KEY POINTS:
• Canvassed results were accurate
• Fewer than 100 potentially questionable ballots cast out of 2.1 million
• No systemic issues; no races impacted
• @maricopavote followed all federal, state, and local laws
THEIR SMOKING GUNS WERE FULL OF BLANKS:
• Cyber Ninjas made faulty or inaccurate claims about more than 53,000 ballots in 18 different categories
• CyFIR claims re: equipment were all inaccurate
• EchoMail claims re: early ballot images were all misleading
WE KEPT THE RECORDS: @maricopavote cloned copies of the election server as it was when it was delivered to the Senate. Those clones, + security logs and surveillance footage, help disprove many of the outrageous claims made by Sen contractors, such as intentionally deleted files.
WE WENT EVEN FURTHER:
As an added check, the County hired a third-party cyber security and incident response firm staffed by former FBI officials to provide independent analysis. Their findings affirmed the integrity of county personnel and processes.
WE KNOW THE LAWS:
Elections are governed by federal and state election laws. Want to know why we do things a certain way? It’s in statute or the election procedures manual. Our report cites the laws we followed related to each claim made by Senate contractors.
BOTTOM LINE: The AZ Senate’s $9 million “forensic audit” proved only one thing--that hiring inexperienced partisans with no knowledge of election laws or procedures to analyze an election in the 2nd largest voting jurisdiction in America is a bad idea.
LEARN MORE: The entire report is posted at JustTheFacts.vote. @maricopavote professionals will summarize the findings and take questions from the Board of Supervisors during a hearing that will begin shortly. Watch live: youtube.com/maricopacounty….
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Have you seen this viral video? The people sharing it are lying to you.
So here we go, defusing a new election ‘bombshell’ that’s a lot like the old ‘bombshells.’🧵
Claim: "Maricopa County did secret testing of tabulation equipment. Just look at this video!"
Facts: If it was a secret, why did we livestream it? That's the opposite of secret. People interested in the facts can find those in our May 10 court filing. Excerpt below:
Bottom line: The video shows the installation of new memory cards which happens in each election. A judge already considered this supposedly "new" evidence in Ms. Lake's election contest and found it unconvincing.
BOMBSHELL 🧵: We’ve noticed that election misinformation seems to spread more widely when there’s incendiary language & out-of-context graphics, pictures, or videos. So we are going to EXPOSE the UNBELIEVABLE facts as election workers are CAUGHT IN THE ACT following the law. ⬇️
What happens in the tabulation center isn’t a state secret. Cameras are rolling throughout, political party observers are present, and our elections directors are telling them what’s happening as it is happening.
Black canvass bags are used to transport voted ballots & results reports from Vote Centers after polls close on Election Day. Bags have a tamper evident seal for security, are logged on a chain of custody form, & returned to @maricopavote by 2 poll workers of differing parties.
VOTERS: All legal votes will be counted. Your vote will count equally whether it is reported first, last, or somewhere in between. Thank you for participating.
CANDIDATES: All legal votes will be counted, including votes for you. If you have the most votes in the final tally, you will be elected. If you do not have the most votes, you will have lost your election.
DISINFORMATION SUPER SPREADERS: Please read Arizona election law & the elections procedures manual before asking leading questions about how something seems suspicious. There are processes + checks and balances in place to make sure every legal vote is only counted once.
What happens after Vote Centers close their doors? An all-night process with employees and volunteers across the political spectrum working to report results and prepare early ballots requiring signature verification. 👇
Poll workers close down voting locations after 7 PM. Depending on any lines, the process can vary, with most taking anywhere from 30-60 minutes.
In-person election result data and Vote Center equipment is returned to the downtown election center, where early ballots are organized for scanning, while in-person voting results are uploaded and then reported to the results website.