Democrats takes Pima County to court about vote oversight ...

Trial starts tomorrow, December 4. Democrats want all parties to have access to election data base ...

Voting Counts --Democrats' accusations of security breaches by the Pima County Elections Division go to trial next week by Dave Devine

At a trial beginning Tuesday, Dec. 4, attorney Bill Risner is expected to paint an extremely unflattering portrait of internal security within Pima County's Elections Division.

Risner--representing the local Democratic Party--hopes to secure outside oversight of vote-counting procedures, and is asking Judge Michael Miller to order the county to provide copies of its election databases to all major political parties.

Citing a prohibition on pretrial publicity, Pima County attorneys declined to discuss the case in detail. But Chris Straub, of the County Attorney's Office, did say: "We believe the (databases) are confidential."

Risner counters: "The election computer is fraught with security problems and can easily be rigged or manipulated by insiders."

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Good interview with Bill Risner here.