Republican-Led Election Review In Arizona Determines Biden Did Indeed Win
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican-Led Election Review In Arizona Determines Biden Did Indeed Win

NPR  

Republican-Led Election Review In Arizona Determines Biden Did Indeed Win A widely discredited Republican-led review of the 2020 election in Arizona's biggest county has determined that Joe Biden indeed got more votes there than Donald Trump. LEILA FADEL, HOST: A widely discredited Republican-led review of the 2020 election in Arizona's biggest county has determined that Joe Biden indeed got more votes there than Donald Trump. FADEL: Fann and other backers of the review, including Trump, are clinging to claims of what they say are significant anomalies in the county's 2020 election process. And now, based on how it's been run, it's been criticized by Maricopa County officials, election experts from across the country and even some members of the - Republican members of the state Senate.

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Trump wins Arizona, completing sweep of swing states
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump wins Arizona, completing sweep of swing states

Deccan Chronicle  

Donald Trump won the state of Arizona in this week's US presidential election, US TV networks projected on Saturday, completing the Republican's sweep of all seven swing states.After four days of counting in the southwest state with a large Hispanic population, CNN and NBC projected Trump had obtained its 11 electoral votes.Outgoing President Joe Biden scored a narrow but crucial …

Swing County Showdown: Why It Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Swing County Showdown: Why It Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election

Associated Press  

Maricopa County, Arizona, has become the nation's ultimate swing county due to its close political divide. The county's sprawling size and population make it a key battleground in the presidential election. Increased migration from Mexico in the 1990s and the 2010 law allowing local police to stop people they suspect of being in the country illegally have played a significant …

Arizona ballots damaged after USPS collection box set ablaze in Dem-leaning county: report
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Arizona ballots damaged after USPS collection box set ablaze in Dem-leaning county: report

Raw Story  

Arizona law enforcement officials are conducting an arson investigation after election ballots were damaged when a USPS mail collection box was burned in Maricopa County, a Democratic stronghold. ABC 15 reported that crews responded to the USPS Osborn Station around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday and found a mail collection box on fire. "Approximately 20 electoral ballots were damaged, along with …

Arizona county canvass starts recount process in tight Democratic primary in US House race
4 months, 1 week ago

Arizona county canvass starts recount process in tight Democratic primary in US House race

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s most populous county certified its primary election results Monday, setting in motion a recount for the Democratic nomination in an open congressional district where 42 votes separate the top contenders. This year, the certification of primary election results largely has gone smoothly across Arizona, with the majority of the state’s 15 counties approving the results without issue. …

In Arizona, schools are now targets of election misinformation, spurring fears of violence
4 months, 2 weeks ago

In Arizona, schools are now targets of election misinformation, spurring fears of violence

Salon  

Arizona’s largest public school district is refusing to open its schools as polling sites amid threats against workers and a steady stream of misinformation from right-wing activists in the state. Misinformation pushed by former President Donald Trump and Senate candidate Kari Lake has led to protests outside voting centers, harassment of election workers and a wealth of distrust among voters, …

GOP primary voters in Arizona’s largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP primary voters in Arizona’s largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has fought back against death threats, almost constant harassment and streams of misinformation during his nearly four years overseeing elections in one of the nation’s most prominent political battlegrounds. In one case, the day after Richer spoke during a chaotic public meeting when county officials certified the November 2022 election results, he received …

Stephen Richer, a Republican who actually defended election integrity in Arizona, loses primary race
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Stephen Richer, a Republican who actually defended election integrity in Arizona, loses primary race

Salon  

A GOP official known for his persistent defense of free and fair elections lost his primary election in Arizona on Tuesday, NBC News reported. Incumbent Stephen Richer lost his re-election bid for Maricopa County recorder to State Rep. Justin Heap, a right-wing challenger who called Maricopa County elections a “laughing stock,” according to the Arizona Mirror. When asked how confident …

Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again

NPR  

Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images PHOENIX — Maricopa County in Arizona — home to nearly 60% of the voting population in the swing state — will once again be in the spotlight come this fall’s general election. toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images …

