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Nevilledog

(50,660 posts)
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 08:35 PM Jul 2021

Cyber Ninjas play by an alarmingly different set of election audit rules



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Stephen Richer—Maricopa Cnty Recorder (prsnl acct)
@stephen_richer
Judge for yourself which set of rules (or non-rules as it would be) better ensures fairness and accuracy.

My piece in today’s @azcopinions

Please read before judging.

Cyber Ninjas play by an alarmingly different set of election audit rules
Compare the rules we in Maricopa County follow on election audits to those the Cyber Ninjas are using. We all should be skeptical of their findings.
azcentral.com
9:29 AM · Jul 11, 2021


https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2021/07/11/cyber-ninjas-play-different-election-audit-rules-than-maricopa-county/7904069002/

In the months since Arizona Senate President Karen Fann launched her audit of the 2020 election, it has become clear there are different rules for different auditors.

There are rules that Maricopa County election administrators must follow, and there are far less demanding rules for the Cyber Ninjas conducting Fann’s audit. Here are examples:

How ballot counters are selected

Maricopa County: After every election, Maricopa County is required by law to oversee a hand-count audit of a statistically significant number of votes. For the November 2020 election, the hand-count of 47,000 votes matched the machine count 100% – the machines clearly worked. The volunteers who do the hand count are selected by the political parties, not the county. The volunteers work in groups of three, and all of the groups are required by law to be bipartisan.

Cyber Ninjas: The Cyber Ninjas have recruited their hand-counters almost exclusively from the Republican Party. The Cyber Ninjas counting teams are not bipartisan.

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Cyber Ninjas play by an alarmingly different set of election audit rules (Original Post) Nevilledog Jul 2021 OP
Not that surprising, republiqons in general FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #1
Where is the DOJ? triron Jul 2021 #2
They should bring in the Cyber Ninjas to start judging sports competitions, Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #3

FoxNewsSucks

(10,375 posts)
1. Not that surprising, republiqons in general
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 08:39 PM
Jul 2021

play by an alarmingly different set of election rules. Or usually, no rules.

Crunchy Frog

(26,548 posts)
3. They should bring in the Cyber Ninjas to start judging sports competitions,
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 11:03 PM
Jul 2021

utilizing their own special sets of criteria and methodology, as well as the transparency they're known for.

The Repuqs would just love that. Especially the ones who like to place bets. It would make the outcomes so much more excitingly unpredictable.

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