EXHIBIT 32.1

                     DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

   CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
               SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Diebold, Incorporated
(the "Company") for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Walden
W. O'Dell, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, that, to my knowledge:

      1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the
            Report.

                                        /s/ Walden W. O'Dell
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                                        Walden W. O'Dell
                                        Chairman of the Board and
                                        Chief Executive Officer

November 2, 2004

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