Thread by @beckerdavidj

Read this. "Critics in both parties charge that what began as a way to placate angry Trump voters has become a political embarrassment and another blow to the once-inviolable democratic norm that losers and winners alike honor results of elections." /1

nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/…

"Hoping to head off a dispute, the supervisors hired two federally approved firms to conduct a forensic audit of the county’s voting machines. The audit concluded that the equipment had performed flawlessly." /2

The R senate leader stated “A lot of our constituents have questions about the validity of it. What else could we do to verify the votes were accurate.” She could start by telling the truth, and telling those voters that multiple audits confirmed the election was accurate. /3

Meanwhile, this "audit" proceeds, with an inexperienced and biased firm in charge, with reporters and public having virtually no access, and with ballots being contaminated and chain of custody being destroyed. /4

And the inexperienced, biased firm paid $150K by taxpayers seeks to keep its process secret, from the very taxpayers paying them. /5

azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

"Though Ken Bennett, the Senate’s liaison, told reporters that the process would include verification of the signatures voters included on their ballot envelopes, a lawyer for Cyber Ninjas said in court filings Sunday that signature review is not part of the scope of work." /6