Karlan wrote that the department had reviewed news reports and complaints regarding the procedures being used for this audit and was first concerned by a number of reports suggesting the ballots, machines and voter information are no longer under the control of state and local elections officials, aren t being kept secure, and are at risk of being lost, stolen, altered, compromised or destroyed. Federal law creates a duty to safeguard and preserve federal election records, Karlan wrote, citing specific provisions of the law.
The department s second main concern, Karlan wrote, involves the contractors plan for how it will attempt to verify voter information and who voted in the election.
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Secretary of State Katie Hobbs observers list 13 concerns, from slim details to Kern s presence. If left uncorrected, she could haul audit leaders back into court. Author: Brahm Resnik Updated: 7:14 PM MST May 5, 2021
PHOENIX In a sharply worded letter Tuesday to one of her predecessors as Arizona’s top elections officer, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is warning Ken Bennett to bring the Republican election audit he’s overseeing into compliance with state laws and regulations.
“I’m not sure what compelled you to oversee this audit,” Hobbs writes. “But I’d like to assume you took this role with the best of intentions. It is those intentions I appeal to now: either do it right, or don’t do it at all.”
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