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113183742/https://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/05/b292647/dominion-voting-systems-inc-acquires-premier-election-solutions-assets-#ixzz15sGvPDXa |url-status=dead }}</ref>