17.05 - Revision history

Neil thibodaux: /* May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato */

2026-09-12T01:11:22Z

May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato

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	==== [[May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato]] ====		==== [[May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato]] ====
	Excluding the Procurement Services department, Maricopa County employees did not respond to Jamie's PRR. Her inquiries were related to trying to determine if any of the election anomalies had been investigated and corrective actions plans implemented to prevent a recurrence of these issues. Given that no documents were provided, it's reasonable to conclude there was no meaningful evaluation. Procurement Services delivered two Runbeck Election Services contracts. It appears that the contracts were changed without referencing a documented evaluation that had occurred to prior the change, justifying the need to change the contract.		Excluding the Procurement Services department, Maricopa County employees did not respond to Jamie's PRR. Her inquiries were related to trying to determine if any of the election anomalies had been investigated and corrective actions plans implemented to prevent a recurrence of these issues. Given that no documents were provided, it's reasonable to conclude there was no meaningful evaluation. Procurement Services delivered two Runbeck Election Services contracts. It appears that the contracts were changed without referencing a documented evaluation that had occurred to prior the change, justifying the need to change the contract.

			==== [[June 25, 2025: Runbeck Contract Delivered]] ====
			Some of the contract changes were routine, while others were apparently needed to address an issue based on the scope. Those changes that were significant in scope lack the key aspects of Corrective Action Plans, identification, evaluation and corrective action. No documentation of those actions were provided with the contracts.

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

Neil thibodaux: /* Jamie's Story */

2026-09-11T21:19:28Z

Jamie's Story

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	=== Jamie's Story ===		=== Jamie's Story ===
	~~No examples are available~~ to ~~illustrate governance gaps for this attribute~~.
			==== [[May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato]] ====
			Excluding the Procurement Services department, Maricopa County employees did not respond to Jamie's PRR. Her inquiries were related to trying to determine if any of the election anomalies had been investigated and corrective actions plans implemented to prevent a recurrence of these issues. Given that no documents were provided, it's reasonable to conclude there was no meaningful evaluation. Procurement Services delivered two Runbeck Election Services contracts. It appears that the contracts were changed without referencing a documented evaluation that had occurred to prior the change, justifying the need to change the contract.

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

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

2026-09-10T03:56:59Z

Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens

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	For an effort to comply with Federal law, there is no documentation to support their claim that Sharpies were needed. The offer excuses and defend actions in the absence of any investigation and creation of corrective actions. Maricopa County claims long lines were occurring because of delays needed to clean the ballot tabulators, which had become fouled with ink. The transfer of ink to the tabulators was attributed to the use of ballpoint pens; the ink had not dried before running through the tabulator. They claim the issue only occurred at the voting centers because the ink always had enough time to dry for early mail-in ballots.		For an effort to comply with Federal law, there is no documentation to support their claim that Sharpies were needed. The offer excuses and defend actions in the absence of any investigation and creation of corrective actions. Maricopa County claims long lines were occurring because of delays needed to clean the ballot tabulators, which had become fouled with ink. The transfer of ink to the tabulators was attributed to the use of ballpoint pens; the ink had not dried before running through the tabulator. They claim the issue only occurred at the voting centers because the ink always had enough time to dry for early mail-in ballots.

	It's a weak explanation, if that was truly the problem, why they returned to ballpoint pens at the voting centers? Where is the documentation to prove the use of Sharpie Markers were the result of rigorous analysis and planning.		It's a weak explanation, if that was truly the problem, why they returned to ballpoint pens at the voting centers? Where is the '''documentation''' to prove the use of Sharpie Markers were the result of rigorous analysis and planning by Maricopa County?

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

2026-09-10T03:55:38Z

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]] =====
	~~The Assistant Director~~ of ~~Recruitment and Training's October 22~~, ~~2020 email acknowledged problems with~~ Sharpie Markers ~~by stating,~~ " ~~we've heard you and we know you've been hearing issues and concerns about Sharpie Markers~~." ~~The Assistant Director took immediate action to remediate the concern by suspending the practice of handing out Sharpie Markers to in-person early voters on October 22 after issues were identified.~~		As of September 2026, the Maricopa County website seeks to dispel suspicions of inappropriate use Sharpie Markers under the heading "2020 Election Myths."

	~~Unfortunately, the subsequent direction by the Assistant Director~~ of ~~Recruitment and Training exacerbated the issues~~ and ~~concerns~~, ~~negating~~ the ~~remediation action. The Assistant Director directed that Sharpie Markers be handed to in-person voters on Election Day, which is significant because there were a larger number~~ of ~~in-person voters on Election Day, so~~ the ~~Sharpie Markers were used more often by the voters~~.		In chain of interrelated events and actions, Maricopa County claims the root of the problem was long lines at voting centers; "federal law requires counties to work to avoid long voting lines."

