Security lapses plague Arizona Senate's election audit at State Fairgrounds

[StarryNite]

Security lapses plague Arizona Senate's election audit at State Fairgrounds
MORGAN LOEW
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Arizona Senate election audit officials refused to address a series of security lapses and problems exposed by Arizona's Family Investigates, the night before the controversial recount was to begin.

"I question why security wasn't already in place," said Karl de la Guerra, who is a protective services consultant with 43 years in the industry. De la Guerra was reacting to a video sent to him by Arizona's Family Investigates. The video exposed a lack of security at the Arizona Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, the audit location. State Senate Republicans are performing the audit, but doing so on a shoe-string budget. And critics argue that the company hired to lead the operation is run by a Trump supporter who had tweeted false conspiracy theories about the election.

"I think the fact of the matter is that there have been numerous legitimate audits that have shown that there were no discrepancies," said Sen. Rebecca Rios, who is the leading Democrat in the state Senate.

After watching the video shot by Arizona's Family Investigates, Rios said the audit should be called off. "I don't know how people walk away feeling comfortable about what is going on. We have asked repeatedly, 'What is the plan? What is the plan for security?'" said Rios.

[link:https://www.azfamily.com/news/investigations/cbs_5_investigates/security-lapses-plague-arizona-senates-election-audit-at-state-fairgrounds/article_b499aee8-a3ed-11eb-8f94-bfc2918c6cc9.html?block_id=997196|

[elleng]

1. 'After watching the video shot by Arizona's Family Investigates, Rios said the audit

should be called off.'

[2naSalit]

2. No security is the plan.

[calimary]

3. Exactly.

No security is the whole point. You can cheat successfully that way.

[jaxexpat]

4. .....and manufacture your very own narrative of excuses when you're caught. It's genius!

[tanyev]

5. OK, that reminded me of a story I can't find now.

A couple elections ago, intruders associated with the Republican party were discovered in the wee hours of the night in a building where ballots were stored. Don't remember the state, don't remember the year. Trigger any bells for anyone else?

[2naSalit]

6. +1

[tanyev]

7. Found it! I guess it was the phrase 'security lapse' that triggered this memory for me.

In the ever bizarre Mississippi Republican Senate Primary, three people were locked into the Courthouse where the primary ballots had been counted after hours. The three claimed they had entered through an open side door. The ballots themselves were locked in an inaccessible vault, and never in danger.

The incident dominated the news cycle for about 48 hours because one of the three was a coalition coordinator for the campaign of Chris McDaniel.

“Based on our findings and subsequent conclusion, there is no reason to believe that the three individuals engaged in any criminal activity nor do we believe any laws were broken,” a statement by the Hinds County Sheriff’s office read on Thursday.

According to the sheriff’s office, the three McDaniel supporters gained access to the courthouse through an employees-only side door that was not meant to be open. Once it closed behind them, they found themselves trapped and searched the building in hopes of finding an employee who could help them leave. They never had access to any ballot boxes, which were in a secure locked area, the sheriff’s office said.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2014/06/since-when-do-das-investigate-non-crimes-oh-yeah-mssen/