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The machines were potentially compromised when they were handed over to the contractors, which are not accredited by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and therefore would be decertified.

Also on Thursday, the Arizona secretary of state’s office released a prebuttal report on the”audit,” detailing its “secretive and disorganized” practices, including the use of “code words” to “warn others that the Secretary of State observers were in the area.”

We’re not the only ones concerned about this “report.” During a press call on Thursday, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer reportedly said, “Whatever they produce, I would not be surprised if they ultimately have to walk it back.”

From Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan’s past promotion of election conspiracies to his false allegation in July of more than 70,000 extra mail-in ballots, Cyber Ninjas’ conclusions are likely to embrace the stolen-election narrative at the expense of accuracy.

But the lack of transparency isn’t the only reason we’re skeptical of any forthcoming “audit” report. The biased and inexperienced contractors running the “audit” have proven themselves to be less than trustworthy.

But now, in another attempt to delay transparency, the Senate has filed a motion for stay in the state Supreme Court. https://tucson.com/news/government-and-politics/arizona-senate-makes-last-ditch-effort-to-keep-records-of-audit-company-secret/article_8382f998-01d7-11ec-8951-fb639edd9bac.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true …

We don’t know when this collection of purported findings will be released (or leaked) to the public, but we’re skeptical about any conclusions outlined in the report for a number of reasons — including the Arizona Senate’s ongoing resistance to transparency about the “audit.”

Today, the team conducting the partisan election review in Maricopa County delivered a portion of its draft report to the Arizona Senate. The full report is now delayed because some members of the team tested positive for Covid-19. Here’s what you need to know:https://twitter.com/KyungLahCNN/status/1429890076004143136 …

Last month, Vos expanded the investigation, which is to be run by a former state Supreme Court justice who has claimed the election was stolen. In June, Trump had accused Vos of “working hard to cover up election corruption.”