Mr. Douglas Logan Chief Executive Officer and Principal Consultant Cyber Ninjas Inc. 242 South Washington Boulevard #160 Sarasota, FL 34236
Dear Mr. Logan:
We are writing to request information about Cyber Ninjas’ participation in an “audit” of nearly 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County, Arizona, in the 2020 election. We are concerned about your company’s role in this highly unusual effort, given Cyber Ninjas’ apparent lack of experience in conducting election-related audits; reports that the company engaged in sloppy and insecure audit practices that compromised the integrity of ballots and voting equipment and were questioned by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); and evidence that you and other individuals funding the audit have sought to advance the “big lie” of debunked voter fraud allegations in the November 2020 presidential election.
Americans’ right to vote is protected by the Constitution and is the cornerstone of our democratic system of government. The Committee is seeking to determine whether the privately funded audit conducted by your company in Arizona protects the right to vote or is instead an effort to promote baseless conspiracy theories, undermine confidence in America’s elections, and reverse the result of a free and fair election for partisan gain.
Cyber Ninjas’ Lack of Election Audit Experience
In April 2021, the Arizona State Senate launched an audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, Arizona. This project was undertaken despite a clear, bipartisan consensus among county officials and outside experts that the election results were valid, that no significant fraud occurred, and that the additional audit served no legitimate purpose.
Prior to the State Senate’s highly unusual audit, an official hand-count audit found a 100% match between paper ballots and voting machines. In addition, two nonpartisan firms with expertise in voting systems examined the voting machines and found no evidence of fraud.1