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While there hasn t been much transparency from the contractors attempting to audit Maricopa County s general election results, they are shining a light on the ballots. But why?
There are theories such as the workers are searching for watermarks, yellow dots, fold marks, and certain fibers but no clear answers.
Workers hired by the Arizona Senate s main contractor, Cyber Ninjas, are shining what appears to be an ultraviolet flashlight on each ballot. This observation is based on views from the audit livestream at azaudit.org and journalists who now have access inside the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where the audit is happening.
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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.
A judge said he’s not convinced private firms are protecting the rights of Maricopa County voters while conducting a review of the 2020 election ordered by the Republican-led Arizona state Senate.
But Judge Daniel Martin is letting the audit and recount at Veterans Memorial Coliseum continue, at least for now.
Martin took over the case after Judge Christopher Coury recused himself Sunday afternoon. An attorney working for the firm Cyber Ninjas, a defendant in the case, used to work in Coury’s office.
During a Tuesday morning hearing, Martin reiterated a legal position previously stated by Coury that Republican senators have the authority to conduct a review of the election. However, Martin stated that authority must be weighed against constitutional provisions and Arizona laws that protect ballot privacy and confidential voter information.