16.09 - Revision history

Neil thibodaux: /* Jamie's Story */

2026-09-15T18:17:22Z

Jamie's Story

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	** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS\|MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS]]		** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS\|MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS]]

	===== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens\|Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens]] =====		==== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens\|Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens]] ====
	Using email, the Elections Department, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training suspended the practice of handing out Sharpie Markers to in-person early voters on October 22 after issues were identified. However, the Assistant Director also directed that Sharpie Markers be handed to in-person voters on Election Day. After the Election, Maricopa County asserted the Sharpie Pens had no impact on the election results. If this attribute had been followed, the "issue" identified with Sharpie Markers would have been evaluated and results documented before resuming the distribution of Sharpies on Election Day.		Using email, the Elections Department, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training suspended the practice of handing out Sharpie Markers to in-person early voters on October 22 after issues were identified. However, the Assistant Director also directed that Sharpie Markers be handed to in-person voters on Election Day. After the Election, Maricopa County asserted the Sharpie Pens had no impact on the election results. If this attribute had been followed, the "issue" identified with Sharpie Markers would have been evaluated and results documented before resuming the distribution of Sharpies on Election Day.

Neil thibodaux: /* June 8, 2026: Maricopa County's Ombudsman */

2026-09-15T18:17:02Z

June 8, 2026: Maricopa County's Ombudsman

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	=== Jamie's Story ===		=== Jamie's Story ===

	==== [[June 8, 2026: ~~Maricopa County's~~ Ombudsman]] ====		==== [[June 8, 2026: Arizona State Ombudsman Replies]] ====
	Ombudsman investigations could be utilized as a separate evaluation per this Attribute, 16.06 However, Maricopa County's Ombudsman program is deficient to Arizona Ombudsman Citizens' Aide (AZOCA) agency. Maricopa County has job positions with Ombudsman in the title. However, Maricopa County Ombudsmen do not have the organizational independence to effectively perform their expected duties of an Ombudsman as defined by internationally recognized organizations for Ombudsmen programs. There is no documentation of independent investigations, since no independent ombudsmen program exists for Maricopa County.		Ombudsman investigations could be utilized as a separate evaluation per this Attribute, 16.06 However, Maricopa County's Ombudsman program is deficient to Arizona Ombudsman Citizens' Aide (AZOCA) agency. Maricopa County has job positions with Ombudsman in the title. However, Maricopa County Ombudsmen do not have the organizational independence to effectively perform their expected duties of an Ombudsman as defined by internationally recognized organizations for Ombudsmen programs. There is no documentation of independent investigations, since no independent ombudsmen program exists for Maricopa County.

	=== Election Anomalies ===		=== Election Anomalies ===

	===== Arizona Senate Allegations =====		==== Arizona Senate Allegations ====
	Arizona Senate allegations arose from MC's failure to recognize the Arizona Senates Oversight Role. These allegations were investigated and reported on by the [https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2020_General_Election_Investigation_Summary.pdf Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation]. Apparently, none of the election anomalies were formally evaluated by MC, as in documented in an internal report to determine cause and take corrective action. If MC leadership had conducted an investigation, the AZ AG's inspector would have most certainly referenced the report as part of their investigation.		Arizona Senate allegations arose from MC's failure to recognize the Arizona Senates Oversight Role. These allegations were investigated and reported on by the [https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2020_General_Election_Investigation_Summary.pdf Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation]. Apparently, none of the election anomalies were formally evaluated by MC, as in documented in an internal report to determine cause and take corrective action. If MC leadership had conducted an investigation, the AZ AG's inspector would have most certainly referenced the report as part of their investigation.

Neil thibodaux: /* Jamie's Story */

2026-09-15T16:33:12Z

Jamie's Story

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	=== Jamie's Story ===		=== Jamie's Story ===
	~~No examples are available~~ to ~~illustrate governance gaps~~ for ~~this attribute~~.
			==== [[June 8, 2026: Maricopa County's Ombudsman]] ====
			Ombudsman investigations could be utilized as a separate evaluation per this Attribute, 16.06 However, Maricopa County's Ombudsman program is deficient to Arizona Ombudsman Citizens' Aide (AZOCA) agency. Maricopa County has job positions with Ombudsman in the title. However, Maricopa County Ombudsmen do not have the organizational independence to effectively perform their expected duties of an Ombudsman as defined by internationally recognized organizations for Ombudsmen programs. There is no documentation of independent investigations, since no independent ombudsmen program exists for Maricopa County.

