Tag: audit

Pennsylvania Senate Committee Spars Over Advancing Election Investigation

After heated debate, Pennsylvania’s Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to issue subpoenas to acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid, requiring her office to provide an avalanche of recent election information. Democrats hope to block the subpoenas in court. “It has been made plain that the Department of State and acting Secretary…


Maricopa County Election Audit Won’t Tell If Ineligible Convicts Voted

The audit taking place in the state’s most populous county will not determine if any ineligible convicts cast votes—likely due to the long process that would be required to qualify them. The forensic audit in Maricopa County cannot identify ineligible voters without verifying the eligibility of each voter and determining if each voter is compliant…


Facts Matter (Aug. 9): Hundreds Protest Vaccine Mandate ‘Tyranny’ in Michigan; Election Audit in PA

In Pennsylvania, the state senator who is pushing forward a forensic audit of the 2020 election said that since several counties failed to comply with his request to turn over materials, he is now in the process of issuing official subpoenas. Meanwhile, as more and more restrictions are being placed on people who are not…


Top Arizona Senator Asks State AG to Investigate Maricopa County Over Subpoena Resistance

A top Republican senator in Arizona is asking the state’s attorney general to probe Maricopa County officials over their refusal to fully comply with subpoenas deemed lawful by a judge. Arizona Senate Majority Whip Sonny Borrelli submitted a formal request on Tuesday to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a fellow Republican, to probe the county’s…


10 Republicans Back Bill Calling for Audit of the CDC

A group of 10 Republican senators is backing a bill that would require an audit of the decision-making and public health messaging by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Senate bill (pdf), titled ‘Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2021, would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the CDC’s public…


Outside Groups Contributed $5.7 Million for Arizona Election Audit

Outside groups have contributed approximately $5.7 million to the 2020 election audit taking place in Arizona’s largest county, auditors said late Wednesday. Five nonprofits have taken contributions and passed them on to auditors. The America Project, started by former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, contributed the bulk of the funds, according to Cyber Ninjas, which is…


Auditors Finish Counting Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County

Auditors in Arizona’s largest county on Wednesday finished a third count of ballots and will shift to compiling a draft report on the audit results. Workers overseen by retired auditor Randy Pullen, a former Arizona Republican Party chair, completed the third count at the Wesley Bolin Building on the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, according…


Department of Justice Warns States Against Violating Federal Law With Audits

Department of Justice officials on Wednesday alerted states that they’re tracking closely the 2020 election audit taking place in Arizona and proposed audits in several other states. The new guidance document summarizes the Biden administration’s position on federal law concerning audits, deeming the round of reviews either done, being done, or proposed “unusual” and “exceedingly…


Twitter Suspends 2020 Maricopa County Election Audit Accounts

Twitter on Tuesday appeared to suspend several accounts dedicated to 2020 election audits, including a prominent one that made announcements regarding the audit of Maricopa County. When trying to access the Maricopa County Audit, the Audit War Room, and various “war room” accounts dedicated to Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia, Twitter wrote: “Account suspended.”…


Arizona Senate Issues Fresh Subpoena for 2020 Election Audit

Arizona senators on Monday issued a new subpoena to the state’s largest county for materials related to the 2020 election. Arizona Senate President Karen Fann and Arizona Senate Judiciary Chairman Warren Petersen ordered Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors to hand over ballot envelopes or ballot envelope images, voter records, and routers or router images. The…