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=== Jamie's Story ===
=== Jamie's Story ===
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==== [[June 25, 2025: Runbeck Contract Delivered]] ====
The inconsistent use of approval signatures for contract changes suggest personnel were not being held accountable to being diligent with contract changes.
 
==== [[November 20, 2025: Debbie Lesko Presentation]] ====
Debbie Lesko provides an oversight role as a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS). Her presentation of why two boxes of ballots could not be located for three days following a November 2025 election parroted the [https://elections.maricopa.gov/news-and-information/elections-news/november-statement-election-1172025.html Election's Department statement]from November 7, 2025. She seemed to be accepting of people not following procedures to place the boxes of ballots in an unauthorized location for transport and how fortuitous it was that they had coincidently been stored in an area with 24-hour surveillance. Hence, a person in an oversight role did not communicate that management would be held accountable to address this ongoing issue with election processes.
 
==== [[June 9, 2026: Maricopa County Ombudsman Replies]] ====
The Maricopa County Ombudsman was not fulfilling the expected Ombudsman to listen to citizen issues and conduct an independent investigation accordingly. In this case, the Ombudsman read remail, referred the request to another department and informed Jamie of the action she had taken. Management apparently accepts the "kick-the-can" approach to Ombudsman activities.  


=== Election Anomalies ===
=== Election Anomalies ===
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* [[The Anomalies#Unknown Published Election Fraud Flyer (2020)|Unknown Published Election Fraud Flyer (2020)]]
* [[The Anomalies#Unknown Published Election Fraud Flyer (2020)|Unknown Published Election Fraud Flyer (2020)]]


===== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens|Maricopa County Directs the Use of Sharpie Pens]] =====
===== [[Dropbox Collection (2020)|Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020)]] =====
Maricopa Leadership appeared to tolerate a senior management peer verbally directing voting center staff to violate ballot instructions by instructing them to distribute Sharpie Markers to Voters on Election Day instead of ball point pens, knowing there are issues with the Sharpie Markers. The Elections Department, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training, wanted her message distributed to everyone on the board. It's hard to believe the Assistant Director's peers were unaware of the unethical instructions given the desire to make the instructions known to everyone. Consider the following unethical practices that were revealed by the Maricopa County email:
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. Less than adequate accountability was in place to allow the five procedure violations and a large chain of custody gap allowing a potentially large numbers of fraudulent ballots to be introduced into the system for tabulation.
 
See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Deviation: Missing Entries on Election Forms|Deviation: Missing Entries on Election Forms]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.
 
See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Deviation: Missing Ballot Counts|Deviation: Missing Ballot Counts]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.
 
See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Deviation: Used Email instead of EVBTS Forms|Deviation: Used Email instead of EVBTS Forms]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.
 
See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Deviation: Unfulfilled Party Representation Requirement for Couriers.|Deviation: Unfulfilled Party Representation Requirements for Couriers]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.
 
See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Deviation: Fictious Addresses in the MC Voter Registration Database|Deviation: Fictious Addresses in MC Voter Registration Database]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.
 
See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Deviation: Allegations Confirmed|Deviation: Allegations Confirmed]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.
* See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Noteworthy: Consequences Unknown|Noteworthy: Consequences Unknown]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage
* See the heading [[Dropbox Collection (2020)#Noteworthy: Transmission of USPS Data to MC and Runbeck|Noteworthy: Transmission of USPS Data to MC and Runbeck]] from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage


* 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.
===== [[2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens]] =====
* 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.
The Maricopa County Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training directed unethical activities, apparently using the senior management position to informally instruct personnel to use Sharpie Markers on Election Day, even though issues and concerns had been previously identifed. This senior management person wasn't holding election personnel to doing the right thing.
* 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.

Latest revision as of 12:54, 15 September 2026

Control Environment

Principle 5 - Enforce Accountability

Attribute 5.01 - Management should evaluate performance and hold individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities.

Green Book Attribute Categories:

The following attributes contribute to the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of this principle:

  • Enforcement of Accountability
  • Consideration of Excessive Pressures

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Jamie's Story

June 25, 2025: Runbeck Contract Delivered

The inconsistent use of approval signatures for contract changes suggest personnel were not being held accountable to being diligent with contract changes.

November 20, 2025: Debbie Lesko Presentation

Debbie Lesko provides an oversight role as a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS). Her presentation of why two boxes of ballots could not be located for three days following a November 2025 election parroted the Election's Department statementfrom November 7, 2025. She seemed to be accepting of people not following procedures to place the boxes of ballots in an unauthorized location for transport and how fortuitous it was that they had coincidently been stored in an area with 24-hour surveillance. Hence, a person in an oversight role did not communicate that management would be held accountable to address this ongoing issue with election processes.

June 9, 2026: Maricopa County Ombudsman Replies

The Maricopa County Ombudsman was not fulfilling the expected Ombudsman to listen to citizen issues and conduct an independent investigation accordingly. In this case, the Ombudsman read remail, referred the request to another department and informed Jamie of the action she had taken. Management apparently accepts the "kick-the-can" approach to Ombudsman activities.

Election Anomalies

Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 Election Investigation

Potential governance gaps were identified by the Assessment Team from the Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations. This Green Book attribute is relevant to all of the allegations submitted by the Arizona Senate since MC Elected Officials and MC leadership failed to recognize the importance of the Arizona Senate's oversight role. Investigative information was withheld by MC Elected Officials and MC Leadership, which ultimately lead to the Arizona Senate formally filing their allegations with the Arizona Attorney General. The public perceives MC leadership as lacking integrity and being unethical when they withhold information from the public and oversight entities, such as the Arizona Senate. This potential deviation from the Green Book standard applies to the following Arizona Senate Allegations:

Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020)

Governance issues identified from Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations of Maricopa County Election Department - Drop Box Collections issues. Less than adequate accountability was in place to allow the five procedure violations and a large chain of custody gap allowing a potentially large numbers of fraudulent ballots to be introduced into the system for tabulation.

See the heading Deviation: Missing Entries on Election Forms from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.

See the heading Deviation: Missing Ballot Counts from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.

See the heading Deviation: Used Email instead of EVBTS Forms from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.

See the heading Deviation: Unfulfilled Party Representation Requirements for Couriers from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.

See the heading Deviation: Fictious Addresses in MC Voter Registration Database from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.

See the heading Deviation: Allegations Confirmed from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage.

2020 Maricopa County Directs Use of Sharpie Pens

The Maricopa County Assistant Director of Recruitment and Training directed unethical activities, apparently using the senior management position to informally instruct personnel to use Sharpie Markers on Election Day, even though issues and concerns had been previously identifed. This senior management person wasn't holding election personnel to doing the right thing.

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