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 , General

Counsel and Secretary, Chad F. Hesse, Assistant Secretary, J. William

Sekula, Senior Corporate Counsel and Michael E. Lindroos, Senior

Corporate Counsel, 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 4th day of August,

2004.



/s/Gale S. Fitzgerald