{"id":1985791,"date":"2023-07-29T12:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maricopa-county-blames-printers-for-election-chaos-but-the-manufacturer-is-saying-not-so-fast\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:58:36","slug":"maricopa-county-blames-printers-for-election-chaos-but-the-manufacturer-is-saying-not-so-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maricopa-county-blames-printers-for-election-chaos-but-the-manufacturer-is-saying-not-so-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Maricopa County blames printers for election chaos, but manufacturer denies responsibility."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span 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class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Manufacturer Responds to Maricopa County&#8217;s \u200bAttempt to\u200d Shift Blame for Election Chaos<\/h2>\n<p>The manufacturer of a large percentage of the ballot printers used in Maricopa\u200c County in November\u2019s election took the county to task for trying to shift blame regarding the chaos that occurred on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23888011-2022generalelectionbodreportfinal_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 General Election Internal\u2063 Review<\/a>, dated July 26, identifies the OKI ballot-on-demand printers malfunctioning at many of the 223 \u2062vote centers operating in the county on\u2062 Election Day as the primary\u200b culprit, with other issues, including the size of the print image projected on the paper, also contributing to the Election Day problems.<\/p>\n<p>In a Friday \u2063email to The Western Journal, a representative from the Maricopa County Elections\u200d Department said that 72 percent of the \u2064polling locations had OKI printers, 25 percent had Lexmark printers, and 3 percent had both types.<\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s report stated that \u2062between 32 and 34 percent of the ballots printed\u2062 on Election Day were unable to be\u200b read by the tabulators at polling locations due \u2064to \u200bvarious issues related to the ballot-on-demand printers, but primarily due to the thickness of the paper used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suppressing-hundred-kari-lake-votes-malfunctioning-polling-place-enough-swing-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hours-long lines<\/a> developed at \u2063many of the polling as tabulators could not read the ballots being \u200bprinted.<\/p>\n<p>Republican National Committee lawyer Mark\u200d Sonnenklar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-bombshell-maricopa-official-makes-confession-happened-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testified<\/a> at \u20642022 Arizona GOP \u2064nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-appeals-election-challenge-case-not-stopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Lake\u2019s election challenge<\/a> trial in December that his team of roving attorneys on Election Day found these problems occurred in \u2063132 locations, or about \u200d59 percent in all.<\/p>\n<p>The county put the figure\u2062 at 70 locations last fall,\u2063 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/2022\/11\/13\/arizona-voting-problems-kari-lake-katie-hobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Republicans typically vote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kari-lake-unleashes-heat-makes-1-fiery-promise-america-still-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-to-1 over Democrats<\/a> \u2064on Election Day and\u2063 the 17,000\u200d votes separating Lake and Democrat Katie Hobbs, Sonnenklar testified, \u201cThere\u2019s no question in my mind that had there not been\u200b tabulator issues at 132 vote centers, this election would have ended up with Kari Lake winning.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  Bombshell Testimony from Election Day Attorney <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question in\u2062 my mind \u200cthat had there not been tabulator issues at 132 vote centers, This election would have \u2063ended up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake?\">@KariLake<\/a> winning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Help FUEL our Legal Team:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n3390q4MVM\">https:\/\/t.co\/n3390q4MVM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sxa059aM52\">pic.twitter.com\/Sxa059aM52<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Kari Lake (@KariLake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1605712199808212993?\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>OKI Responds\u2063 to the County&#8217;s Report<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2064 county\u2019s\u200c 2022 General Election Internal Review findings regarding the OKI printer problems mirror what former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Ruth McGregor concluded in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23888694-041023-mcgregor-final-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> she submitted to the county in April.<\/p>\n<p>VoteBeat\u2019s Jen Fifield <a href=\"https:\/\/arizona.votebeat.org\/2023\/7\/27\/23810449\/maricopa-county-oki-ballot-printers-fail-election-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> \u2062McGregor had been hired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-rejects-maricopa-countys-efforts-sanction-kari-lake-suit-not-groundless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maricopa County Attorney\u2019s \u2064Office<\/a> to conduct an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-pa-lawsuit-dismissal-moves-us-closer-to-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Trump Lawyers: PA Lawsuit Dismissal Moves Us Closer to Supreme Court\">independent review<\/a> of \u200cwhat happened on Election Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maricopa \u200dCounty has maintained that there was nothing that should have signaled some of its ballot printers would fail on Election Day\u200b in Nov, causing\u200c widespread problems.<\/p>\n<p>But the company that made the printers say the risk was \u200cclear.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200c , and story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I48VxgVYWr\">https:\/\/t.co\/I48VxgVYWr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jen Fifield (@JenAFifield) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenAFifield\/status\/1684680462726541313?\">July \u206227, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBased on our tests, and for the reasons described in this report, we concluded that the combined effect of using 100-pound ballot paper and a 20-inch ballot during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-tweet-he-will-personally-support-william-ruto-during-kenyas-2022-election\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Tweet He Will \u2018Personally Support\u2019 William Ruto During Kenya\u2019s 2022 Election?\">2022 general election<\/a> was to require that the Oki \u2064B432 printers perform at the\u2063 extreme edge of their capability, a level that could not be reliably sustained by a substantial number of printers,\u201d\u200d the McGregor report said.