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2024-09-24 17:59:43 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The “74,243 mail-in ballots” claim is from Maricopa County EV32 and EV33 files, which report mail-in ballots AND early in-person votes at voting centers. https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-arizona-ap-fact-check-election-2020-campaign-2016-f0c36df59ee1069d65aa6a70a22d88cc#:~:text=Arizona%20reports%20both%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20and%20early%20in%2Dperson%20votes%20at%20voting%20centers%20as%20early%20votes%2C%20so%20both%20are%20included%20in%20the%20data%20in%20files%20EV32%20and%20EV33 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/19/donald-trump/no-evidence-74000-ariz-mail-ballots-cast-2020-elec/#:~:text=the%20two%20documents%20aren%E2%80%99t,Monday%20before%20Election%20Day https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/23/texas-gop/texas-gop-perpetuates-debunked-voter-fraud-claim-f/#:~:text=the%20county%20records%20both%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20and%20early%20in%2Dperson%20ballots%20as%20early%20votes%2C%20and%20both%20are%20included%20in%20the%20EV32%20and%20EV33%20totals https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Maricopa_County_presidential_ballot_audit#:~:text=County%20officials%20said%20Logan%20did%20not%20appear%20to%20understand%20that%20early%20votes%20in%20the%20county%20were%20not%20cast%20solely%20through%20mail%2Din%20ballots%2C%20but%20that%20some%20early%20votes%20were%20cast%20at%20in%2Dperson%20voting%20centers https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/18/sorting-out-trumps-comments-on-the-arizona-audit-499950#:~:text=One%20report%20tracks,not%20the%20other https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/18/politics/fact-check-maricopa-audit-arizona-cyber-ninjas-74000/index.html#:~:text=the%20ballot%20lists%20he%20was%20talking%20about%20include%20not%20only%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20but%20also%20ballots%20cast%20early%20in%20person https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/cyber-ninjas-leader-ignored-records-contradicting-his-false-claim#:~:text=After%20Logan%20made%20his%20erroneous%20claim%20in%20the%20Senate%2C%20it%20quickly%20became%20apparent%20that%20it%20was%20based%20on%20in%2Dperson%20early%20voters%20who%20cast%20ballots%20during%20the%2010%20days%20before%20the%20election In reality, 2,364,426 mail-in ballots were requested, of which 1,918,024 were returned. https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/debunking-trumps-latest-arizona-election-claims/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Maricopa%20County%20Twitter%20feed%2C%20there%20were%20actually%20a%20total%20of%202%2C364%2C426%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20requested%2C%20and%201%2C918%2C024%20of%20them%20were%20returned https://x.com/maricopacounty/status/1416139690210594819 https://elections.maricopa.gov/asset/jcr:a9e03750-0a8f-4162-859f-1d46ac54b485/Correcting%20The%20Record%20-%20January%202022%20Report.pdf https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/23/fact-check-arizona-early-votes-dont-prove-claims-voter-fraud/7993652002/#:~:text=Maricopa%20County%20also%20said%20the%20types%20of%20files%20Logan%20cited%20during%20the%20briefing%20aren%27t%20the%20correct%20documents%20for%20determining%20how%20many%20early%20ballots%20were%20sent%20and%20received.%20In%20a%20follow%2Dup%20tweet%2C%20the%20county%20wrote%20that%2C%20of%202%2C364%2C426%20requests%20for%20mail%2Din%20ballots%2C%201%2C918%2C024%20were%20returned

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• The “74,243 mail-in ballots” claim is from Maricopa County EV32 and EV33 files, which report mail-in ballots AND early in-person votes at voting centers. https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-arizona-ap-fact-check-election-2020-campaign-2016-f0c36df59ee1069d65aa6a70a22d88cc#:~:text=Arizona%20reports%20both%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20and%20early%20in%2Dperson%20votes%20at%20voting%20centers%20as%20early%20votes%2C%20so%20both%20are%20included%20in%20the%20data%20in%20files%20EV32%20and%20EV33 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/19/donald-trump/no-evidence-74000-ariz-mail-ballots-cast-2020-elec/#:~:text=the%20two%20documents%20aren%E2%80%99t,Monday%20before%20Election%20Day https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/23/texas-gop/texas-gop-perpetuates-debunked-voter-fraud-claim-f/#:~:text=the%20county%20records%20both%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20and%20early%20in%2Dperson%20ballots%20as%20early%20votes%2C%20and%20both%20are%20included%20in%20the%20EV32%20and%20EV33%20totals https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Maricopa_County_presidential_ballot_audit#:~:text=County%20officials%20said%20Logan%20did%20not%20appear%20to%20understand%20that%20early%20votes%20in%20the%20county%20were%20not%20cast%20solely%20through%20mail%2Din%20ballots%2C%20but%20that%20some%20early%20votes%20were%20cast%20at%20in%2Dperson%20voting%20centers https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/18/sorting-out-trumps-comments-on-the-arizona-audit-499950#:~:text=One%20report%20tracks,not%20the%20other https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/18/politics/fact-check-maricopa-audit-arizona-cyber-ninjas-74000/index.html#:~:text=the%20ballot%20lists%20he%20was%20talking%20about%20include%20not%20only%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20but%20also%20ballots%20cast%20early%20in%20person https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/cyber-ninjas-leader-ignored-records-contradicting-his-false-claim#:~:text=After%20Logan%20made%20his%20erroneous%20claim%20in%20the%20Senate%2C%20it%20quickly%20became%20apparent%20that%20it%20was%20based%20on%20in%2Dperson%20early%20voters%20who%20cast%20ballots%20during%20the%2010%20days%20before%20the%20election In reality, 2,364,426 mail-in ballots were requested, of which 1,918,024 were returned. https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/debunking-trumps-latest-arizona-election-claims/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Maricopa%20County%20Twitter%20feed%2C%20there%20were%20actually%20a%20total%20of%202%2C364%2C426%20mail%2Din%20ballots%20requested%2C%20and%201%2C918%2C024%20of%20them%20were%20returned https://x.com/maricopacounty/status/1416139690210594819 https://elections.maricopa.gov/asset/jcr:a9e03750-0a8f-4162-859f-1d46ac54b485/Correcting%20The%20Record%20-%20January%202022%20Report.pdf https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/23/fact-check-arizona-early-votes-dont-prove-claims-voter-fraud/7993652002/#:~:text=Maricopa%20County%20also%20said%20the%20types%20of%20files%20Logan%20cited%20during%20the%20briefing%20aren%27t%20the%20correct%20documents%20for%20determining%20how%20many%20early%20ballots%20were%20sent%20and%20received.%20In%20a%20follow%2Dup%20tweet%2C%20the%20county%20wrote%20that%2C%20of%202%2C364%2C426%20requests%20for%20mail%2Din%20ballots%2C%201%2C918%2C024%20were%20returned