Just got to my home away from home, which has now been described in national media as not just ‘decrepit’ but also ‘suburban’ ‘aging’ and a ‘basketball arena.’
I’ll tweet today as they move the ballots back in here from a storage building. Graduations are over. #azauditpool
Here’s the building that has stored the ballots and machines for the last nine days. Watch the inside of this building and the coliseum at a audit.org
The most important news today is that the CNN videographer just mistook me for a broadcast reporter. And to that I say
If you want to catch up what happened with the Arizona election audit during the week-long break, here’s some must reads:
Was supposed to say azaudit.org stupid autocorrect
And from me and @robertanglen: As Arizona election audit resumes, who is recruiting ballot counters? Patrick Byrne, former Overstock CEO and Trump supporter who created nonprofit to fundraise for audit azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
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New: Being told this morning that Ken Bennett will no longer be handing media for Arizona election audit. Instead, Senators @FannKfann and @warrenpetersen, who have typically not been inside the coliseum and taking procedural questions. #azauditpool
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This morning @KyungLahCNN and her team were given a phone number by the security lead we refer to as Cowboy Hat Andy because he won’t give us his name. Told that’s the new media number.
Yet in typical audit fashion when I called Ken Bennett about this...
Bennett answered his phone this morning and told me he had not heard about this new setup.
Then I called the number I was given and Randy Pullen, former AZ GOP chair who has been involved in the audit, answered. Pullen...
If you want to hear straight from Maricopa County officials their explanation for why the Senate's election audit contractors couldn't find those "deleted files" (which they have explained weren't deleted) ... listen here, starts at 1 pm maricopa.gov/324/Board-of-S…
Maricopa Supervisor Chairman Jack Sellers starts the meeting off with some words for the Arizona Senate.
Calls the audit "a grift disguised as an audit."
"It's time to be done with this craziness," he says.
Maricopa County Recorder @stephen_richer explains that the auditors' concerns amount to a misunderstanding of elections generally and misunderstanding of the county's processes.
- Ballots were all tracked properly
- 'Missing' files weren't deleted
❓What election files did the county delete
❓Did the auditors use a WiFi router
❓Will Dominion give admin access to its machines
❓Will supervisors meet with senators
I've stayed relatively quiet as various statements and claims have been made in the last 24 hours because I don't want to spread misinformation.
Hoping we get some more info with documents to back it up very soon.
The 2 main questions on my mind these days:
- Why did the SOS settle in court if so many questions remain
- Will the county supervisors provide info willingly or will this go back to another subpoena/court fight