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Jen Fifield
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ProPublica reporter covering voting, elections and democracy. Former @votebeatUS @azcentral @stateline_news. Tips: DMs open and on Signal jenafifield.01.
Phoenix, AZ
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    Jen Fifield
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    Apr 13
    NEW: In 2020, as President Trump tried to overturn his loss to Joe Biden, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held — barely. A @propublica investigation found that, ahead of the midterms, Trump has systematically demolished those guardrails. 🧵
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    Jen Fifield
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    Oct 28, 2022
    🧵I filled out a web form for Clean Elections USA, the AZ drop box watchers accused of voter intimidation, expecting to get on an email list. Imagine my surprise when I was given access to a discussion board & nationwide contact list w/ 4500+ names/emails. Here's what I found:
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    Jen Fifield
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    Jun 28, 2021
    Breaking: Maricopa County announces it will not use any of the voting equipment that has been in the hands of Cyber Ninjas again. County was required under subpoenas to give most of the $6 million in equipment it leases from Dominion to the Senate for the audit.
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    Jen Fifield
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    Nov 8, 2022
    Breaking: Vote-counting machines aren't working properly at about 20% of vote centers in Maricopa County. Listening to a press conference on the issue, they haven't said why.
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    Jen Fifield
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    May 5, 2023
    BREAKING: During midterm election, election officials in an Arizona county saw glaring errors in ballot counts, but didn’t say anything & certified results anyway. The elections director collected $25K bonus and fled. My latest investigation @VotebeatUS:
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    Errors. Red flags. A big payday. Records show how one Arizona county’s election disaster unfolded.
    Pinal County Elections Director Virginia Ross had proof of inaccurate results that she didn’t flag before county supervisors certified the November election, even as she told them she stood by the...
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    Jen Fifield
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    Apr 27, 2021
    Maricopa County ballots do not have watermarks. Maricopa County ballots do not have watermarks. Maricopa County ballots do not have watermarks. Maricopa County ballots do not have watermarks. Maricopa County ballots do not have watermarks. Maricopa County ballots do not have wate
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    Jen Fifield
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    Jan 5, 2023
    Exclusive: Elections director in Pinal County got $25,000 bonus after reporting inaccurate results
    People hold ballots near ballot tabulators in room
    Elections director in Arizona County got $25,000 bonus after reporting inaccurate results
    From votebeat.org
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    Jen Fifield
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    Nov 8, 2022
    THIS IS FALSE. If you already checked in at a site having issues, go to a poll worker and have them check you out before you leave. If you do this, you can still vote normally at any other location in the county. Please everyone stop spreading misinformation.
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    Kari Lake
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    Nov 8, 2022
    If you have already *checked in* at a Maricopa County voting location where the tabulators do not work, you should *not* leave and go to another location without casting a vote. Your provisional ballot at the new location likely will not count. (1/2)
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    Per the Maricopa County Election Department, this is false. There have been tabulator problems for 20% of the ballots, there is a redundancy in place and the ballot will be placed in a secure box to be hand-counted. If you check out instead, you CAN vote at another location. twitter.com/MaricopaVote/s…
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    Jen Fifield
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    Apr 24, 2021
    Thanks everyone for watching me on @maddow. We at @azcentral appreciate her call out for subscribing to your local paper.
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    Jen Fifield
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    Jun 27, 2023
    Breaking: Pinal County elections director resigns. “With no regrets, I quit.”
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    Jen Fifield
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    Oct 1, 2019
    If Starbucks really thought its coffee was any good, it would offer it for free.
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    Jen Fifield
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Replying to @JenAFifield and @VotebeatUS
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    Jen Fifield
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Update: I've been banned.
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    Jen Fifield
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    Sep 20, 2021
    For the past 6 months, I've been chasing down every lead I can on one very important aspect of the Arizona election audit. Tomorrow morning, I get to share with you everything I've learned. I'll see you at 7 a.m.
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    Jen Fifield
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    Oct 28, 2022
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    Here's everything I found about the coordinated, national movement to watch drop boxes (Organized in part by '2000 Mules' creators). The intention is to send the photos & videos of voters to local sheriffs in "real-time," alleging illegal voting.
    A woman drops her ballot in the drop box near the Maricopa County Juvenile Court Center in Mesa on Oct. 25.
    ‘Catch the cheaters’: 2000 Mules creators connected to Arizona drop box watchers
    From votebeat.org