FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Stephenson Bradley J (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD (Street) NORTH CANTON OH 44720 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/23/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DIEBOLD INC [DBD]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP, Security Division	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3,996	I	401(k) (1)
Common Stock	3,524 (2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option	01/27/2001	01/26/2010	Common Stock	1,000	$ 22.88	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/07/2002	02/06/2011	Common Stock	1,000	$ 28.69	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/06/2003	02/05/2012	Common Stock	1,500	$ 36.59	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/05/2004	02/04/2013	Common Stock	1,500	$ 36.31	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/11/2005	02/10/2014	Common Stock	900	$ 53.1	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/10/2006	02/09/2015	Common Stock	1,400	$ 55.23	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/20/2007	02/19/2016	Common Stock	2,500	$ 39.43	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/14/2008	02/13/2017	Common Stock	3,500	$ 47.27	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/13/2009	02/12/2018	Common Stock	3,500	$ 25.53	D
Non-qualified Stock Option	02/11/2010	02/10/2019	Common Stock	5,000	$ 24.79	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Number of 401(k) shares owned as of most current statement; fractional shares omitted.

2. Number includes restricted stock units

	Chad F. Hesse, Att'y.in-fact for Bradley J. Stephenson	05/01/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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EX-24

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, Chad F. Hesse, Corporate Secretary, and J. William Sekula, Vice President and 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 23rd day of April, 2009. /s/Bradley J. Stephenson