New report concludes equipment failure caused Maricopa County's 2022 ballot problems

Changes to the length of the ballots and weight of the paper they were printed on caused widespread problems at Maricopa County voting centers during the 2022 general election, according to a report out Monday commissioned by the county Board of Supervisors. • Equipment failure, rather than human error or procedural shortcomings, were to blame, it said. Catch up quick: Tabulators at about 60 voting centers were unable to read ballots because they were printed with ink that was too light to read. • This caused frustration and long waits...