Published: 17 July 2021
PHOENIX (AP) Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year s presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump s claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in the state s most populous county.
An Associated Press investigation found 182 cases where problems were clear enough that officials referred them to investigators for further review. So far, only four cases have led to charges, including those identified in a separate state investigation. No one has been convicted. No person s vote was counted twice.
AP: Few AZ voter fraud cases, discrediting Trump s claims
BOB CHRISTIE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press
July 17, 2021
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1of6FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo voters deliver their ballot to a polling station in Tempe, Ariz. An Associated Press investigation has found county election officials throughout Arizona have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud from last year s presidential election that require review by local prosecutors. The findings undermine claims by former President Donald Trump and his allies that widespread fraud is to blame for his loss in Arizona.Matt York/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 file photo, volunteers help voters as voters drop off their ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder s Office in Phoenix. An Associated Press investigation has found county election officials throughout Arizona have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud from l
As the Arizona Senate and its hired auditors continue to look at how Maricopa County handled the 2020 General Election, some unrelated election investigations are moving to courtroom.
Next month Tracey Kay McKee of Scottsdale is slated to be at Maricopa County Superior Court where she stands charge with two felonies related to an attempt to cast an early ballot belonging to a deceased voter. She is being prosecuted by the office of Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
McKee is the daughter of the voter who died Oct. 5, two days before the early voting period began. There would not have been time to stop the mailing of the voter’s early ballot, according to county election officials. However, McKee allegedly signed her mother’s name on an affidavit under penalty of perjury.
Bob Christie and Christina A. Cassidy
Associated Press
The numbers show the implausibility of Trump’s claims that fraud cost him Arizona s electoral votes.
The results in Arizona are similar to early findings in other battleground states.
Aside from double voting, officials mostly flagged cases involving a ballot cast after someone died.
PHOENIX (AP) Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year’s presidential election, undercutting former President Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in the state’s most populous county.
AP: Few Arizona voter fraud cases undercut Former President Trumpâs claims
By Bob Christie and Christina A. Cassidy
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Voting ballot in Maricopa County
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year’s presidential election, undercutting former President Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in the state’s most populous county.
The 182 cases represent instances where problems were clear enough that officials referred them to investigators for further review. So far, only four cases have led to charges, including those identified in a separate state investigation. No one has been convicted. No person’s vote was counted twice.