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Diebold Election Results Released By AZ Judge

Posted by Zonk on from the just-a-little-more-oversight dept.

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 result 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 this 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 request, while turning over 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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  1. Re:DIebold Defeats Democracy by mrjb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine the votes sitting in a beowulf-cluster of puppet-controlled machines!

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  2. Hey now! by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Funny

    In closing arguments of the four-day trial that began Dec. 4, Pima County argued the databases meet the definition of a computer program In that case, all the filing cabinets in my office meet the definition of filing clerks, and should all be drawing salaries. Just write those checks out in my name, boss, I'll take care of the details...
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  3. /. exclusive - the DB schema by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    CREATE TABLE total_votes (
    democrat_vote_total TINYINT,
    republican_vote_total BIGINT
    );

    1. Re:/. exclusive - the DB schema by geminidomino · · Score: 3, Funny

      You forgot:

      third_party_total BOOLEAN

  4. Re:Good. by Steauengeglase · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure that it has changed since then, but it was reported a few years ago that they were using MS Access MDBs. No, seriously.

  5. I'm All For Transparency in E-Voting by TrollMaster+9000 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Because the only way Dennis Kucinich or Cynthia McKinney will ever win an election is when some smelly fat slob in a penguin t-shirt games the machines.

  6. While they're at it .... by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... can we get a peek at the 2008 election results that Diebold is planning?

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