Threads from AZ Secretary of State and the media about how corrupt the AZ audit process is....

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Secretary Katie Hobbs
@SecretaryHobbs
Early last month, I asked @fannkfann to develop clear procedures related to transparency and security for her “audit,” and to make them available publicly.

Seven weeks later, Arizona voters still have almost no information. And what we have learned is not reassuring. 1/
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Early last month, I asked @FannKfann to develop clear procedures related to transparency and security for her “audit,” and to make them available publicly.

Seven weeks later, Arizona voters still have almost no information. And what we have learned is not reassuring. 1/
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The Senate hired a firm called Cyber Ninjas, whose CEO has a history of spreading election conspiracies 2/

CEO of firm eyeing ballots appeared to make political posts

PHOENIX (AP) — The CEO of a company hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to lead a re-count of all 2.1 million ballots cast in the state’s most populous county in November appears to have posted...
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-arizona-elections-phoenix-dcb5478736188723b405a26e5b7031fc

Despite reports showing that well-qualified firms bid to perform the audit, Cyber Ninjas—which did not submit a bid and has no relevant experience—was selected by @FannKfann. 3/
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Cyber Ninjas and the other firms participating will be paid by outside funds raised by others who have spread election conspiracies 4/

2020 Election Conspiracy Theorists Rush To Bankroll Arizona Senate GOP’s Sketchy Audit
The audit that Arizona’s GOP Senate has ordered of the 2020 election in the state’s largest county will be partially...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/arizona-audit-lin-wood-fundraising
The Senate is refusing to allow election experts to observe the audit 5/

Verified Voting Joins with Experts to Send Letter to Arizona State Senate on Election Audit Transparency

Verified Voting joined with experts in election law and administration, national security, and voting rights to write a letter to Arizona State Senate President Fann, requesting her to stop restrictin…
https://verifiedvoting.org/letter-to-arizona-senate-on-transparency/

The Senate has not been clear about media access, at times saying the media could only attend by participating in the audit 6/

Senate GOP won't commit to letting reporters cover its election audit

As the Arizona Senate prepared to begin its election audit on Friday, it was unclear whether Senate Republicans would permit journalists to cover the unprecedented event except under severe restrictio…
https://www.azmirror.com/2021/04/22/senate-reporters-must-work-30-hours-as-audit-volunteers-to-cover-the-election-audit/

Who has been allowed in?Apparently, former State Rep Anthony Kern, who was present at the attempted insurrection on January 6th 7/

Rep. Mark Finchem, also present on January 6th and known spreader of election conspiracies who was paid by the Trump campaign, has been given access 8/

It also appears that the Senate has given Rep. Finchem a role in coordinating the security of election equipment and the ballots of more than 2 million voters 9/

Cyber Ninjas will also go door-to door to ask voters about their voting history, which may violate a bevy of federal laws 10/

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.@FannKfann said this audit would be “independent” and “transparent,” but her choices thus far demonstrate no attempt to achieve these goals. 11/

President Fann must be clear with Arizonans about what she is doing to protect the integrity of voting machines and ballots, and what she will do to make her audit transparent to the public. 12/12
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Greg Burton
@gburton
The Arizona Republic @azcentral and our media partners stand against what’s happening in Phoenix. Senate leaders have let a partisan, conspiratorial broadcast outlet and ragtag crew of proTrump auditors subvert transparency and undermine free and fair elections in Arizona.
9:29 PM · Apr 22, 2021 from Phoenix, AZ

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The Arizona Republic @azcentral and our media partners stand against what’s happening in Phoenix. Senate leaders have let a partisan, conspiratorial broadcast outlet and ragtag crew of proTrump auditors subvert transparency and undermine free and fair elections in Arizona.

We’re asking @FannKfann for immediate access to observe this recount as members of the press, take notes as we would during any Senate procedure and provide a shred of objective accountability as the Senate puts Arizona’s elections on trial.
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Arizona Senate's plan for counting 2.1M ballots impossible and biased, election consultants say azcentral.com/story/news/pol…
The Arizona Senate's audit of the Maricopa County election starts Thursday. Here's what you need to know azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

Arizona Democrats sue to try to stop Senate's election audit just before it begins

Arizona Democrats sue to try to stop Senate's election audit just before it begins
The Arizona Democratic Party and Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop the Senate's election audit.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/04/22/arizona-democratic-party-sues-stop-senates-election-audit/7343675002/

Now OANN is involved in Arizona's Senate election audit? Can this thing get any more absurd?

Now OANN is involved in Arizona's Senate election audit? Can this thing get any more absurd?
Auditors have selected OANN as their broadcast partner for the Senate election audit, a right-wing network renowned for spreading conspiracy theories.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2021/04/21/oann-livestream-arizona-election-audit-absurd/7324889002/
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Jen Fifield
@JenAFifield
Arizona audit update: Follow me here today. I am signed up to be a volunteer observer for the first 6-hour shift of the hand count.

My shift is supposed to start at 8 a.m.
9:03 AM · Apr 23, 2021

This reporter is live tweeting so follow her thread to see what's happening

[chowder66]

1. She has been banned from tweeting or reporting until her shift is done.

The reason is because she is only there as an observer. She is allowed to take notes and there is a live feed of the audit at https://azaudit.org.