EX-24	DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED
	POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Warren W. Dettinger, Vice President and General Counsel and
Charee Francis-Vogelsang, Vice President and Secretary, signing singly, his/her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5,
including any amendments or supplements thereto, in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution
of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority;
and
	(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in his/her discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his/her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  This power of attorney shall remain in
effect until revoked in writing by the undersigned.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of April 2004.


/s/John M. Crowther