Ben is an IT expert proficient in forensics and digital systems analysis, who was hired in 2021 by the Arizona Senate to investigate the 2020 elections.
According to the AZ Sun Times, Ben summarized his findings, “It is clear, based on my findings, that unauthorized programs, databases, configuration settings, and actions were present on the voting systems in Maricopa County for the elections in both 2020 and 2022.”
Now, leave aside whether you trust Congress to EVER do the right thing.
We are in danger of losing the 2024 elections if we cannot exclude illegal invaders from voting. And for that, we MUST take action now.
I applaud President Trump for taking initiative on this. But we must do so in Arizona also!
There are laws in Arizona about the correct settings and maintenance of voting machines.
The investigator made it clear they were not followed.
Regarding the executable programs, he said, “The Maricopa EMS has a compiler installed that provides the ability to modify and create executable files and drivers on the fly that could be used to alter election results without detection. There is evidence new executable files were created at least three times during the active voting period in 2020.”
He said there was only one easy hurdle a hacker had to overcome.
“The only barrier to access these keys is the Windows-log-in. This log in obviously would not prevent a malicious insider from changing results. A non-insider could easily bypass the Windows log-in feature in about 5 minutes with well-known hacking techniques available on the internet,” the IT expert said.
Cotton added, “Simply put, this is like a bank having the most secure vault in the world, touting how secure it is to the public and then taping the combination in large font type on the wall next to the vault door.”
Third, Cotton found that the software used on the machines, Dominion Voting System (DVS) Democracy Suite version 5.5B, was “materially altered” after it was approved by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). “The MBS file and the database version could not have been produced by the DVS version 5.5B,” he said.
He added that this was the case in the 2022 election, too.
Well. It appears we have the smoking gun. Maricopa messed up. Now we have to make sure this can never happen again. And we need accountability.
PAID FOR BY WENDY ROGERS FOR AZ SENATE
Wendy Rogers is a retired member of the Air Force. Use of military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense.
