Maricopa County released the results of an independent investigation to find out what went wrong with ballot printing on Election Day in 2022.
County officials say Ruth McGregor will lead an independent investigation after about 20% of polling sites experienced issues with tabulation machines during the midterm election last year.
The report also says the weight of the paper, and the length of the paper, were changed during the 2022 general election causing the tabulators to have issues reading them. McGregor's findings show the challenges confronting election officials as they respond to concerns spread by election deniers with changes that carry their own unforeseen consequences that raise further doubts among voters primed to be skeptical of election procedures.At issue were printers that were not producing dark enough markings on the ballots, which required election officials to change the printer settings.
McGregor's team printed and counted 9,100 ballots, concluding the issue could be traced to a part known as the fuser on Oki B432 printers, one of two models used at vote centers. The ballot length was increased from 19 inches to 20 to accommodate more than 70 contests. And the paper thickness was increased after some voters in 2020 complained that the Sharpie brand markers used in polling places caused ink to bleed from one side of the paper to the other. The issue does not affect the ballot count, but claims that it was evidence of fraud were widespread among supporters of former President Donald Trump , who narrowly lost in Arizona that year.
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