Posted on 10/11/2004 4:26:57 AM PDT by Allosaurs_r_us
LANSING, Mich. (AP) After nearly 50,000 Michigan Democrats cast ballots over the Internet in February, academics eagerly sought election data that would help them determine what types of people voted online.
Researchers and civil rights experts say Michigan's Democratic Party is merely one of a number of organizations that are stingy with voting data even though computerized balloting systems and registration databases make such information relatively easy to share.
But as the head of a major political party dealing with a presidential election in a battleground state, Brewer says he simply hasn't had time to organize the data for academics. The party, which ran the caucuses and paid for them, owns the information.
``No one's trying to hide anything,'' Brewer said at his state party headquarters. ``We want it studied. And the DNC (Democratic National Committee) wants it studied, too.''
Brewer says the data which includes each voter's name, address, gender, race and other personal information has to be handled carefully to protect voters' privacy. There's plenty of time to get a more detailed analysis, he said.
``The data's not going away,'' Brewer said.
These are just the high points in this story. Follow the link for the rest.
“No one's trying to hide anything”
Except maybe a little voter fraud? With the stories of more voters than the last census says are possible I wonder……
If this is in a database (of which I work with daily) how long can it take to organize? The purpose of a database is to organize data. Ever heard of EXCEL Mr. Brewer?
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnewyork.com ...
"Researchers and civil rights experts say Michigan's Democratic Party is merely one of a number of organizations that are stingy with voting data even though computerized balloting systems and registration databases make such information relatively easy to share."
The DNC just doesn't want anyone to find out where the voting dogs and cats live. Think they are protecting their civil rights.
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