Tech Audit Company Quits Arizona Election Audit
There are no words to describe my disgust with Republican legislators in Arizona.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/05/25/cyber-ninjas-subcontractor-strattech-solutions-takes-over-arizona-election-audit-hand-count/7429980002/
Tech company running Arizona ballot audit backs out: 'They were done'
Jen FifieldAndrew Oxford
Arizona Republic
May 25, 2021
The Pennsylvania-based IT company that was in charge of running the hand recount of Maricopa County ballots is no longer involved in the audit.
The contract with Wake TSI ended May 14, the original completion date for the hand count, and the company chose not to renew its contract, according to Randy Pullen, an audit spokesperson and former state GOP chair. "They were done," he said. "They didn't want to come back."
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The switch in contractors is the most significant change yet in the unconventional audit, which has seen numerous changes since it began April 23.
Ryan Macias, former acting director of testing and certification at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission who has observed the audit for the Arizona Secretary of State's Office, said Tuesday that this represents the “continuation of the mismanagement and constant change which we have been observing since the beginning."
But Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, said the company had completed the obligations under its contract and she was informed last week it would not be returning.
“They finished up with their contract, so they don’t need to be there anymore,” she said.
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When Logan's bias was questioned, after it was discovered that he had touted unfounded claims of election fraud on social media, he emphasized the importance of hiring Wake TSI, which he trusted to create a ballot counting process that was "beyond reproach."
"To me," he said in that statement, "the most important element was the hand-counting, because if that was done right and transparently, it alone could restore some confidence in our election."
The Senate's liaison to the audit, Ken Bennett, told a pool reporter on May 7 that the company "probably have two to 300 people that are under their employ or volunteers."
Many of the same people are now working under StratTech, Pullen said.
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