Arizona’s economy is booming. But Biden struggles to reap benefits from voters
7 months, 1 week ago

Arizona’s economy is booming. But Biden struggles to reap benefits from voters

LA Times  

Aaron McDonald thinks back to when he came to Maricopa County nearly 20 years ago as a young ironworker hoping to get work building a new football stadium. It was the Wild West and now there’s a giant chip factory out there,” said McDonald, who now trains union ironworkers, referring to an enormous complex of plants being built in northern …

Joe Biden’s weakness among Latinos threatens his re-election
9 months ago

Joe Biden’s weakness among Latinos threatens his re-election

The Economist  

United States | Political demographics Joe Biden’s weakness among Latinos threatens his re-election In Arizona, a growing Hispanic electorate should help Democrats. Arizona, Hispanics as % of population By census tract, 2021 0 20 40 60 80 100 Congressional districts Grand Canyon Colorado River Phoenix Yuma Tucson MEXICO 50 km Share of total votes cast by Hispanic voters, 2020, % …

Republican Former Arizona AG Sat On Records Refuting Trump Election Fraud Claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Republican Former Arizona AG Sat On Records Refuting Trump Election Fraud Claims

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — Arizona’s former attorney general suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor. Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, who took office last month, said the records show the 2020 election “was conducted fairly and …

Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting 2020 election fraud
1 year, 10 months ago

Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting 2020 election fraud

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s former attorney general suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor. Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, who took office last month, said the records show the 2020 election “was conducted fairly and accurately by election …

Republican losses fan election conspiracies in rural Arizona
1 year, 10 months ago

Republican losses fan election conspiracies in rural Arizona

Associated Press  

BISBEE, Ariz. — James Knox was glad to get out of the big city. Stevens was prepared to oversee Cochise County’s hand count when Marra objected last year, and only stopped once a judge ruled that it violated state law. “Recorder Stevens has proven he’s part of the crazy conspiracy crowd,” said Jennifer Druckman, a retiree who was one of …

Arizona recount uncovers several ballot-counting errors in Pinal County
1 year, 11 months ago

Arizona recount uncovers several ballot-counting errors in Pinal County

Raw Story  

The final recount results released Thursday in the Arizona attorney general’s race — which shrank to a razor-thin margin of 280 votes and confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes’ victory — show that ballot-counting errors in Pinal County were largely responsible for the shift. As in Pinal, all were human errors, though both represented less extensive failures of election administration than the …

Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints
2 years ago

Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s top officials certified the midterm election results Monday, formalizing victories for Democrats over Republicans who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged. “Arizona had a successful election,” Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat who beat Lake in the race for governor, said before signing the certification. The race for attorney general was one of the closest …

Arizona county certifies election after judge’s order
2 years ago

Arizona county certifies election after judge’s order

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A rural Arizona county certified its midterm election results on Thursday, following the orders of a judge who ruled that Republican supervisors broke the law when they refused to sign off on the vote count by this week’s deadline. Two Republicans on Cochise County’s three-member board of supervisors balked for weeks about certifying the election, even as the …

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation
2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — When the Republican candidate for Arizona governor accused the state’s most populous county of “slow-rolling” the vote count to skew early election results, a local official fired back. He called the allegations “irrelevant” and an “incredible distraction.” A record 290,000 of those ballots were dropped off at the county’s 223 vote centers on Election Day and are now …

Democrat wins Arizona elections post over GOP conspiracist
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrat wins Arizona elections post over GOP conspiracist

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Democrat Adrian Fontes won the top elections post in Arizona on Friday, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and who said he would not have certified Joe Biden’s win in the state. Fontes, who formerly oversaw parts of the election system in Arizona’s most populous …

Dems maintain narrow leads in Arizona Senate, governor races
2 years, 1 month ago

