According to JustTheNews, officials in Maricopa County have launched an “independent” investigation into significant issues reported with election center printers during the 2022 midterm elections. The County Board of Supervisors made the announcement in a statement released on Twitter.
In the statement, the two chairs declared that they are committed to finding out what occurred , and more importantly, why they occurred. In the statement, they announced that former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor has been appointed to lead the investigation.
“Justice McGregor will hire a team of independent experts to find out why the printers that read ballots well in the August Primary had trouble reading some ballots while using the same settings in the November General. Our voters deserve nothing less. Maricopa County appreciates Justice McGregor’s willingness to serve in this role. We look forward to her findings.”
NEW: Former AZ Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor will lead independent investigation into Election Day printer issues. We look forward to her findings. Statement ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/mOhkWideou
— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) January 6, 2023
According to the statement, the printers in question had worked well in the August Primary, but experienced issues reading some ballots in the November General election using the same settings. The statement emphasized that the investigation is being launched in order to ensure that voters in Maricopa County receive the best possible service and to find out what went wrong with the printers.
Twitter users weren’t too convinced that this investigation is in good faith:
Almost makes it look like the investigation is designed to find nothing as the printers do not "read" the ballots. Will the tabulators even be looked at?
— Bryan Blehm (@BlehmLawAZ) January 6, 2023
"When things don't work" you should probably go back and redo them, especially in cases like this. Its a pretty big deal.
— Will OS (@WTF_OS) January 6, 2023
Independent….sure😉
— Steven Hines (@sw_hines) January 6, 2023
@maricopacounty conducting an “independent investigation” is on par with OJ picking the judge, jury, and sentence. Or how the OJ trial actually went down. Or the Rodney King trial; they like a rigged game and expect you to thank them afterwards for all their “hard work”
— Desert Lagoon (@DesertLagoon) January 7, 2023
This is a misdirection play, I suspect, to give the AZ SC reason to dismiss Lake's case.
— Steven Hines (@sw_hines) January 6, 2023
🤣🤣🤣 The people that caused the issue, investigated the issue and found there was no issue..
— HuntersDirtyLaptop (@dirty_laptop) January 6, 2023
Only time will tell if this makes a dent in the Arizona election system. Stay tuned for more…
