Judi, the essay does contain facts, links, and documentation. The central issue is not whether counties have procedures on paper. It is whether those procedures produce evidence that can be independently verified.
The Pima County RTA case is one documented example of what happens when transparency is inadequate: years of litigation, a lengthy factual record, and ongoing disputes over access to the underlying evidence.
And as Dr. Philip Stark has explained, even a risk-limiting audit cannot rescue a poorly documented election after the fact. Weak ballot accounting and weak records mean weak evidence.
That is not “creating controversy.” It is identifying a documented problem and arguing for better public verification.
Judi, the essay does contain facts, links, and documentation. The central issue is not whether counties have procedures on paper. It is whether those procedures produce evidence that can be independently verified.
The Pima County RTA case is one documented example of what happens when transparency is inadequate: years of litigation, a lengthy factual record, and ongoing disputes over access to the underlying evidence.
And as Dr. Philip Stark has explained, even a risk-limiting audit cannot rescue a poorly documented election after the fact. Weak ballot accounting and weak records mean weak evidence.
That is not “creating controversy.” It is identifying a documented problem and arguing for better public verification.