An Arizona judge ruled this week that the local Democratic party has the right to review electronic voting databases from the 2006 primary and general elections. The decision in Pima County, Arizona, affirmed that electronic voting records are public documents. In the Arizona Daily Star's article on the decision, the Democratic Party's attorney Bill Risner asserts that the decision will help protect Americans vote. "You get a cold sweat and think what if our vote was taken from us and then you think what if our vote has been taken from us," Risner said. He continued, "Our political party wants to carry out its role of ensuring our votes' accuracy." Also see AlterNet's story on the decision.