{"id":44986,"date":"2022-03-24T13:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=44986"},"modified":"2022-03-24T13:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:44:42","slug":"still-searching-for-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=44986","title":{"rendered":"Still Searching For The Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/following-bombshell-report-az-attorney-general-directs-maricopa-county-turn-mail-ballot-signature-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a> reported that the Arizona Attorney General\u2019s Office sent a letter to the Maricopa County recorder and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors requesting the voter signature files along with other information.<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The Election Systems Integrity Institute (ESII) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/least-200k-mismatched-signatures-study-2020-maricopa-county-ballot-envelopes-points-flawed-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released a report<\/a> this month concluding that the Maricopa County, Arizona, mail-in ballot signature verification process used during the 2020 general election was deeply flawed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/vashiva.com\/expanded-scientific-study-confirms-maricopa-counted-over-200000-ballots-with-mismatched-signatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>, overseen by systems engineer Shiva Ayyadurai, found that the county allowed approximately 200,000 ballot envelopes with mismatched signatures to be forwarded for counting without further review.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Ayyadurai, who has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vashiva.com\/expanded-scientific-study-confirms-maricopa-counted-over-200000-ballots-with-mismatched-signatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple degrees<\/a> from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/az-auditors-say-ballot-envelopes-without-signatures-blank-duplicates-verified-approved-maricopa-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testified<\/a> last fall before the Arizona Senate regarding the findings of the Maricopa County 2020 general election audit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That study resulted in the request. The article notes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cIn the study, it is alleged that over 250 of those sampled ballot affidavits on the envelopes to did not appear to match the voter\u2019s signatures,\u201d Assistant Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/az-audit-next-steps-former-top-fed-elections-official-says-must-investigated-based-findings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Wright<\/a>, with the office\u2019s Elections Integrity Unit, wrote in the letter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article also reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>ESII researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/vashiva.com\/expanded-scientific-study-confirms-maricopa-counted-over-200000-ballots-with-mismatched-signatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that 11.3 percent of the approximately 1.9 million mail-in ballots should have gone through the curing process, rather than the 1.31 percent that did.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>That translates to more than 215,000 needing to be cured versus the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/recorder.maricopa.gov\/justthefacts\/pdf\/Correcting%20The%20Record%20-%20January%202022%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upwards of 25,000<\/a>\u201d identified by Maricopa County.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cI found it fascinating that they didn\u2019t give us an exact number. They just said up to 25,000,\u201d Ayyadurai told The Western Journal, noting the county called it a \u201crigorous signature verification process.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bottom line here is simple&#8211;we will never truly know who won the election. However, we need to do everything we can to protect election integrity in future elections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, The Western Journal reported that the Arizona Attorney General\u2019s Office sent a letter to the Maricopa County recorder and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors requesting the voter signature files along with other information. 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