The Anomalies

This is a alphabetical listing of election-related anomalies, which were compared to the GAO's Green Book for potential identification of governance issues.

2020 - List of Election-Related Assessed Anomalies

Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 Election Investigation

Governance issues identified from Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations.

Allegation #1 Maricopa County Signature Verification (2020)

Governance issues identified from Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations of Maricopa County - Signature Verification Process issues.

Allegation #2 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.

Allegation #3 Maricopa Election Management Server (2020)

Governance issues identified from Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations of Maricopa County Election Department - Election Management Server (EMS) issues.

Allegation #3-1 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.

Allegation #3-2 MC EMS 2020 - Election Files Deleted

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 Files Deleted is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-3 MC EMS 2020 - Corrupt Ballot Images

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 - Corrupt Ballot Images is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-4 MC EMS 2020 - Missing Ballot Images

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 - Missing Ballot Images is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-5 MC EMS 2020 - Failure to Follow Basic Cyber Security Practices

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 - Failure to Follow Basic Cyber Security Practices is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-6 MC EMS 2020 - Subpoenaed Equipment Not Yet Provided

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 - Subpoenaed Equipment Not Yet Provided is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-7 MC EMS 2020 - Anonymous Logins

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 - Corrupt Ballot Images is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-8 MC EMS 2020 - Dual Boot System Discovered

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 - Anonymous Logins is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-9 MC EMS 2020 - Operating System Logs Not Preserved

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 - Operating System Logs Not Preserved is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #3-10 MC EMS 2020 - Internet Connections to the EMS

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 - Internet Connections to the EMS is an assessment of one of the ten sub-allegations associated with the EMS.

Allegation #4 - Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Withholding Audit Data (2020)

Governance issues identified from Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors - Data not provided for election audit issues.

Allegation #5 - Pima County voter spike prior to 2020 General Election

Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegation of a voter spike in Pima County prior to the 2020 General Election.

Allegation #6 - Unknown Published Election Fraud Flyer (2020)

Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations of an Unknown Published Flyer - Numerous Allegations of Election Fraud

Allegation #7 - Representative Mark Finchem - 35,000 votes embedded into Pima County

Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation of Arizona Senate allegations from Mark Finchen - 35,000 votes embedded into Pima County.

Arizona Secretary of State 2020 Report on Parisan Reviews

Office of the Arizona Secretary of State Report on the Partisan Review of the 2020 General Election in Maricopa County responded to "outlandish, unsubstantiated theories of fraud, perpetuating disinformation that continues to simultaneously undermine the results of a free and fair election and erode public confidence in the democratic process."

2022 - List of Assessed Election-Related Anomalies

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 2022 Investigation of Ballot Printer Issues

Maricopa County 2022 General Election Ballot-on-Demand Printer Investigation of numerous ballot printer anomalies. Note: This investigation focused on the technical aspects of ballot printing errors.

2024 - List of Assessed Election-Related Anomalies

Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh requests the US DOJ Investigation

Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) announced he sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting an investigation into credible claims that an elections service provider breached protocols during Arizona’s 2024 General Election.

2025 - List of Assess Election-Related Anomalies

Maricopa County Elections Department 2025 Statement on Missing Ballots

Statement from Maricopa County Elections Department regarding the discovery of missing ballots three days after the election.