The Cochise County Board Supervisors (CCBOS) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on February 24, asking for records related to the county’s voting machines. The CCBOS asserted that the machines have not been accredited biannually as required by law.
“The Cochise County Board of Supervisors respectfully submits this correspondence to request information from the United States Department of Justice concerning the accreditation of Voting System Test Laboratories (VSTLs), the certification of ES&S electronic voting systems, and the use of engineering change orders during the 2022 Arizona general election,” the CCBOS said in its letter, which was signed by Supervisor Frank Antenori representing the board.
“The EAC has invoked 52 U.S.C. § 20971(c)(2) to argue that accreditation remains valid indefinitely absent formal revocation. Respectfully, the plain text of the statute requires renewal on a biennial basis. Pandemic-related justifications are immaterial, as the accreditation in question had lapsed prior to March 2020. The EAC’s interpretation appears inconsistent with both the statutory language and congressional intent.”
The CCBOS asked Gabbard to investigate the lawfulness of the EAC’s accreditation practices, the validity of the certifications issued for ES&S Voting Systems and what the law states regarding “voting system compliance and lawful ballot tabulation.”
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