Pima County Embedded 35,000 Votes (2020)

In your exploration of election-related anomalies, you are here:

• List of Election Anomalies
  • Arizona Attorney General's Inspector's report of Arizona Senate of Allegations
    • Allegation #5: Pima County Elections Department -- Voter spike prior to 2020 General Election----
      • [Click for Allegation #4 or Allegation #6]

This page seeks to explain potential governance gaps with respect to allegations from the Arizona Senate, specifically for allegation #4 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors - Data not provided for election audit. These were investigated by the Arizona Attorney General's Office 2020 General Election Investigation Report. This topic is listed on Election Anomalies page, which lists various election-related anomalies that illustrate poor governance.

Governance Gaps are reported on and compared to a standard so that you may visualize how poorly managed County services can have an adverse impact without any criminal wrongdoing. We chose the United States Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (also known as the Green Book) because it represents the ideal standard for governance practices since it is specifically written for government entities, not the business sector. Maricopa County has no obligation or commitments to adhere to any governance-related standards, including the Green Book. Regardless, the Green Book is a representation of what good governance looks like and deviations from that standard are worthy of consideration, not prosecution.

The Governance Gap Assessment Team are not IT security experts. The technical aspects of the IT configuration are not being disputed. The assessment for governance gaps sought to understand how data and information was being treated with respect to the US GAO's Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government.

AZ AG's Report Contents

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

Pima County had a 90% voter increase reported in some precincts during the 2020 General Election.

Potential Governance Gaps:

• Principle 1 - Demonstrate Commitment to Integrity and Ethical Values
  • Attribute(s): 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.08
• Principle 2 - Exercise Oversight Responsibility
  • Attribute(s): 2.01
• Principle 3 - Establish Structure, Responsibility, and Authority
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• Principle 4 - Demonstrate Commitment to Competence
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• Principle 5 - Enforce Accountability
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• Principle 6 - Define Objectives and Risk Tolerances
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• Principle 7 - Identify, Analyze, and Respond to Risks
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• Principle 8 - Assess Fraud, Improper Payment, and Information
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• Principle 9 - Identify, Analyze, and Respond to Change
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• Principle 10 - Design Control Activities
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• Principle 11 - Design General Control Activities over Information
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• Principle 12 - Implement Control Activities
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• Principle 13 - Use Quality Information
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• Principle 14 - Communicate Internally
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• Principle 15 - Communicate Externally
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• Principle 16 - Perform Monitoring Activities
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• Principle 17 - Evaluate Issues and Remediate Deficiencies
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