Dems maintain narrow leads in Arizona Senate, governor races

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Democrats maintained their narrow leads in key Arizona contests on Thursday, but the races for U.S. Senate and governor were still too early to call with about a fifth of the total ballots left to be counted. Election officials in Maricopa County, which includes metro Phoenix and more than 60% of voters, expected to begin reporting results Friday …

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now
2 years, 1 month ago

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now

NPR  

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP PHOENIX — Maricopa County Chairman Bill Gates is the first to tell you he's in a bizarre position. "The reason that it takes several days to have all of the votes counted here is due in part to the mail-in …

Democrats Pad Narrow Leads In Arizona Senate, Governor Races
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Pad Narrow Leads In Arizona Senate, Governor Races

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — Democrats padded their narrow leads in key Arizona contests on Thursday, but the races for U.S. Senate and attorney general were still too early to call with about a fifth of the total ballots left to be counted. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly led Republican Blake Masters by 5.6 percentage points, while Democrat Katie Hobbs had …

Maricopa County election machine issues spark failed GOP lawsuit, conspiracy theories
2 years, 1 month ago

Maricopa County election machine issues spark failed GOP lawsuit, conspiracy theories

LA Times  

Trouble with tabulation machines at 20% of the polling centers in Arizona’s Maricopa County generated criticism on social media, but a spokesperson for the state’s elections department said the problem was minor. Trump released a video message to Arizona voters and made several posts on Truth Social on Tuesday afternoon, alleging that the situation in Maricopa County was a “complete …

Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts
2 years, 3 months ago

Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling that threw out a lawsuit they filed seeking to require the hand-counting of ballots in November’s election. Named in the lawsuit is Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the state’s top election official and the Democratic candidate for governor, and the majority …

Democrat Adrian Fontes wins Arizona secretary of state race
2 years, 4 months ago

Democrat Adrian Fontes wins Arizona secretary of state race

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes has won the Democratic nomination for Arizona secretary of state and the right to take on a supporter of former President Donald Trump who believes the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Additional returns released Thursday night showed Fontes was so far ahead of House Minority Leader Reginald …

Arizona GOP primary tests power of Trump's election lies
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona GOP primary tests power of Trump's election lies

The Independent  

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Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona
2 years, 4 months ago

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona

NPR  

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona Enlarge this image toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images For the last two years, Arizona has been a hive of election denialism. State Senate Republicans spearheaded a deeply flawed review of the 2020 vote in Arizona's largest county, keeping Maricopa County in the …

Trump-backed Arizona Senate candidate escalates election fears ahead of GOP primary
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump-backed Arizona Senate candidate escalates election fears ahead of GOP primary

CNN  

CNN — Arizona Republican Blake Masters, who earned Donald Trump’s endorsement for the Senate race by embracing the former President’s lies that he won the 2020 election, has turned to questioning whether the 2022 midterm election will be legitimate, as he tries to lock up support among the party faithful ahead of next month’s primary. Last week, Wisconsin GOP Sen. …

'Anything but impartial': Arizona election 'auditors' emails ‘reveal a tangle of partisanship, irony and deceit’
2 years, 6 months ago

'Anything but impartial': Arizona election 'auditors' emails ‘reveal a tangle of partisanship, irony and deceit’

Raw Story  

Documents are shedding new light on the controversial "audit" of the 2020 vote that was authorized by Arizona state Senate Republicans and conducted by the company Cyber Ninjas. "Newly released documents reveal a tangle of partisanship, irony and deceit involving the people hired by the Senate to lead the election review, indicating it was anything but impartial," the Arizona Republic …

Maricopa GOP leaders call out Arizona attorney general for stolen election lies
2 years, 7 months ago

Maricopa GOP leaders call out Arizona attorney general for stolen election lies

Raw Story  

Unlike many Republican candidates who are mimicking Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, or who initially rejected Trump’s claims but are now flirting with conspiracy theorists, Maricopa County’s top elected Republicans have lambasted Arizona’s attorney general, Republican Mark Brnovich, for lying about the 2020 election. “All branches of government in this state must come together to …

