PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 01: Protestors in support of former President Donald Trump gather outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum where Ballots from the 2020 general election wait to be counted on May 1, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona. (Photo by Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)
Arizona’s Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told Maricopa County Thursday that hundreds of the state’s voting machines should be replaced after they were turned over to a right-wing company hired by the Republican state senate to recount ballots cast in the state’s November election.
Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous county, is one of the state’s most crucial areas for its presidential election.
The voting machines were given to Cyber Ninjas, which “had total control without supervision,” according to Hobbs.
“This equipment was accessed by amateur, uncertified “auditors” with zero transparency,” said Hobbs in her tweet. “I support election integrity, and therefore can’t support the continued usage of these machines.”
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