A frequent lie being spread by Republicans to defend this Cyber Ninjas audit in Maricopa County, Arizona, is that it marks the "
first true audit", and the steps which took place before this were just "
recounts".
The Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature know that is not true:
www.Maricopa.gov/ForensicAudit
There were two audits conducted in February. Those two audits were performed by SLI Compliance and Pro V&V, who both have extensive histories of working on elections. They found that the Maricopa County Elections Department's configuration and setup of the tabulation equipment provided an accurate counting of ballots and reporting of election results.
The auditors completed the following tests and reported no evidence of tampering or hacking of the elections equipment:
* Source Code Tests: Pro V&V and SLI Compliance found that all software and equipment inspected was using certified software and was not modified.
* Malicious Software and Hardware Tests: Pro V&V and SLI Compliance found no instances of malicious software or hardware installed on the tabulators or system.
* Network and Internet Connectivity Tests: Pro V&V and SLI Compliance found no evidence of internet connectivity.
* Accuracy Tests (Only in Pro V&V's Scope of Work): Pro V&V found no evidence of vote switching and concluded that the equipment tabulated ballots accurately.
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The work of these two qualified firms, combined with the work done by our Elections Department, confirms that 2.1 million ballots in the November election were counted as they were cast," said Supervisor Clint Hickman, District 4. "
Our entire team put so much time and energy into running good elections in 2020. These audits are an affirmation of everyone's hard work and prove what my colleagues and I have been saying all along: our elections were run with integrity and the results we canvassed were accurate."
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The audits completely dispel the notion that somehow the November election was rigged," said Supervisor Steve Gallardo, District 5. "
Whether you liked the results or not, the will of the people was represented. Our equipment worked. Our people were above reproach. I've said it before and I'll say it again: 2020 elections in Maricopa County were safe, secure, and accurate. End of story."
As an added measure of transparency, there was also a procurement review performed by the Certified Public Accounting firm, Berry Dunn, which was completed in March. They reviewed county contracts with Dominion Voting Services and verified that the county leased the tabulation equipment according to state and county procurement regulations.
@VolinWayne has been the primary source of blatant misinformation in this thread as well as in the "
Arizona Audit" thread. He has repeatedly made the false claim that the current audit taking place in Maricopa County is the "
first true audit". He depends upon not being fact-checked in the majority of his posts.
Once more ... with feeling:
www.Maricopa.gov/ForensicAudit