New 'terrifying' GOP proposal in Arizona would allow lawmakers to reject election results
2 years, 10 months ago

New 'terrifying' GOP proposal in Arizona would allow lawmakers to reject election results

Raw Story  

Lawmakers would have the power to reject election results under a sweeping piece of legislation that would make seismic changes to the way elections are conducted in Arizona. Rep. John Fillmore’s House Bill 2596 would eliminate no-excuse early voting, which is used by the overwhelming majority of Arizona voters, and would require that all ballots not only be counted by …

No charges for 151 Arizona votes vetted over fraud claims
2 years, 11 months ago

No charges for 151 Arizona votes vetted over fraud claims

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A review of potential voter fraud cases in the 2020 general election in Arizona’s second-largest county ended Friday with an announcement by prosecutors that none of the 151 cases they reviewed merited criminal charges. The announcement by the Pima County Attorney’s Office closes the book on more than 2/3 of all the cases of potential voter fraud that …

Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting
2 years, 11 months ago

Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting

NPR  

Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Steve Helber/AP Mark Finchem was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. To be clear, Republican election officials in the state deemed the results "free, fair, and accurate" and even a discredited GOP-led "audit" run in the state's largest county agreed Biden won. An …

US House panel examines Arizona election review effects
3 years, 2 months ago

US House panel examines Arizona election review effects

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Democratic members of a U.S. House committee on Thursday questioned Arizona officials on the potential damage that a partisan review of the state’s 2020 election results had on trust in American elections. ”If elected officials continue to choose party over truth, then these procedures are going to continue on, these privately funded government-backed attacks on legitimate elections.” Gates …

GOP review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump
3 years, 2 months ago

GOP review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A Republican-backed review of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s largest county ended Friday without producing proof to support former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. “We haven’t learned anything new,” said Matt Masterson, a top U.S. election security official in the Trump administration. “Unfortunately, the report is also littered with errors & faulty conclusions …

Fox News calls Arizona for Joe Biden again -- right as Trump sends out angry attack on 'fake news'
3 years, 2 months ago

Fox News calls Arizona for Joe Biden again -- right as Trump sends out angry attack on 'fake news'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump repeatedly blasted out statements on the Arizona audit after the Cyber Ninjas announced that he had not only lost Maricopa County, but lost by an even larger margin than was announced in November. Fox News reporter Bret Baier said the audit "confirms that President Biden's win in the county and the state was, in fact, a …

Trump's hope for audit to distract from subpoenas dashed as Cyber Ninjas find he's an even bigger loser: report
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump's hope for audit to distract from subpoenas dashed as Cyber Ninjas find he's an even bigger loser: report

Raw Story  

Unable to post his thoughts to Twitter after being banned for his "Big Lie" of election fraud that incited the January 6th insurrection, Donald Trump repeatedly emailed out his thoughts on Thursday evening after some of his top aides were subpoenaed. "The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol subpoenaed former White House Chief of …

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

The Discredited GOP Election Review In Arizona's Largest County Also Finds Biden Won
3 years, 3 months ago

The Discredited GOP Election Review In Arizona's Largest County Also Finds Biden Won

NPR  

The Discredited GOP Election Review In Arizona's Largest County Also Finds Biden Won Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP A widely discredited GOP-led review of the 2020 election in Arizona's largest county has concluded that President Biden did indeed receive more votes there than former President Donald Trump. "That is a true statement," Republican state …

Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won

Al Jazeera  

Trump has claimed fraud in the election in Arizona, a key swing state that helped Biden gain the White House. A leaked draft version of the report alleges Arizona’s largest voting district – Maricopa County – failed to comply with state statutes and election procedures, according to local news and wire service reports. “Interesting that the Unselect Committee of political …

Buckle up: Arizona Republicans to show 2020 recount results
3 years, 3 months ago

Buckle up: Arizona Republicans to show 2020 recount results

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Donald Trump supporters hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to review the 2020 vote count are preparing to deliver their findings on Friday, the climax of a bizarre quest to find evidence supporting the former president’s false claim that he lost because of fraud. The unprecedented partisan review — focused on the vote count in Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa …

