When citizens bring legitimate concerns, they’re often met with mockery instead of answers.
Segment 1 — 2024 Canvassing Barb Hyatt simply asked:
“Chairman, I would like to know why other countries have gone away from the machines…”
The response from the dais?
“Do you have more confidence in Russian elections than elections in the United States of America?” “That is Putin propaganda.”
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8T0IGMR4s8
A concerned citizen referencing international examples of moving away from voting machines is immediately painted as a conspiracy theorist and Russian propagandist. Not addressed. Not debated. Just belittled.
Segment 2 — June 25, 2025 Audit Vote (Agenda Item 86) Supervisor Thomas Galvin openly admitted:
“In 2022, I believe that Maricopa County fell short in that election when we had the issue with the tabulators and the printers… It was a searing experience… we let down people.”
Yet moments later, he voted with the 4-1 majority to approve the very audit process many saw as insufficient and lacking true independence.
The pattern is clear:
- Public concerns about machines and processes → dismissed or mocked.
- Admissions of past failures → followed by business-as-usual votes with little real change.
These are public meetings. Public records. The contradictions are on full display for anyone willing to watch.
Citizens aren’t asking for perfection overnight — they’re asking for honest engagement, real transparency, and corrective action instead of deflection and defense of the status quo.
When officials treat concerned voters like enemies and then admit problems only to ignore solutions, trust erodes even further.
Times have changed. The public is reviewing the record, connecting the dots, and refusing to be silenced or gaslit.
Share this video. Demand better — real answers, not propaganda accusations.
It is Our Duty.
Stay vigilant.
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