	=== Election Anomalies ===		=== Election Anomalies ===

Neil thibodaux: /* Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens */

2026-09-10T03:21:30Z

Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens

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	===== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens\|Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens]] =====		===== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens\|Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens]] =====
	Using email, the Elections Department, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training suspended the practice of handing out Sharpie Markers to in-person early voters on October 22 after issues were identified. However, the Assistant Director also directed that Sharpie Markers be handed to in-person voters on Election Day~~. These instructions were informally provided by email and contradicted the ballot instructions, which required ballpoint pens~~. After the Election, Maricopa County asserted the Sharpie Pens had no impact on the election results. If this attribute had been followed, the "issue" identified with Sharpie Markers would have been evaluated and results documented before resuming the distribution of Sharpies on Election Day.		Using email, the Elections Department, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training suspended the practice of handing out Sharpie Markers to in-person early voters on October 22 after issues were identified. However, the Assistant Director also directed that Sharpie Markers be handed to in-person voters on Election Day. After the Election, Maricopa County asserted the Sharpie Pens had no impact on the election results. If this attribute had been followed, the "issue" identified with Sharpie Markers would have been evaluated and results documented before resuming the distribution of Sharpies on Election Day.

	* Maricopa County ~~Leadership <u>~~directed the use of ''Sharpie Markers'' on Election Day~~</u>~~ contrary to their acknowledgement of issues arising from the use of Sharpie Markers, which had occurred prior to October 22, 2020.		* Maricopa County Leader directed the use of ''Sharpie Markers'' on Election Day contrary to their acknowledgement of issues arising from the use of Sharpie Markers, which had occurred prior to October 22, 2020. Maricopa County Leader asked personnel to stop using S''harpie Marker''s and use Ballpoint Pens until the Election Day in an apparent attempt to prevent premature escalation of the issue until after the election.
	* Maricopa County ~~Leadership~~ asked personnel to ~~<u>~~stop using S''harpie Marker''s and use Ballpoint Pens until the Election Day~~</u>~~ in an apparent attempt to prevent premature escalation of the issue until after the election.		* Inspectors were the target audience of this email message. The inspectors were informed of issues and concerns with Sharpie Markers. Yet, the email asked inspectors to intentionally distribute Sharpie Pens on Election Day after issues and concerns with the use of Sharpie Pens had been identified. The very people (i.e., inspectors) that should have been ensuring secure elections apparently complied with the request to distributed Sharpie Marker to voters on Election Day, even though there were know issues with Sharpie Markers. The Maricopa County Leader seeks to ensure everyone is passing out Sharpie Markers contrary to the ballot instructions. Everyone is alerted to issues and concerns with the Sharpie Markers, but apparently no one questioned their extensive use on Election Day. This email message was delivered by the Elections Department Assistant Director for Recruitment and Training. In this case, numerous temporary workers are hired for a short period of time, for the single purpose of supporting an election. The Assistant Director for Recruitment and Training would have been more influential to newly hired temporary workers. It seems odd that a staff management position (i.e., Training) would be communicating a line management decision, or what should be a line management decision.
	* Inspectors were the target audience of this email message. The email asked inspectors to intentionally distribute Sharpie Pens on Election Day ~~in the same email that had also acknowledgeed there are~~ issues with the use of Sharpie Pens ~~on ballots prior to October 22, 2020~~. The very people (i.e., inspectors) that should have been ~~directing compliance~~ with the ~~ballot instructions the use of ball point pens were being told~~ to ~~violate ballot instructions by ensuring poll workers~~ distributed Sharpie Marker to voters on Election Day, even though there were know issues with Sharpie Markers.		* An investigation into 2022 Mid-term election anomalies confirmed that Sharpie Markers bled through some ballots, which would be consistent with the reports of "issues and concerns" identified with the use of Sharpie Markers before October 22, 2020.
			* As Maricopa County tells the story, they were concerned about long lines at voting centers. Their story goes on to attribute ballot tabulator fouling as the cause of long lines; delays and long lines occurred when voting stopped to clean the tabulators. They attributed fouling of the ballot tabulator to the wet ink from ballpoint pens being transferred to the tabulator. Their solution was to distribute Sharpie Markers at the Voting Centers to the voters; Sharpie ink apparently dries faster than ballpoint pen ink. The problem with their story is that it sounds more like an excuse than a plan. If any part of their story had been documented, which showed a thoughtful investigation, then most of the public's suspicions of foul play even would have been resolved, even if the corrective action to use Sharpie Markers was wrong.

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Neil thibodaux: /* Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020) */

2026-09-07T04:17:05Z

Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)

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	** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS\|MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS]]		** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS\|MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS]]

	===== [[~~Signature Verification~~\|Maricopa County ~~Signature Verification (2020)~~]] =====		===== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens\|Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens]] =====
	~~Governance~~ issues identified ~~from [https://www~~.~~azag~~.~~gov~~/~~sites/default/files/2025-06/2020_General_Election_Investigation_Summary~~.~~pdf Arizona Attorney General~~'s ~~Office 2020 General~~ Election ~~Investigation]~~ of ~~Arizona Senate allegations~~ of ~~Maricopa County - Signature Verification Process~~ issues. ~~It is presumed that no internal investigation was performed and documented~~. ~~If available~~, ~~it would~~ have ~~most certainly delivered~~ to ~~the inspector and noted within his report~~.		Using email, the Elections Department, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training suspended the practice of handing out Sharpie Markers to in-person early voters on October 22 after issues were identified. However, the Assistant Director also directed that Sharpie Markers be handed to in-person voters on Election Day. These instructions were informally provided by email and contradicted the ballot instructions, which required ballpoint pens. After the Election, Maricopa County asserted the Sharpie Pens had no impact on the election results. If this attribute had been followed, the "issue" identified with Sharpie Markers would have been evaluated and results documented before resuming the distribution of Sharpies on Election Day.