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 …

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  

PHOENIX — A Republican-led hand recount of ballots cast in Arizona’s most populous county hit a major milestone Monday when counters finished tallying all the regular ballots cast in November’s presidential and U.S. Senate election, the Arizona Senate’s liaison said. The GOP-led Senate ordered the audit after backers of President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that fraud led to his …

The Controversial Arizona Election Review Is Drawing Republicans From Across The U.S.
3 years, 6 months ago

The Controversial Arizona Election Review Is Drawing Republicans From Across The U.S.

NPR  

The Controversial Arizona Election Review Is Drawing Republicans From Across The U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt York/AP Matt York/AP Republicans from a growing number of states are traveling to Maricopa County in Arizona to witness a controversial election review ordered by GOP leaders in the state Senate, a sign that similar probes may be sought elsewhere across the …

Experts Call It A 'Clown Show' But Arizona 'Audit' Is A Disinformation Blueprint
3 years, 6 months ago

Experts Call It A 'Clown Show' But Arizona 'Audit' Is A Disinformation Blueprint

NPR  

Experts Call It A 'Clown Show' But Arizona 'Audit' Is A Disinformation Blueprint Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtney Pedroza/The Washington Post via Getty Images Courtney Pedroza/The Washington Post via Getty Images To Matt Masterson, the review of 2020 ballots from Maricopa County, Ariz., that's underway is "performance art" or "a clown show," and definitely "a waste of taxpayer money." …

Arizona GOP election audit draws more Republican politicians
3 years, 6 months ago

Arizona GOP election audit draws more Republican politicians

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Three Pennsylvania lawmakers were in Arizona on Wednesday to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the 2020 election. They’re the latest Republicans to make a pilgrimage to Phoenix, ground zero in the “stop the steal” movement’s push to find support for conspiracy theories suggesting the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Absolutely.” As …

As Controversial Maricopa County Audit Continues, Calls For Election Reviews Grow
3 years, 6 months ago

As Controversial Maricopa County Audit Continues, Calls For Election Reviews Grow

NPR  

As Controversial Maricopa County Audit Continues, Calls For Election Reviews Grow As the election review in Arizona's Maricopa County draws wide criticism, Republicans elsewhere are looking at reviewing the 2020 count again. BEN GILES, BYLINE: At an aging coliseum in Phoenix, Ariz., dozens of workers file onto the arena floor every day to count by hand the nearly 2.1 million …

New analysis reveals one key reason Trump lost Arizona — and deflates his claim of 'rigging'
3 years, 7 months ago

New analysis reveals one key reason Trump lost Arizona — and deflates his claim of 'rigging'

Raw Story  

About 75,000 Republican-leaning voters in Arizona's two most populous counties did not vote to re-elect President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, according to an analysis of every vote cast by a longtime Arizona Republican Party election observer and election technologists familiar with vote-counting data. The analysis from Maricopa and Pima Counties underscored that the Arizona state Senate's ongoing audit …

Column: The crazy history behind Arizona’s wacky presidential recount
3 years, 7 months ago

Column: The crazy history behind Arizona’s wacky presidential recount

LA Times  

Arizona’s audit of presidential election ballots is being conducted by a firm whose chief executive promoted President Trump’s lie that the election was stolen. Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, certified the state election results along with Arizona’s Republican attorney general and the chief justice of the state Supreme Court, a Republican appointee. “It is time to make a choice to …

Arizona GOP State Senator Now Regrets Recount: 'It Makes Us Look Like Idiots'
3 years, 7 months ago

Arizona GOP State Senator Now Regrets Recount: 'It Makes Us Look Like Idiots'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An Arizona state senator who initially backed the controversial recount of November votes in Maricopa County now says he regrets his support of the “ridiculous” operation. “It makes us look like idiots,” state Sen. Paul Boyer of suburban Phoenix told The New York Times in an article published Sunday. The private company hired by the Senate, Cyber …

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