5.01

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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Election Anomalies

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.
• 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