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A judge has rejected an attempt to keep secret the procedures used to recount the 2.1 million ballots cast by Maricopa County voters.
Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based firm hired by the Arizona Senate to oversee the hand recount, had sought to keep the public from learning the details of how it is conducting the work. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel Martin said those details should be heard in open court, however.
While the decision could soon give the public a much broader understanding of the process than it has had since the recount began on Friday, Martin also allowed the Senate s audit to continue without any additional rules or restrictions.
Judge rejects attempt to keep secret the procedures used for Arizona election audit Andrew Oxford, Arizona Republic
A judge has rejected an attempt to keep secret the procedures used to recount the 2.1 million ballots cast by Maricopa County voters.
Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based firm hired by the Arizona Senate to oversee the hand recount, had sought to keep the public from learning the details of how it is conducting the work. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel Martin said those details should be heard in open court, however.
While the decision could soon give the public a much broader understanding of the process than it has had since the recount began on Friday, Martin also allowed the Senate s audit to continue without any additional rules or restrictions.
A request to keep secret the policies used for the recount of Maricopa County s ballots has prompted pushback from news organizations ahead of a hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered Friday that Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based firm hired by the Arizona Senate to conduct the recount, turn over more information about its work this week as part of a lawsuit filed by the state Democratic Party and Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo. The lawsuit said the recount violates various state election laws and does not include adequate procedures to ensure the safety of ballots or voter privacy.
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