1.04
Control Environment
Principle 1: Demonstrate Commitment to Integrity and Ethical Values
Tone at the Top
Attribute 1.04: The oversight body's and management's directives, attitudes, and behaviors reflect the integrity and ethical values expected throughout the entity. The oversight body and management reinforce the commitment to doing what is right, not just maintaining a minimum level of performance necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations, so that these priorities are understood by all stakeholders, such as regulators, service organizations, employees, and the public.
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Jamie's Story
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Election Anomalies
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.
The allegation was raised by the Arizona Senate in 2021, which indicate MC was not adequately responding to regulators in their oversight role.
The Arizona Senate was alerted to documentation discrepancies by Verity the Vote, which was lead by two citizens. Maricopa was unable to resolve issues raised by members of the public, which is why they took their concerns to the Arizona Senate for follow up.
MC violated the Arizona Secretary of State's Election Procedure Manual and their own Maricopa County Election Procedures, which were written to ensure compliance with Title 16 - Elections and Electors.
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. Some observations related to management's directives, attitudes, and behaviors reflect the integrity and ethical values expected throughout the entity. Management appeared to be directing a minimum level of performance, rather than direct behaviors that instilled public confidence in the County's activities. Maricopa County trained 29 and 4 part-time MC employees in June 2020 to fulfill the role of Level 1 Signature Verifier. Four months later, 40 temporary employees were hired and performed Level 1 Signature Verifier duties without any training. Therefore, 55% of the Level 1 signature verifiers were untrained.