	The ~~evaluation~~ of ~~the identified issues~~ and ~~concerns~~ were ~~apparently~~ not ~~documented~~. ~~Maricopa County leadership~~ was ~~unable~~ to ~~provide any~~ documentation of the ~~acceptability~~ of Sharpie Markers ~~before they~~ were ~~placed in use AND did not document~~ the ~~evaluation~~ of ~~the issues~~ and ~~concerns once they were identified by field personnel prior to October 22, 2020~~.		For an effort to comply with Federal law, there is no documentation to support their claim that Sharpies were needed. The offer excuses and defend actions in the absence of any investigation and creation of corrective actions. Maricopa County claims long lines were occurring because of delays needed to clean the ballot tabulators, which had become fouled with ink. The transfer of ink to the tabulators was attributed to the use of ballpoint pens; the ink had not dried before running through the tabulator. They claim the issue only occurred at the voting centers because the ink always had enough time to dry for early mail-in ballots.

			It's a weak explanation, if that was truly the problem, why they returned to ballpoint pens at the voting centers? Where is the documentation to prove the use of Sharpie Markers were the result of rigorous analysis and planning.

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

2026-09-07T04:50:02Z

Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)

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	===== [[Signature Verification\|Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)]] =====		===== [[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. The inspector did not identify any investigation of Signature Verifier issues.		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. The inspector did not identify any investigation of Signature Verifier issues.

			===== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens\|Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens]] =====
			The Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training's October 22, 2020 email acknowledged problems with Sharpie Markers by stating, " we've heard you and we know you've been hearing issues and concerns about Sharpie Markers." The Assistant Director took immediate action to remediate the concern by suspending the practice of handing out Sharpie Markers to in-person early voters on October 22 after issues were identified.

			Unfortunately, the subsequent direction by the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training exacerbated the issues and concerns, negating the remediation action. The Assistant Director directed that Sharpie Markers be handed to in-person voters on Election Day, which is significant because there were a larger number of in-person voters on Election Day, so the Sharpie Markers were used more often by the voters.

			The evaluation of the identified issues and concerns were apparently not documented. Maricopa County leadership was unable to provide any documentation of the acceptability of Sharpie Markers before they were placed in use AND did not document the evaluation of the issues and concerns once they were identified by field personnel prior to October 22, 2020.

Neil thibodaux: /* Election Anomalies */

2026-08-28T22:53:56Z

Election Anomalies

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

			===== 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]. These allegations would not have occurred had MC leadership taken action to identify, investigate and remediate internal control issues associated with the 2020 General Election. This attribute specifically requires documentation for these corrective action related activities.

			* [[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 Files Deleted\|MC EMS 2020 - Election Files Deleted]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Corrupt Ballot Images\|MC EMS 2020 - Corrupt Ballot Images]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Missing Ballot Images\|MC EMS 2020 - Missing Ballot Images]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Anonymous Logins\|MC EMS 2020 - Anonymous Logins]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Dual Boot System Discovered\|MC EMS 2020 - Dual Boot System Discovered]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Operating System Logs Not Preserved\|MC EMS 2020 - Operating System Logs Not Preserved]]

	===== [[Dropbox Collection (2020)\|Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020)]] =====		===== [[Dropbox Collection (2020)\|Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020)]] =====

Neil thibodaux: /* Election Anomalies */

2026-08-26T20:43:15Z

Election Anomalies

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

			===== [[Dropbox Collection (2020)\|Maricopa Dropbox Collection (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 Election Department - Drop Box Collections issues.

			The AZ AG's inspection did not report on any MC internal investigation of the lapses in chain of custody documentation, which should have been documented. Additionally, no corrective actions were identified even though the allegations had been confirmed; there were procedure violations.

	===== [[Signature Verification\|Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)]] =====		===== [[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. The inspector did not identify any investigation of Signature Verifier issues.		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. The inspector did not identify any investigation of Signature Verifier issues.

Neil thibodaux: /* Election Anomalies */

2026-08-22T23:53:59Z

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. The inspector did not identify any investigation of Signature Verifier issues.

Neil thibodaux at 18:17, 22 August 2026

2026-08-22T18:17:34Z

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			=== Jamie's Story ===
			No examples are available to illustrate governance gaps for this attribute.

			=== Election Anomalies ===
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Neil thibodaux at 12:40, 16 August 2026

2026-08-16T12:40:02Z

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	Note: The GAO emphasized "'''documentation requirement'''."		Note: The GAO emphasized "'''documentation requirement'''."

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

			===== 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]. These allegations would not have occurred had MC leadership taken action to identify, investigate and remediate internal control issues associated with the 2020 General Election. This attribute specifically requires documentation for these corrective action related activities.

			* [[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 Files Deleted\|MC EMS 2020 - Election Files Deleted]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Corrupt Ballot Images\|MC EMS 2020 - Corrupt Ballot Images]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Missing Ballot Images\|MC EMS 2020 - Missing Ballot Images]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Anonymous Logins\|MC EMS 2020 - Anonymous Logins]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Dual Boot System Discovered\|MC EMS 2020 - Dual Boot System Discovered]]
			** [[The Anomalies#MC EMS 2020 - Operating System Logs Not Preserved\|MC EMS 2020 - Operating System Logs Not Preserved]]

	===== [[Dropbox Collection (2020)\|Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020)]] =====		===== [[Dropbox Collection (2020)\|Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020)]] =====