{"id":2306922,"date":"2024-07-23T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-demands-answers-on-how-crowdstrike-outage-affected-arizona-voting-systems-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:17:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:17:54","slug":"rnc-demands-answers-on-how-crowdstrike-outage-affected-arizona-voting-systems-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-demands-answers-on-how-crowdstrike-outage-affected-arizona-voting-systems-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC demands answers on how CrowdStrike outage affected Arizona voting systems &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frnc-demands-answers-on-how-crowdstrike-outage-affected-arizona-voting-systems-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div 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--><p>The Republican \u200dNational \u2063Committee and the Arizona Republican Party\u200c are demanding answers about how a \u2064global CrowdStrike outage affected voting systems in the state. They have sent letters to every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-raphael-warnock-under-investigation-for-voter-registration-misconduct-reports\/\" title=\"Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock Under Investigation For Voter Registration Misconduct: Reports\">county elections office<\/a> in Arizona seeking information on the extent of the issue, any vulnerabilities exploited, and \u200dassurance that it \u200dwill not happen again. The RNC and Arizona GOP are\u2062 concerned \u200dabout the\u200c fragilities in the voting\u2063 system and the potential for nefarious activity during elections. Maricopa County reported\u2064 outages at some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ky-election-reform-bill-gains-bipartisan-support\/\" title=\"Ky. election reform bill gains bipartisan support\">voting centers<\/a> due to the outage, but later said that they \u200cwere resolved and able to open. The RNC has requested information from Maricopa County about the closure of\u200c voting centers and steps taken to resolve the issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RNC demands answers on how CrowdStrike outage affected Arizona voting systems<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1709887\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Committee\">Republican National Committee<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/a> Republican Party are seeking answers on how the global CrowdStrike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3091032\/crowdstrike-outage-problems-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Committee\">outage<\/a> Friday affected voting systems in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC, the Arizona GOP, and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign announced Tuesday they have sent letters to every county <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"elections\">elections<\/a> office in Arizona seeking answers about how the CrowdStrike outage affected their systems after officials in Maricopa and Pima counties reported problems due to the outage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are demanding information on any other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-slammed-for-yet-another-travel-crisis\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Slammed for Yet Another Travel Crisis\">systems affected<\/a>, if vulnerabilities were exploited, and full evidence demonstrating that there were no breaches to determine the extent of the issue. Most importantly, we must have complete assurance that this will not happen again and that the elections systems are not susceptible to these threats during our country&rsquo;s most important election,&rdquo; RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Gina Swoboda said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These breaches highlight alarming fragilities in the voting system, and we need confirmation that there was no nefarious activity,&rdquo; the pair added. &ldquo;How was this allowed to happen in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-superior-court-orders-maricopa-county-ariz-to-turn-over-2-1m-ballots-from-nov-election\/\" title=\"U.S. Superior Court orders Maricopa County Ariz. to turn over 2.1M ballots from Nov. election\">critical battleground state<\/a> during the primary election?&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Maricopa County <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaricopaVote\/status\/1814312438847746284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> that the CrowdStrike outage had caused outages at &ldquo;some&rdquo; of its locations but later said more than a dozen voting centers were able to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaricopaVote\/status\/1814372562064847095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"open\">open<\/a> Friday after everything was resolved.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-static.gop.com\/media\/documents\/Maricopa_Elections_July_19_2024_Letter_1_1721693775.pdf?_gl=1*a7dber*_gcl_au*MTMwNjY4Njg4OC4xNzIxNzUzNDYx&amp;_ga=2.30326906.412260089.1721753461-49794713.1721753461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"letter\">letter<\/a> to Scott Jarrett, the Maricopa County director of elections, the RNC requested answers as to what caused the closure of multiple voting centers on the day of the outage, how many voting centers were closed, and what steps have been taken to resolve the problems, among other questions. The letter also asks if any &ldquo;vulnerabilities were created by the malfunctions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pima County officials also reported problems Friday, claiming &ldquo;voting services are limited&rdquo; due to the outage, but later systems were working to distribute regular ballots. The county <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PimaRecorder\/status\/1814457097029067138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> 18 voters cast a provisional ballot Friday while its systems were having problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arizona voted for Trump in 2016 but voted for President Joe Biden in 2020. Biden dropped out of the presidential race Sunday, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his spot at the top of the Democratic ticket, but in the RealClearPolitics polling average, Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/arizona\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"leading\">leading<\/a> Biden, 47.4%-41.6%, in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Cook Political Report <\/em>has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/presidential-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rated\">rated<\/a> Arizona as &ldquo;lean Republican.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1709887\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1709887\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican \u200dNational \u2063Committee and the Arizona Republican Party\u200c are demanding answers about how a \u2064global CrowdStrike outage affected voting systems in the state. They have sent letters to every county elections office in Arizona seeking information on the extent of the issue, any vulnerabilities exploited, and \u200dassurance that it \u200dwill not happen again. 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