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EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Diebold, Incorporated
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(No.33-32960) on Form S-8 of Diebold, Incorporated of our report dated June 23,
2000 relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the
Diebold, Incorporated 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and
the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the
years then ended, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual report on
Form 11-K of the Diebold, Incorporated 401(k) Savings Plan.
/s/KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
June 23, 2000
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