"Significant court victory" in Banfield v. Cortés

John Bonifaz, legal director of VoterAction.org, December 21, 2009:

The voters (petitioners) challenging the continued use of electronic voting systems in Pennsylvania won a significant court victory last week in their ongoing litigation, Banfield v. Cortés. A Pennsylvania state court ordered the major voting systems companies in the state (Election Systems & Software-Diebold, Sequoia, Hart Intercivic, Danaher) to produce the source codes and electronic voting machines for an independent expert examination by the petitioners. The companies, as well as the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, had fought to stop the petitioners from gaining access to these source materials, even under a protective order preserving any alleged trade secrets. The court's order can be found here:

http://www.voteraction.org/files/Banfield%20Order%20121509.pdf

Other filings in this case, including briefing in connection with the motion to compel that led to this court order, can be found here:

http://www.voteraction.org/case/banfieldvcortes