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Arizona Supreme Court allows release of Senate audit records

"The mess in Maricopa
"Is the Maricopa County election audit truly an audit? Here's what professional auditors have to say" "

Documents held by a contractor hired by the Arizona Senate to audit results of the 2020 election are subject to public disclosure, the court ruled


FILE - In this April 22, 2021, file photo, Cyber Ninjas owner Doug Logan, left, a Florida-based consultancy, talks about overseeing a 2020 election ballot audit ordered by the Republican lead Arizona Senate at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, during a news conference in Phoenix. Arizona’s largest county has approved nearly $3 million for new vote-counting machines to replace those given to legislative Republicans for a partisan review of the 2020 election. The GOP-controlled Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said Wednesday, July 14, 2021 that the machines were compromised because they were in the control of firms not accredited to handle election equipment. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Credit: AP

Author: Associated Press
Published: 4:31 PM MST September 14, 2021
Updated: 4:52 PM MST September 14, 2021

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected the state Senate's effort to keep records of its ongoing review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County secret.

The high court without comment rejected the appeal filed after lower courts ruled the documents held by the contractor conducting the review are public records.

The watchdog group American Oversight sued in an effort to bring more transparency to the so-called election audit prompted by former President Donald Trump's loss in Arizona.

It's not clear when the records will be released.

RELATED: 'The Board has real work to do': Maricopa County rejects Senate GOP demand for more election materials
https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/maricopa-county-responds-senate-gop-demand-more-election-materials/75-e4429395-448f-496b-b79b-24ae14f4d85f

RELATED: Cyber Ninjas set to deliver findings on Arizona's partisan audit. Why elections experts are bracing for 'whack-a-mole'
[Hobbs and Richer slam Senate GOP audit in separate reports. Public report on findings could be a few weeks away.]
https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/cyber-ninjas-set-to-deliver-findings-on-arizonas-partisan-audit-why-elections-experts-are-bracing-for-whack-a-mole/75-b7d2d410-865b-461d-8137-ca3875dd3ee6

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/arizona-supreme-court-allows-release-of-senate-audit-records/75-398460e1-46c2-4dfd-87fa-e58d776c245a

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Is the Maricopa County election audit truly an audit? Here's what professional auditors have to say
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Most certified auditors contacted by The Arizona Republic, including accountants, internal auditors, and forensic auditors, say this is not an audit — or at least it doesn't appear to be following the generally accepted standards for one, from the outside.
P - Professional auditors are impartial and objective, for example, they try to maintain a healthy working relationship with the entity they are auditing, and they do not release results early, said Laura Long, a former auditor for the Arizona Office of the Auditor General. None of this has been the case for the Senate contractors, she said.
P - "I've been calling it a partisan recount," she said.
P - At least one auditor by trade believes strongly this is an audit — he also happens to be helping run it. Randy Pullen, a former state GOP chairman who is helping the Senate on audit-related communications, is a certified public accountant and a former partner at Deloitte, the national audit and accounting firm.
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