Ariz. Democrat secy. of state takes heat after running away from reporter
Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool)
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A fiery confrontation broke out between a reporter and the Democrat Arizona secretary of state. On Thursday, Jordan Conradson asked Katie Hobbs about her efforts to stop the vote recount in Maricopa County.
This occurred after Arizona audit officials accused Hobbs of paying election expert Ryan Macias to impersonate a reporter and sneak past security to get on the ballot floor. Conradson said Hobbs ran away to avoid his question.
Screenshot from official Maricopa County Elections Department Twitter (@MaricopaVote)
Reprinted with permission from Alternet
Volunteers who observed the Republican-backed audit in Maricopa County, Ariz., were required to sign non-disclosure agreements, according to ABC-15.
The news outlet reports that the terms of the agreement, provided by Cyber Ninjas, Inc., which is overseeing the audit, require volunteers to refrain from sharing details about anything they observed or heard while the audit was taking place. Volunteers are only allowed to speak under one condition: They are given permission to do so by the company. I agree that unless I am authorized in writing by Cyber Ninjas, Inc. and the Arizona State Senate, I will not disclose any Confidential Information to any person who is not conducting the Audit., the agreement reads. Furthermore, I agree that during the course of the audit to refrain from making any public statements, social media posts, or similar publ
Fact-check: Is an election audit in Arizona confirming the rumors that Trump put secret watermarks on ballots? By Tom Kertscher and Amy Sherman, PolitiFact.com
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Facebook posts: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.”
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Here s why: Nearly six months after Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump, contractors hired by Arizona Senate Republicans are auditing results in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and the state Capitol, where some Republicans have made allegations of widespread voter fraud.