Proponents of the Big Lie are increasingly looking to replicate the Arizona election “audit” in their own states. Records we obtained show that election-denying activists were frequently in touch with those involved in the Arizona effort. #FoiaFriday
In June, “audit” spokesman Randy Pullen received a text message from William “Sparky” Smith, who is from a group called the Election Integrity Project.
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“We would like for our 4-6 member team to meet with Az Audit officials who can give details of the logistics of a major audit,” Smith wrote. Smith wanted help setting up an “audit” of counties in California. Pullen responded by asking how he could help.
A few days later, a reporter texted Pullen to ask, “Do you know if your folks have been in touch with Sen. Dave Argall from PA? He says he wants to do an audit too.” Pullen replied, “I think so.”
A calendar entry for an “Election Integrity Call” on July 3 includes Wisconsin Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who has tried to start an investigation in Wisconsin (separate from the one undertaken by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos).
Arizona Rep. Mark Finchem and Catherine Engelbrecht, the founder of voting-restriction organization True the Vote, were also invited to participate in the call.
The agenda includes updates on 13 states, with Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin listed as “Tier 1.” It’s unclear whose calendar this appears on, but a similar invitation for an earlier call was sent to Arizona Sen. Sonny Borelli.
Read more about what we uncovered in our investigation into the “audit” here:
americanoversight.org/arizona-senate…
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