Category: Election Integrity

Arizona Judge Halts Maricopa County 2020 Election Audit

A judge in Arizona on Friday ordered a halt to the audit of votes in the 2020 election. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Chris Coury said the pause is meant to be temporary. It starts at 5 p.m. on Friday and runs through noon on Monday. Coury held open the possibility of extending the pause…


Maricopa County 2020 Election Audit Appears on Track to Go Ahead After Democrats Refuse to Pay Bond

6 p.m. update: The Arizona Democratic Party on Friday said it will not pay a judge-ordered $1 million bond, suggesting that the audit will continue unabated after a court earlier in the day ordered a pause of Maricopa County votes during the 2020 election. The Arizona Democratic Party released a statement confirming it won’t pay. “Today’s…


Maricopa County 2020 Election Audit on Track After Democrats Refuse to Pay $1 Million

An audit of votes cast in Arizona’s largest election during the 2020 election is proceeding after the Arizona Democratic Party on Friday refused to pay a $1 million bond. “The Arizona Democratic Party will not risk our supporters’ hard-earned dollars to pay off the Cyber Ninjas for a procedure they are billing Arizona taxpayers to the…


Nevada Secretary of State Finds No ‘Evidentiary Support’ for Widespread Election Fraud Claims

Nevada’s secretary of state this week said her office found no evidence supporting claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, informed the Nevada GOP that a review of records it provided to her office supporting fraud claims showed some of the incidents were already under investigation…


Dems’ Last Minute Lawsuit Seeks to Block Audit of Arizona’s Maricopa County Election Results

The Arizona Democratic Party filed a lawsuit on Thursday afternoon seeking to stop the state’s Senate from carrying out an audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County. The complaint (pdf), filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, comes just before the audit is set to begin on Friday. In preparation, 2.1 million ballots, as well…


Dems File Last Minute Lawsuit, Seeks to Block Audit of Arizona’s Maricopa County Election Results

The Arizona Democratic Party filed a lawsuit on Thursday afternoon seeking to stop the state’s Senate from carrying out an audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County. The complaint (pdf), filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, comes just before the audit is set to begin on Friday. In preparation, 2.1 million ballots, as well…


Arizona Democrats File Last Minute Lawsuit Seeking to Block 2020 Election Audit

The Arizona Democratic Party filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to stop the state’s Senate from carrying out an audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County. The complaint (pdf), filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, comes just before the audit is set to begin on Friday. In preparation, 2.1 million ballots, as well as…


Arizona Republican Pulls Support for Voting Bill, Withholding Vote Until Results of Election Audit

A single Arizona Republican joined all Democrats in voting against sending a bill, designed to purge inconsistent voters from the popular permanent early voting list, to Gov. Doug Ducey. Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend of Mesa said Thursday that she backs the bill but wants to see the Legislature be far more aggressive in shoring up…


Arizona Republican Pulls Support for Voting Bill Until Election Audit Over

A single Arizona Republican joined all Democrats in voting against sending a bill, designed to purge inconsistent voters from the popular permanent early voting list, to Gov. Doug Ducey. Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend of Mesa said Thursday that she backs the bill but wants to see the Legislature be far more aggressive in shoring up…


Arizona’s Maricopa County Delivers Ballots, Equipment for 2020 Election Audit

Equipment and over 2 million ballots are being delivered to a coliseum in Arizona’s Maricopa County this week in preparation for a 2020 election audit set to start Friday. Equipment, including 385 tabulators, was delivered and unloaded at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix on Wednesday. Boxes of ballots started arriving on Thursday morning. Maricopa…