1.08
Control Environment
Principle 1: Demonstrate Commitment to Integrity and Ethical Values
Attribute 1.08: Management establishes processes to evaluate performance against the entity's expected standards of conduct and address any deviations in a timely manner.
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Election Anomalies
Arizona Senate allegations arose from a failure to recognize the Arizona Senates Oversight Role. These allegations were investigated and reported on by the Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation.After more than a year since the 2020 General Election, MC leadership had not compiled the information necessary to resolve numerous allegations.
The following statement is made in the AZ AG's Office 2020 General Election inverstigation.
"After October 21, 2020, the number of ballots received became too large to utilize the ballot counter and the decision was made to weigh the trays containing approximately 200 ballots each."
The inspector's report did not suggest there were no disciplinary actions taken in response to making an impromptu "decision" that could have adversely affected a critical output (i.e. election integrity). See the heading Noteworthy: Consequences Unknown from Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020) webpage for additional details.
- Allegation #1 Signature Verification
- Allegation #2, Maricopa Dropbox Collection (2020)
- MC was unaware of the procedure violations for 14 months. The AZ AG's inspector identified the procedure violations.
- Allegation #3, Maricopa Election Management Server (2020)
MC leadership and employees lacked transparency. The AZ AG's inspector was not supplied with enough information to resolve the following allegations and closed the report with an Undetermined status.:
- Allegation #4, Maricopa County Withholding Audit Data (2020)
- The MCBOS delayed the release of information and equipment for nine months, while the Arizona Senate's request was litigated.
- Allegation #5, Pima County Embedded 35,000 Votes (2020)
- Allegation #6, Unknown Published Election Fraud Flyer (2020)
