Updated: Answers to your questions about the Arizona Senate s audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County Jen Fifield, Arizona Republic
Much has happened in the six months between the Nov. 3 presidential election and now, as private contractors for Arizona Senate Republicans audit election results in Maricopa County.
As the hand count of the nearly 2.1 million ballots cast in the county continues at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, many questions have been raised about who is involved, who is paying for it, how the Senate plans to keep ballots and voter information secure and who is allowed to observe in person.
Arizona’s top elections officer Katie Hobbs on Wednesday
alleged multiple points of concern regarding the forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election currently underway in Maricopa County.
In a letter (pdf) to former Secretary of State Ken Bennett, a Republican who is the state Senate’s liaison for the audit, Hobbs outlined 13 points of concern over how the audit is being run. This included seven points of concern over counting procedures that the state Senate and audit contractor Cyber Ninjas disclosed, as well as six points of concern over what her observers saw at the audit site.
Under terms of a lawsuit settlement filed on Wednesday, defendants Bennett, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, and the lead auditor, Florida-based Cyber Ninjas have 48 hours to respond to Hobbs’ concerns. If the concerns are not addressed, Hobbs could take them back to court for breach of contract.
Arizona Elections Chief Alleges Problems in Maricopa County Audit of 2020 Election
Arizona’s top elections officer Katie Hobbs on Wednesday alleged multiple points of concern regarding the forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election currently underway in Maricopa County.
In a letter (pdf) to former Secretary of State Ken Bennett, a Republican who is the state Senate’s liaison for the audit, Hobbs outlined 13 points of concern over how the audit is being run. This included seven points of concern over counting procedures that the state Senate and audit contractor Cyber Ninjas disclosed, as well as six points of concern over what her observers saw at the audit site.
A reporter observing the Arizona state Senate’s recount of the 2020 election was removed after tweeting a photo of a former Republican lawmaker counting ballots.The Arizona Republic’s Ryan Randazzo posted a picture of former state Rep. Anthony Kern seated at tables where workers are examining the nearly 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County last fall.