"History of Voting Systems in California" by Ed Arnold

Courtesy of Kim Alexander of the CVF, I have obtained a copy of History of Voting Systems in California (2.6MB PDF) by Ed Arnold.

This document is from the California Secretary of State from the Bill Jones era -- around 1999 -- and is in the public domain but difficult to come by.

Here's the introduction by Bill Jones:

This publication, "History of Voting systems in California", was produced under the direction of Edward G. Arnold, who worked in the Elections Division of the Secretary of State's Office for 27 years. His retirement in January of 1999 coincides with the publication of this book, and nicely "bookends" Ed's career in our office. During his time here he was one of the foremost experts in the country on voting machines and equipment. This publication is, in a sense, a gift from Ed to all Californians, representing as it does the only such history of voting systems and equipment used in California election. This publication contains factual information, research, and many personal observations and opinions of the author, and should be read as such. As technology changes in the world at large, so will it change in the process of voting, and a portion of Ed's legacy to us will be this historical document to remind us, as we move forward, where we have been and how we used to do things.

UPDATE [2005-10-21 16:01:11]: The link to the PDF was broken... it's now fixed.