<\/p>\n<p>OKI responded to the report in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23888664-oki-data-maricopa-county-election-printer-investigation-final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May letter<\/a> to Maricopa County\u2063 Attorney Rachel\u200d Mitchell, writing, \u201cOKI was disappointed that we were not contacted during the investigation, or prior to \u2062the public release of \u200bthe report, to provide our input and feedback regarding the printers\u2019 performance during the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly believe that common sense and reason dictated that, during the investigation, the investigation team should have requested an interview from the manufacturer to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maricopa-county-blames-printers-for-election-chaos-but-the-manufacturer-is-saying-not-so-fast\/\" title=\"Maricopa County blames printers for election chaos, but manufacturer denies responsibility.\">alleged printer performance failures<\/a> by that manufacturer\u2019s printers,\u201d the letter continued.<\/p>\n<p>OKI took issue with the following \u2063statement from McGregor report: \u201cDespite the assurances of the manufacturer, many of the Oki \u200cB432 printers were not capable of reliably printing 20-inch ballots on \u200d100-pound paper under election-day conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should Maricopa County, Arizona, redo the 2022 election?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The \u2063Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime.\u2062 You also agree\u200b to our \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (4 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname)\u200c {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name\u2063 = cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar \u200bexpires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname \u200c+ \"=\" + cvalue +\u2063 \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar\u2062 voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3426255';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar\u2064 fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted ||\u200d ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ \u2062return; 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Therefore, the 100-pound paper the county utilized on Nov. 8 was \u201cwell out of spec for both the multipurpose tray and cassettes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter continued, \u201cAs a result, it seems that \u200cthe true underlying cause of the election issues was human \u2064error in the use of 100 lb.\u2063 paper \u2063without \u200breviewing the manual and\/or confirming with OKI that such use was within the specifications of the OKI\u2062 B432 printers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CAUTION: This thread is only for people who really want to go DEEP, like\u2026 into printer manuals.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go back to Nov. I was looking into what happened &#038;\u2063 found this in printer\u200b manual:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor duplex printing: Paper weight 60 to 120 g\/m2\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s up to 80 lb. County\u2019s was 100 lb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ue024ZINgJ\">pic.twitter.com\/Ue024ZINgJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jen Fifield (@JenAFifield) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenAFifield\/status\/1684681466058584068?\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHad the County consulted OKI prior to\u2062 such use, the design specifications would have been discussed and alternatives could have been explored,\u201d company\u2062 said.<\/p>\n<p>OKI concluded, \u201cYour report is not only riddled with factual inaccuracies, but it can\u2062 now be used by OKI\u2019s competitors\u200c to discredit and create doubt in\u200b the \u200cminds of other election officials that rely on OKI printers, causing\u2063 great harm to OKI as it continues to serve this\u2064 important key market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell wrote\u200c back to OKI on June 1,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23888042-oki-and-maricopa-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explaining<\/a> that she didn\u2019t see \u200bthe McGregor report as \u201cplacing blame\u201d on the printers, \u201cbut rather that \u201cthe Election Department unwittingly pushed its\u200b Oki B432 printers to the limits of their ability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell also sought to downplay the Election Day problems, recounting that only 16,724 ballots could not\u200d be tabulated at polling places due \u200dto printer issues \u200bof the about 250,000 ballots cast on November 8. They \u200cwere later counted at the\u200b central vote processing facility in downtown Phoenix, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell acknowledged that voters were \u201cinconvenienced\u201d by the tabulator\/printer issues. \u2063\u201cBut it is incorrect to suggest, as some have, that there was a massive failure of \u200dprinters at vote centers,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The county \u200cattorney also refuted OKI\u2019s assertion that the manual made clear that 80-pound paper was the maximum that could be used, saying under \u200dcustom settings, like the county \u200bemployed on Election Day, about 110-pound could be used.<\/p>\n<p>OKI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23888688-oki-data-reply-to-maricopa-county-6-20-23-letter-signed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote back<\/a> to Mitchell on July 10, \u200dreiterating that 80-pound\u200d paper was the maximum that could be used for duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper), saying\u2062 \u201ca more thorough review of the manual\u2062 (or\u200b consultation with an OKI representative)\u201d would have made that clear.<\/p>\n<p>In a Friday statement to The Western Journal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-reveals-offered-stay-politics-2-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake<\/a> responded to the printer \u200cmalfunction issue, saying, \u201cThe McGregor report was\u200c never an actual investigation. \u2063Their failure\u2064 to contact\u2064 Oki, the printer company makes that quite clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a coordinated PR effort by Maricopa County to absolve themselves of any guilt in the catastrophic failure of 58%\u200d of the machines across their County on Election Day,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>To clear up the issue, Lake wrote, the \u200bcounty \u201ccan \u200dstart with telling us why 4 \u2062of the 10 printers they tested suddenly began randomly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lake-seeks-hearing-alleging-new-evidence-shows-majority-vote-tabulators-failed-accuracy-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">printing 19\u201d ballot images \u2064on 20\u201d \u2063paper<\/a> during their testing. Something that none of the technical experts consulted can explain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She concluded, \u201cAnd then they explain to us how this mass\u200c failure in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-smiling-kari-lake-gently-tears-piers-morgan-apart-must-see-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primarily red districts<\/a> had no impact on the\u2062 outcome of\u2062 this election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal reached\u2063 out\u2064 to Maricopa County \u2064late Friday afternoon, but received no response \u2062by \u200cthe \u2062time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maricopa-county-blames-printers-election-chaos-manufacturer-saying-not-fast\/\">Maricopa County Blames Printers for Election Chaos, But the Manufacturer Is Saying Not So Fast<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ballot printer manufacturer criticized Maricopa County for deflecting blame over Election Day chaos. 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