			* Maricopa County Leadership <u>directed the use of ''Sharpie Markers'' on Election Day</u> contrary to their acknowledgement of issues arising from the use of Sharpie Markers, which had occurred prior to October 22, 2020.
			* Maricopa County Leadership asked personnel to <u>stop using S''harpie Marker''s and use Ballpoint Pens until the Election Day</u> in an apparent attempt to prevent premature escalation of the issue until after the election.
			* Inspectors were the target audience of this email message. The email asked inspectors to intentionally distribute Sharpie Pens on Election Day in the same email that had also acknowledgeed there are issues with the use of Sharpie Pens on ballots prior to October 22, 2020. The very people (i.e., inspectors) that should have been directing compliance with the ballot instructions the use of ball point pens were being told to violate ballot instructions by ensuring poll workers distributed Sharpie Marker to voters on Election Day, even though there were know issues with Sharpie Markers.

Neil thibodaux: /* Arizona Senate Allegations */

2026-08-28T20:19:29Z

Arizona Senate Allegations

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	Arizona Senate allegations arose from MC's failure to recognize the Arizona Senates Oversight Role. These allegations were investigated and reported on by the [https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2020_General_Election_Investigation_Summary.pdf Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation]. Apparently, none of the election anomalies were formally evaluated by MC, as in documented in an internal report to determine cause and take corrective action. If MC leadership had conducted an investigation, the AZ AG's inspector would have most certainly referenced the report as part of their investigation.		Arizona Senate allegations arose from MC's failure to recognize the Arizona Senates Oversight Role. These allegations were investigated and reported on by the [https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2020_General_Election_Investigation_Summary.pdf Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation]. Apparently, none of the election anomalies were formally evaluated by MC, as in documented in an internal report to determine cause and take corrective action. If MC leadership had conducted an investigation, the AZ AG's inspector would have most certainly referenced the report as part of their investigation.

			* [[Signature Verification\|Maricopa Signature Verification (2020)]]
			* [[Dropbox Collection (2020)\|Maricopa Drop Box (2020)]]
	* [[The Anomalies#Maricopa Election Management Server (2020)\|Maricopa Election Management Server (2020)]]		* [[The Anomalies#Maricopa Election Management Server (2020)\|Maricopa Election Management Server (2020)]]
	** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Election Management System Database Purged\|MC EMS 2020 - Election Management System Database Purged]]		** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Election Management System Database Purged\|MC EMS 2020 - Election Management System Database Purged]]

Neil thibodaux: /* Election Anomalies */

2026-08-28T20:04:21Z

Election Anomalies

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 ===== [[Signature Verification|Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)]] =====
 Governance issues identified from [https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2020_General_Election_Investigation_Summary.pdf Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation] of Arizona Senate allegations of Maricopa County - Signature Verification Process issues. It is presumed that no internal investigation was performed and documented. If available, it would have most certainly delivered to the inspector and noted within his report.

Neil thibodaux at 19:58, 28 August 2026

2026-08-28T19:58:46Z

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	'''Principle 16 - Perform Monitoring Activities'''		'''Principle 16 - Perform Monitoring Activities'''

	'''Attribute 16.09''' - Management evaluates and documents the results of ongoing monitoring and separate evaluations to identify internal control issues ['''documentation requirement'''].~~<sup>114</sup>~~ Management uses this evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the internal control system. Differences between the results of monitoring activities and the previously established baseline may indicate internal control issues, including undocumented changes in the internal control system or potential internal control deficiencies.		'''Attribute 16.09''' - Management evaluates and documents the results of ongoing monitoring and separate evaluations to identify internal control issues ['''documentation requirement''']. Management uses this evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the internal control system. Differences between the results of monitoring activities and the previously established baseline may indicate internal control issues, including undocumented changes in the internal control system or potential internal control deficiencies.

	Note: The GAO emphasized the '''"documentation requirements."'''		Note: The GAO emphasized the '''"documentation requirements."'''

Neil thibodaux: /* Election Anomalies */

2026-08-22T23:30:07Z

Election Anomalies

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	=== Election Anomalies ===		=== Election Anomalies ===
	~~No examples are~~ available to ~~illustrate governance gaps for this attribute~~.
			===== [[Signature Verification\|Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)]] =====
			Governance issues identified from [https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2020_General_Election_Investigation_Summary.pdf Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation] of Arizona Senate allegations of Maricopa County - Signature Verification Process issues. It is presumed that no internal investigation was performed and documented. If available, it would have most certainly delivered to the inspector and noted within his report.

Neil thibodaux at 18:10, 22 August 2026

2026-08-22T18:10:14Z

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