愛荷華州民主黨說，一個“編碼問題”是導致週一晚總統初選結果推遲的拙劣報道的原因。

IDP主席特洛伊·普賴斯（Troy Price）週二上午發表宣告稱，用於報告核心會議結果的應用程式只發送了“部分資料”。普萊斯說，該黨已經能夠核實，該應用程式準確地收集了輸入的結果，但它隨後未能正確地傳輸資料的黨。

普萊斯說：“雖然應用程式準確地記錄了資料，但它只報告了部分資料。”。“我們已經確定這是由於報告系統中的編碼問題。”

普賴斯稱，這個問題已經“確定並解決”。該黨計劃今天晚些時候公佈選舉結果。

愛荷華州黨團會議的結果傳統上是打電話，但今年，愛荷華州民主黨鼓勵選區將結果輸入一個新的應用程式。《赫芬頓郵報》報道說，該黨花了6萬美元開發了這個應用程式，對於如此關鍵的選舉基礎設施來說，這是一個相當小的數目。（該黨在2016年也使用了部分由微軟開發的應用程式；它也有黨團會議之夜的問題。）

不過，編碼問題並不是唯一的問題。據《****》報道，許多核心小組的志願者不習慣使用新的應用程式，他們原計劃避免使用，照常公佈結果。其他人嘗試使用該應用程式，但無法登入或無法提交結果。

該黨的完整宣告如下。

This morning, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement:

Last night, more than 1,600 precinct caucuses gathered across the state of Iowa and at satellite caucuses around the world to dem***trate our shared values and goal of taking back the White House. The many volunteers running caucus sites, new voters registering as Democrats, and neighbors talking to each other about the future of our country dem***trated the strength of our party.

We have every indication that our systems were secure and there was not a cyber security intrusion. In preparation for the caucuses, our systems were tested by independent cybersecurity c***ultants.

As precinct caucus results started coming in, the IDP ran them through an accuracy and quality check. It became clear that there were inc***istencies with the reports. The underlying cause of these inc***istencies was not immediately clear, and required investigation, which took time.

As this investigation unfolded, IDP staff activated pre-planned backup measures and entered data manually. This took longer than expected.

As part of our investigation, we determined with certainty that the underlying data collected via the app was sound. While the app was recording data accurately, it was reporting out only partial data. We have determined that this was due to a coding issue in the reporting system. This issue was identified and fixed. The application’s reporting issue did not impact the ability of precinct chairs to report data accurately.

Because of the required paper documentation, we have been able to verify that the data recorded in the app and used to calculate State Delegate Equivalents is valid and accurate. Precinct level results are still being reported to the IDP. While our plan is to release results as soon as possible today, our ultimate goal is to ensure that the integrity and accuracy of the process continues to be upheld.

修正時間：美國東部時間2月4日上午9:57：愛荷華州也使用了一個應用程式來幫助記錄2016年的成績。這個故事最初說2020年是愛荷華州第一次使用應用程式。我們對這個錯誤感到遺憾。