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For the purposes of this assessment, my unanswered inquiries to the Arizona Governor and Arizona Attorney General are being disregarded given that this assessment is focused on governance within Arizona counties. Therefore, my interface with Maricopa County Recorder remains relevant. | For the purposes of this assessment, my unanswered inquiries to the Arizona Governor and Arizona Attorney General are being disregarded given that this assessment is focused on governance within Arizona counties. Therefore, my interface with Maricopa County Recorder remains relevant. | ||
As an elected official, I saw the Maricopa County Recorder as serving an oversight role, which is why I sought to have my questions answered by the Maricopa County Recorder. Hence, Green Book '''Principle 2 - Exercise Oversight Responsibility''' was relevant. | As an elected official, I saw the Maricopa County Recorder as serving an oversight role, which is why I sought to have my questions answered by the Maricopa County Recorder. Hence, Green Book '''Principle 2 - Exercise Oversight Responsibility''' was relevant. The Arizona Secretary of State is responsible for providing election oversight to all Arizona Counties (see [[November 2022: Mid-term Election]]). Therefore, the lack of a response from the Arizona Secretary of State was also relevant to this Principle. | ||
Being a member of the public, the lack of external communication by the Maricopa County Recorder was also relevant to '''Principle 15 - Communicate Externally.''' | Being a member of the public, the lack of external communication by the Maricopa County Recorder was also relevant to '''Principle 15 - Communicate Externally.''' | ||
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=== Potential Governance Gap(s): === | === Potential Governance Gap(s): === | ||
* Principle 2 - Exercise Oversight Responsibility | * Principle 2 - Exercise Oversight Responsibility | ||
** Attribute(s): | ** Attribute(s): [[2.01]], [[2.02]], [[2.09]], [[2.10]], [[2.11]] | ||
* Principle 15 - Communicate Externally | * Principle 15 - Communicate Externally | ||
** Attribute(s): | ** Attribute(s): [[15.01]], [[15.02]], [[15.04]], [[15.09]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:21, 4 September 2026
After a year of pondering the 2020 election anomalies, I wanted to know where were the documented lessons learned or corrective action processes? This is what I came to expect from any healthy organization. Unfortunately, I heard of none and could find any documentation to suggest any effort was taken to learn from these anomalies and take corrective actions.
I began asking questions. I reached out to the Secretary of State, the Governor, and the Maricopa County Recorder. The Secretary of State responded that they couldn’t provide legal advice and referred me to the Governor. The Governor never responded. Although I spoke with the Recorder, I still never received an answer explaining what process existed to objectively evaluate a citizen’s governance concern.
Jamie's Timeline
- 2020: General Election Anomalies — Maricopa County has numerous election anaomalies
- 2021: My Journey Begins — Starting to ask questions about lessons learned
- November 2022: Mid-term Election — The Katie Hobbs oversaw her own election
- December 2024: Gaining Support — [My action; no governance gaps]
- April 15, 2025: Public Records Request — Public Records Request process
- May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato — Public Records Request runaround
- November 20, 2025: Debbie Lesko Presentation - Explains Recent Lost Ballots
- December 1, 2025: Special Complaint File with Court - [My action; no governance gaps]
- February ???: Plaintiff's Briefing - [My action; no governance gaps]
- March 12, 2026: Maricopa County Defense Briefing - Maricopa County Legal Team's Defense Brief
- April 3,, 2026, Plaintiff's Response to the Defense Briefing - [My action; no governance gaps]
- June 1, 2026: Judge's Decision - Judge Rules in Favor of the County [Judge's action; no governance gaps]
- June 8, 2026: Maricopa County's Ombudsman - Ombudsman by Title without Ombudsman Independence
- August 3, 2026: Submitted Complaint — Formal complaint submitted
- August ??, 2026: Maricopa County Responds to My Complaint - ???
Notable Governance Observations
For the purposes of this assessment, my unanswered inquiries to the Arizona Governor and Arizona Attorney General are being disregarded given that this assessment is focused on governance within Arizona counties. Therefore, my interface with Maricopa County Recorder remains relevant.
As an elected official, I saw the Maricopa County Recorder as serving an oversight role, which is why I sought to have my questions answered by the Maricopa County Recorder. Hence, Green Book Principle 2 - Exercise Oversight Responsibility was relevant. The Arizona Secretary of State is responsible for providing election oversight to all Arizona Counties (see November 2022: Mid-term Election). Therefore, the lack of a response from the Arizona Secretary of State was also relevant to this Principle.
Being a member of the public, the lack of external communication by the Maricopa County Recorder was also relevant to Principle 15 - Communicate Externally.
