The Republican-led Arizona Senate’s audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County is becoming a national attraction for people who may be interested in re-creating the controversial review in their own states.
Elected officials from at least two states, Alaska and Georgia, were spotted on Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, where private firm Cyber Ninjas is leading the audit. Alaska state Rep. David Eastman and Georgia state Sens. Burt Jones and Brandon Beach took part in a tour, according to KTAR News reporter Griselda Zetino.
Just moments ago, Rep. David Eastman from Alaska and State Sens. Burt Jones and Brandon Beach from Georgia were given a tour of the audit. #AZauditpool pic.twitter.com/nWhFHGVg0Q
— Griselda Zetino (@GriseldaZetino) June 8, 2021
OANN anchor Christina Bobb, who has helped raise funds for the audit through a nonprofit group, Voices and Votes, suggested in a tweet that Colorado also had representation at the venue. She did this while covering the review as a reporter.
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This follows a delegation of Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania last week. Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who was present at the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, was one of them.
“The AZ Forensic Election Audit is the most comprehensive election audit in the history of [the] United States,” Mastriano said in a press release. “Transparency is a must in our republic. Every citizen should be confident that their vote counts.”
Even as pressure mounts in states such as Pennsylvania and Georgia to replicate the Maricopa County audit, the review has earned criticism from county officials and Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and prompted concerns from the U.S. Justice Department. Critics argue the results from two previous election machine audits, conducted for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, showed no irregularities in the county’s 2020 election. A recount of a sample of ballots also did not turn up any problems.
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said the audit is not meant to overturn the 2020 election results. However, former President Donald Trump has touted how he believes it will show “massive” election fraud. Instead, the state Senate president insisted that the audit is meant to restore trust in the system and influence changes to the law.
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Organizers expect the audit, which includes a vote tally and machine analysis, to wrap up by the end of June, after which a report will be produced.
President Joe Biden won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes out of more than 3.3 million cast across the state. His lead was due partly to his advantage in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, where the Democrat scored nearly 45,000 more votes than Trump.
