State rebuffs raw vote demand

STANDOFF: Democrats want 2004 base election data; machine firm is playing coy.

By LISA DEMER
Anchorage Daily News

Published: January 24, 2006
Last Modified: January 24, 2006 at 02:26 AM

The state Division of Elections has refused to turn over its electronic voting files to the Democrats, arguing that the data format belongs to a private company and can't be made public.

The Alaska Democratic Party says the information is a public record essential for verifying the accuracy of the 2004 general election and must be provided.