Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax suggested an independent audit of Oklahoma's election results is not allowed under state law. He also reiterated his faith in the accuracy of Oklahoma's elections, saying the state's voting devices are among the most precise and secure in the world. Citing debunked claims of election fraud in other states, Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, asked for a forensic and independent audit of the 2020 general election results in Oklahoma County and two additional counties, chosen at random. "In my judgment the time and expense of a post-election audit is not justified for an election that was conducted more than eight months ago," Ziriax wrote in a letter to Roberts. Although Ziriax did not explicitly deny Roberts' request, he said the timing and manner of the audit requested are inconsistent with state law on post-election audits, which is defined as "a manual or electronic examination of a limited number of ballots" by certain elections officials. In other words, state law doesn't appear to allow an outside group to audit Oklahoma ballots, which is what is happening in Arizona where a Republican legislative leader hired a private firm to conduct an audit of the 2020 election results from the state's largest county. Oklahoma law gives the state election board secretary the authority to direct a county election board secretary to conduct a post-election audit. The method, timing and procedures of the audit would be decided by the state election board secretary. < FOR THE RECORD, federal election law requires ballots be held for 22 months for a reason. SOURCES: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oklahoma-state-rep-seeks-audit-of-2020-election-results-in-oklahoma-county-and-2-others/ar-AAM7rLs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oklahoma-elections-official-dismisses-gop-lawmakers-request-for-election-audit/ar-AAM9bI4">
Just days ago, a state rep called for a full forensic audit of three counties in Oklahoma.
MSN quotes State Rep. Sean Roberts on the matter:
> "Every citizen deserves to have faith in the integrity of the election process and its
outcome," Roberts said in a letter sent to the Election Board secretary. "It is my
responsibility, as an elected public servant, to assure my constituents that Oklahoma's
elections are safe and secure."
Roberts also said that there were "clear signs of election fraud in various other states
around the country such as Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania."
"Elections are the bedrock of our constitutional republic and the recent fraud across the
country has led to voter confidence dropping drastically, we must prove our state
elections are secure," Roberts said.
In the days since, he has, naturally, faced pushback. This has been an ongoing theme in
every state with someone who wants to ensure their elections are secure and correct any
problems that may exist.<
According to another MSN report (even more evident bias in this piece - along with FAKE NEWS), the timing, an excuse we got from courts immediately following the November debacle, may not allow for it:
>Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax suggested an independent audit of Oklahoma's
election results is not allowed under state law.
He also reiterated his faith in the accuracy of Oklahoma's elections, saying the state's
voting devices are among the most precise and secure in the world.
Citing debunked claims of election fraud in other states, Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy,
asked for a forensic and independent audit of the 2020 general election results in
Oklahoma County and two additional counties, chosen at random.
"In my judgment the time and expense of a post-election audit is not justified for an
election that was conducted more than eight months ago," Ziriax wrote in a letter to
Roberts.
Although Ziriax did not explicitly deny Roberts' request, he said the timing and manner
of the audit requested are inconsistent with state law on post-election audits, which is
defined as "a manual or electronic examination of a limited number of ballots" by certain
elections officials.
In other words, state law doesn't appear to allow an outside group to audit Oklahoma
ballots, which is what is happening in Arizona where a Republican legislative leader hired
a private firm to conduct an audit of the 2020 election results from the state's largest
county.
Oklahoma law gives the state election board secretary the authority to direct a county
election board secretary to conduct a post-election audit. The method, timing and
procedures of the audit would be decided by the state election board secretary. <
FOR THE RECORD, federal election law requires ballots be held for 22 months for a reason.
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