Windrip writes “A judge in the case covering the nature of the database used in Diebold Gems software during Pima County, Arizona elections has ruled the DB is not a computer program (pdf). The aftereffect is that the Arizona Democratic party will have the chance to review previous elections for transparency and accuracy. ”The Pima County Democratic Party sued the county that year for the electronic databases from past elections. The party requested the databases and passwords be released

according to Arizona public-records law. Pima County denied that part of the desire, while turning by other records the party asked for. In closing arguments of the four-day trial that began Dec. 4, Pima County argued the databases meet the definition of a computer program, which is protected by state law, said Deputy County Attorney Thomas Denker.”

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