Lawyer: Arizona Senate’s 2020 election review out next week
3 years, 3 months ago

Lawyer: Arizona Senate’s 2020 election review out next week

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An attorney representing the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate told a judge Thursday that the long-delayed review of 2020 election results in the state’s most populous county will be released next week. “I haven’t even seen the whole report,” Fann said “I’ve been able to see some bits and pieces and mostly that was just in conversations.” When pressed by the judge to say whether the Senate has received the draft report, Langhofer said “not yet.” “I believe the Senate is in possession of, or its agents are in possession of, a draft report, but not from Cyber Ninjas,” he said. “Multiple courts have now confirmed that these records belong to the public, not to Cyber Ninjas, and they must be released,” American Oversight Executive Director Austin Evers said in a statement after the hearing ended. “With the Senate apparently releasing its ‘audit’ report next Friday, it’s more urgent than ever for the public to get the full story about how this process was conducted.” Senate Republicans issued subpoenas to Maricopa County for all 2020 ballots, the machines that counted them and other data in the state’s most populated county early this year.

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Video fills in details on alleged Ga. election system breach
2 years, 3 months ago

Video fills in details on alleged Ga. election system breach

Associated Press  

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Arizona official refutes review that counted 282 dead voters
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona official refutes review that counted 282 dead voters

Associated Press  

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Cyber Ninjas faces fine over Arizona election review records
2 years, 11 months ago

Cyber Ninjas faces fine over Arizona election review records

Associated Press  

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Election officials rebut Arizona ballot review claims
2 years, 11 months ago

Election officials rebut Arizona ballot review claims

Associated Press  

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Trump threatens to withhold future support for GOP: "Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24"
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump threatens to withhold future support for GOP: "Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24"

Salon  

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Experts find Arizona's 'hoax' audit was even worse than it looked: "Made up the numbers"
3 years, 2 months ago

Experts find Arizona's 'hoax' audit was even worse than it looked: "Made up the numbers"

Salon  

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GOP review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump
3 years, 3 months ago

GOP review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump

Associated Press  

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3 years, 3 months ago

Maricopa County celebrates Cyber Ninjas audit admitting that Joe Biden did, in fact, win

Raw Story  

Maricopa County celebrated on Thursday evening after claiming vindication in the controversial audit of the 2020 election in Arizona's largest county. "A monthslong hand recount of Maricopa County's 2020 vote confirmed that President Joe Biden won and the election was not "stolen" from former President Donald Trump, according to early versions of a report prepared for the Arizona Senate," The …

County cuts deal to end fight over Arizona Senate subpoena
3 years, 3 months ago

County cuts deal to end fight over Arizona Senate subpoena

Associated Press  

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Arizona Supreme Court allows release of Senate audit records
3 years, 3 months ago

Arizona Supreme Court allows release of Senate audit records

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort by the state Senate to keep secret records of its ongoing review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County that are in the possession of the contractors conducting the recount. The high court without comment rejected the appeal filed after an appeals court and trial court both ruled the …

Arizona Senate releases more records of 2020 election review
3 years, 3 months ago

Arizona Senate releases more records of 2020 election review

Associated Press  

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What’s wrong with Arizona’s 2020 audit? A lot, experts say
3 years, 4 months ago

What’s wrong with Arizona’s 2020 audit? A lot, experts say

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A cybersecurity firm plucked from relative obscurity to conduct an unprecedented review of ballots in Arizona’s largest country is readying to present its findings to Republican lawmakers. Republicans in the state Senate launched the review of the county ballots in April in an effort to find irregularities that could support former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a …

The GOP-Led Arizona Election Review Appears Close To Finishing. Here's What To Expect
3 years, 4 months ago

The GOP-Led Arizona Election Review Appears Close To Finishing. Here's What To Expect

NPR  

The GOP-Led Arizona Election Review Appears Close To Finishing. Here's What To Expect Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt York/Pool/AP Matt York/Pool/AP A widely criticized Republican-led review of the 2020 general election in Arizona's largest county appears to be nearing the finish line. Cyber Ninjas' contract says its report is supposed to detail its review of votes cast for the …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump is relentless in election fabrications
3 years, 5 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump is relentless in election fabrications

Associated Press  

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Arizona audit of 2020 election hits hand-count milestone
3 years, 6 months ago

Arizona audit of 2020 election hits hand-count milestone

Associated Press  

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Little-known firm runs Arizona audit of presidential election results
3 years, 7 months ago

Little-known firm runs Arizona audit of presidential election results

LA Times  

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Arizona Senate Republicans sign lease to continue vote audit
3 years, 7 months ago

Arizona Senate Republicans sign lease to continue vote audit

Associated Press  

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Arizona audit of 2020 votes has ‘QAnon problem’: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Arizona audit of 2020 votes has ‘QAnon problem’: Report

Al Jazeera  

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US Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount
3 years, 7 months ago

US Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount

Associated Press  

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Judge has doubts on voter privacy in Arizona recount
3 years, 7 months ago

Judge has doubts on voter privacy in Arizona recount

Associated Press  

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