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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.
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 ===
=== Jamie's Timeli ===


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=== August 3, 2026: Submitted Complaint ===
On August, 3, 2026, I submitted my complaint in accordance with the
guidance of [abc-Jen] and the special link that was sent to me, which
wasn’t accessible on the public webpage. The complaint summarizes my
objectives, which are cross-referenced to Part B, Governance Gaps.
Generally speaking, the complaint consisted of the following topics;
*  Complaint #1 requests the Contract Compliance Review that I was directed to submit through the Office of Procurement Services. It    seeks written determinations regarding unresolved contract compliance questions arising from my Public Records Request and    related correspondence.
*  Complaint #2 raises a separate governance question. Throughout this case study, my concerns involved multiple County functions,    including Procurement, Elections, the Recorder's Office, Information    Governance, County Management, and the Board of Supervisors. While I    was directed to the Procurement complaint process for    contract-related concerns, I have been unable to identify a publicly    documented process informing citizens where to submit a governance    complaint concerning the County's compliance review process itself    or other cross-department compliance concerns.
=== Notes: ===
i.  Cross-references to a Green Book attribute in Bold font denotes an attribute with Green Book documentation requirements.
ii. Cross-references to a Green Book attribute with underlined font denotes an attribute with specific public accountability.
=== For Contract Compliance Review ===
Note:
1.  Please identify the complete sequence of Runbeck contracts and amendments governing the November 3, 2020 General Election, including the effective dates of each contract and amendment: [Part B; 5.02, 5.05, 6.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 8.09, 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, '''9.05''', 9.06, 9.07, 9.08, 9.09, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12, 9.13, 10.04, 10.21, 10.22, 10.23, 15.01, 15.02, 15.04, <u>15.09</u>, 16.06, 16.07, 16.08, '''16.09''', 16.10, 17.01, 17.02, 17.03, 17.04, '''17.05''', and '''17.06''']
2.  Which Disaster Recovery Plan was contractually in effect for the November 3, 2020 General Election? [9.05]
3.  Please identify the agreements, contracts, memoranda of understanding, the applicable Election Procedures Manual (EPM), or
other governing documents relating to:
*  Motor Vehicle Division terms and conditions with Elections; [see listed attributes in #1, above]
*  United States Postal Service election mail processing; [see listed attributes in #1, above]
*  First-level signature verification for the November 3, 2020 General Election; and;
*  Any applicable Election Procedures Manual provisions governing these activities.
4.  If any of the documents identified in Question 3 do not exist, were not maintained, or cannot be produced, please state that directly.
5.  Who is responsible for performing the initial evaluation of a citizen-reported concern that may involve laws, regulations,
contracts, policies, procedures, or internal controls?
6.  Who determines whether such a concern is a routine administrative matter or a potential compliance issue requiring formal review?
7.  Is there an identified process requiring that determination before a concern is routed to one or more County departments?
8.  If such a process exists, please identify the policy, procedure, administrative directive, ordinance, or other governing authority establishing that process.
9.  When a citizen reports concerns involving governing contracts, the Election Procedures Manual, discrepancies in contract documentation, Disaster Recovery documentation, the inability to locate agreements or memoranda of understanding, or other apparent gaps involving contracts, policies, procedures, regulations, or internal controls, who determines whether those issues warrant formal compliance review?
10. If requested contracts, amendments, agreements, memoranda of understanding, the applicable Election Procedures Manual, or other governing documents cannot be produced, who determines whether that itself constitutes a compliance issue requiring further investigation or corrective action?
11. If a concern is determined to warrant formal compliance review, who is responsible for assigning ownership of the matter?
12. Who is responsible for coordinating any cross-department investigation?
13. Who determines whether corrective action is required?
14. Who verifies that corrective actions have been effectively implemented?
15. Who is responsible for monitoring for recurrence?
16. Who is responsible for formally closing the matter?
17. How is the reporting citizen informed of the outcome of the review?
== Timeline ==
# [[Preface]] — Author's introduction
# [[2020: The Event]] — The November 2020 general election anomalies
# [[2001: The Journey Begins]] — Starting to ask questions about lessons learned
# [[November 2024: Midterm Election]] — The Katie Hobbs situation
# [[December 2024: Gaining Support]] — Resolution submission
# [[April 15, 2025: Public Records Request]] — Public Records Request process
# [[May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato]] — Public Records Request runaround
# [[August 3, 2026: Submitted Complaint]] — Formal complaint submission
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Revision as of 20:38, 3 September 2026

2021: The Journey Begins

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 Timeli

  1. 2020: General Election Anomalies — Maricopa County has numerous election anaomalies
  2. 2021: My Journey Begins — Starting to ask questions about lessons learned
  3. November 2022: Ethical Issues with Katie Hobbs Overseeing Her Own Election — As Arizona S.O.S., Katie Hobbs oversaw her own election
  4. December 2024: Gaining Support — [My action; PPP Resolution Approved; no governance gaps]
  5. April 15, 2025: Public Records Request — [My action; no governance gaps]
  6. May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato — Public Records Request runaround
  7. June 25, 2025: Runbeck Contract Delivered - Responsive Record Delivered by Procurement
  8. June 25, 2025: Dominion Contract Delivered - Responsive Record Delivered by Procurement
  9. July 25, 2025; Still Gaining Support - [My action; Another PPP Resolution Approved; no new governance gaps]
  10. November 20, 2025: Debbie Lesko Presentation - Explains Recent Lost Ballots
  11. December 1, 2025: Special Complaint File with Court - [My action; no new governance gaps]
  12. January 24, 2026, Broadening the Support - [My action; PPP Resolution Approved; no new governance gaps]
  13. February 23, 2026: Plaintiff's Briefing - [My action; I filed a brief with the court; no new governance gaps]
  14. March 12, 2026: Maricopa County Defense Briefing - Maricopa County Legal Team's Defense Brief
  15. April 3,, 2026, Plaintiff's Response to the Defense Briefing - [My action; no new governance gaps]
  16. April 15, 2026, Evidentiary Hearing Set - Judge requires additional information before a final decision is made.
  17. June 1, 2026: Judge's Decision - Judge Rules in Favor of the County
  18. June 8, 2026: Arizona State Ombudsman Replies - Representative from the Arizona Ombudsman Citizens's Aid agency
  19. June 9, 2026: Maricopa County Ombudsman Replies - MC response was consistent with Arizona Ombudsman's expectations
  20. August 3, 2026: Submitted Complaint — Formal complaint submitted & response was as expected.
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