1.01

Control Environment

Principle 1: Demonstrate Commitment to Integrity and Ethical Values

Attribute 1.01: The oversight body and management should demonstrate a commitment to integrity and ethical values.

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

• Tone at the Top
• Standards of Conduct
• Adherence to Standards of Conduct

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Jamie's Story

No examples available to illustrate governance gaps for this attribute.

Election Anomalies

Arizona Senate Allegations

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)
• Maricopa Election Management Server (2020)
  • MC EMS 2020 - Election Management System Database Purged
  • MC EMS 2020 - Election Files Deleted
  • MC EMS 2020 - Corrupt Ballot Images
  • MC EMS 2020 - Missing Ballot Images
  • MC EMS 2020 - Failure to Follow Basic Cyber Security Practices
  • MC EMS 2020 - Subpoenaed Equipment Not Yet Provided
  • MC EMS 2020 - Anonymous Logins
  • MC EMS 2020 - Dual Boot System Discovered
  • MC EMS 2020 - Operating System Logs Not Preserved
  • MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS
• Maricopa Fraud Potential (2020, 2022, 2024, 2025)
• Maricopa County Withholding Audit Data (2020)
• Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)
• Pima County Embedded 35,000 Votes (2020)
• Unknown Published Election Fraud Flyer (2020)

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. Each of the following links presents ethical issues:

• 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.
• See the heading Noteworthy: Consequences Unknown from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage
• See the heading Noteworthy: Transmission of USPS Data to MC and Runbeck from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage

MC EMS 2020 - Election Management System Database Purged

Governance gaps were identified from Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations #3 Maricopa County Election Department - Election Management Server (EMS) issues, which consisted of ten separate allegations. MC EMS 2020 - Election Management System Database Purged is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS. This allegation would not have been submitted by the Arizona Senate if MC elected officials and leadership team would have respected the Senate's oversight role and responded accordingly. The public can perceive MC's nondisclosure as "hiding" information, which would lack integrity and be unethical behavior.