April 15, 2025: Public Records Request
I was getting nowhere with my efforts to engage with elected officials so I decided to investigate using my experience, which was in the finance area, specifically with contracts. I submitted Public Records Request (PRR) to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) Procurement Department on April 15, 2025. In turn, Maricopa County assigned tracking number PRR 2025-719 and forwarded my request to the Procurement Department.
I sought copies of signed contracts maintained by Maricopa County relating to the Service Level Agreements (SLA) during the 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024 election cycles, including:
- Amendments
- Revisions
- Renewals
- Addenda
- Exhibits
- Post-election contract administration records
I specifically requested the contracts or Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) from the following entities:
- Dominion Voting Systems contracts and related amendments
- Runbeck Election Services contracts and related amendments
- Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) election-related agreements maintained by the County
- County-maintained USPS-related election agreements
- Temporary staffing contracts used for first-level signature verification
- Written records reflecting post-election contract changes for the 2018–2024 cycles
The request did not seek ballots, voter data, tabulation data, or confidential voter information. Again, my interest was in the resolution of anomalies, not the election outcome.
>>>> Note for following delivered some Runbeck and Dominion contracts [use the legal name of the companies here, but put the short name in parenthesis, such as (a.k.a., Runbeck)]
I received a 116-page Runbeck Election Services contract, followed later by a second 58-page version, with no explanation of what I was looking at or how the documents related to one another. I also received [Explain the scope] from Dominion Voting Systems. None of the other contracts or MOUs requested were delivered.
As I reviewed these Runbeck contracts, I found multiple dates, strikethroughs, and what I later told were amendments. However, these amendments were not self-explanatory. No documentation was provided to justify or show the person or people responsible for approving the amendments; just the strike throughs and actual changes were shown.
Potential Governance Gap(s):
- Principle 3 – Establish Structure, Responsibility, and Authority (3.09, 3.10, 3.11)
- Principle 17 – Evaluate Issues and Remediate Deficiencies (17.05, 17.06,)
Timeline1
- 2020: General Election Anomalies — Maricopa County has numerous election anaomalies
- 2021: My Journey Begins — Starting to ask questions about lessons learned
- November 2022: Ethical Issues with Katie Hobbs Overseeing Her Own Election — As Arizona S.O.S., Katie Hobbs oversaw her own election
- December 2024: Gaining Support — [My action; PPP Resolution Approved; no governance gaps]
- April 15, 2025: Public Records Request — [My action; no governance gaps]
- May 15, 2025: Let’s Play Hot Potato — Public Records Request runaround
- June 25, 2025: Runbeck Contract Delivered - Responsive Record Delivered by Procurement
- June 25, 2025: Dominion Contract Delivered - Responsive Record Delivered by Procurement
- July 25, 2025; Still Gaining Support - [My action; Another PPP Resolution Approved; no new governance gaps]
- November 20, 2025: Debbie Lesko Presentation - Explains Recent Lost Ballots
- December 1, 2025: Special Complaint File with Court - [My action; no new governance gaps]
- January 24, 2026, Broadening the Support - [My action; PPP Resolution Approved; no new governance gaps]
- February 23, 2026: Plaintiff's Briefing - [My action; I filed a brief with the court; no new governance gaps]
- March 12, 2026: Maricopa County Defense Briefing - Maricopa County Legal Team's Defense Brief
- April 3,, 2026, Plaintiff's Response to the Defense Briefing - [My action; no new governance gaps]
- April 15, 2026, Evidentiary Hearing Set - Judge requires additional information before a final decision is made.
- June 1, 2026: Judge's Decision - Judge Rules in Favor of the County
- June 8, 2026: Arizona State Ombudsman Replies - Representative from the Arizona Ombudsman Citizens's Aid agency
- June 9, 2026: Maricopa County Ombudsman Replies - MC response was consistent with Arizona Ombudsman's expectations
- August 3, 2026: Submitted Complaint — Formal complaint submitted & response was as expected.
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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