Blinded By The Maricopa County Light: Sunday’s Comic

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Who Hacked Into Maricopa County’s Voter Files And What Data Did They Get?

Five weeks after the FBI seized several computer hard drives from a residence in Fountain Hills, the public still does not know why someone allegedly hacked into the Maricopa County Recorder’s voter database nor what information the hacker was able to extract.

On Nov. 5, Information Technology (IT) professional Elliot Kerwin signed a receipt for property seized from his condominium by the FBI who were acting under authority of a warrant issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Morrissey. The warrant permitted federal agents to search Kerwin’s home and vehicles for evidence of a conspiracy to commit computer intrusion from Oct. 21 through Nov. 4.

Computer intrusion is the fancy name for hacking…

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Court Battle Over Ballots And Election Equipment Subpoenas Leaves Everyone Unhappy

There is a saying in courthouses that a good resolution to a lawsuit is one in which all parties believe they won something even if it wasn’t what they wanted.

That is far from what happened Wednesday morning in Judge Timothy Thomason’s courtroom during a hearing on whether the Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors must comply with two legislative subpoenas issued last month in connection to the 2020 General Election.

Two state senators did not get the court order they wanted from the judge who was asked to force Maricopa County’s board to turn over voting system records and equipment, as well as more than 2 million ballots cast by voters…

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