CO Secretary of State: ‘Fraudits’ Have No Place in Colorado

RUSH TRANSCRIPT With the ░░░░░░░░ of Jesus Christ As ░░░░░░░░ by joss Len Benson ░░░░░░░░ forensic audit is not ░░░░░░░░ thing With how to ░░░░░░░░ the ninja aud ilt ░░░░░░░░ trend Griswold sweeting my ░░░░░░░░ just issued rules prohibiting ░░░░░░░░ election audits in the ░░░░░░░░ of Colorado Fraudits have ░░░░░░░░ place in Colorado Joining ░░░░░░░░ now the chairperson of ░░░░░░░░ democratic association of secretaries ░░░░░░░░ state secretary Griswold Thank ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ is a state further ░░░░░░░░ than some in terms ░░░░░░░░ its voting the success ░░░░░░░░ the voting and the ░░░░░░░░ to vote safely My ░░░░░░░░ is how do you ░░░░░░░░ audits that may be ░░░░░░░░ How do you come ░░░░░░░░ with rules that say ░░░░░░░░ can only keep the ░░░░░░░░ the fake the fraudulent ░░░░░░░░ out but still be ░░░░░░░░ with somebody say hey ░░░░░░░░ s check out how ░░░░░░░░ works in Colorado officially ░░░░░░░░ good morning Ali Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me on ░░░░░░░░ answer to your question ░░░░░░░░ very simple Through state ░░░░░░░░ and rule making Here ░░░░░░░░ Colorado we are considered ░░░░░░░░ safest state in which ░░░░░░░░ cast a ballot in ░░░░░░░░ small part because we ░░░░░░░░ do a risk limiting ░░░░░░░░ That s the premiere ░░░░░░░░ of election audit It ░░░░░░░░ already conducted on the ░░░░░░░░ election What that audit ░░░░░░░░ us in a secure ░░░░░░░░ is that the election ░░░░░░░░ are correct But what ░░░░░░░░ are seeing across the ░░░░░░░░ starting in Arizona where ░░░░░░░░ hired a partisan firm ░░░░░░░░ no experience to do ░░░░░░░░ sham audit are these ░░░░░░░░ for fake forensic audits ░░░░░░░░ in an intent to ░░░░░░░░ justify voter suppression and ░░░░░░░░ the big lie So ░░░░░░░░ have to push back ░░░░░░░░ those attacks which are ░░░░░░░░ attacks on democracy We ░░░░░░░░ problem in Arizona which ░░░░░░░░ of us saw coming ░░░░░░░░ the federal government the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice even got ░░░░░░░░ in and your colleague ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state Katie ░░░░░░░░ is that they gave ░░░░░░░░ else control of the ░░░░░░░░ someone not a government ░░░░░░░░ someone not vetted as ░░░░░░░░ government employee putting aside ░░░░░░░░ fact that cyber ninjas ░░░░░░░░ t have particular experience ░░░░░░░░ this and the CEO ░░░░░░░░ the company has perpetuated ░░░░░░░░ of the lies Donald ░░░░░░░░ put forth Putting that ░░░░░░░░ they still don t ░░░░░░░░ general qualifications for the ░░░░░░░░ of custody If you ░░░░░░░░ needed now to audit ░░░░░░░░ county you can t ░░░░░░░░ the information That s ░░░░░░░░ correct So when you ░░░░░░░░ election audits you need ░░░░░░░░ make sure that the ░░░░░░░░ having access to the ░░░░░░░░ are vetted In Colorado ░░░░░░░░ require criminal background checks ░░░░░░░░ also that you keep ░░░░░░░░ of custody and other ░░░░░░░░ protocols If not you ░░░░░░░░ have to replace all ░░░░░░░░ your election equipment which ░░░░░░░░ millions of dollars But ░░░░░░░░ do want to qualify ░░░░░░░░ and contextualize it We ░░░░░░░░ seeing a coordinated attack ░░░░░░░░ democracy from these fraudits ░░░░░░░░ to undermine confidence to ░░░░░░░░ 400 bills to suppress ░░░░░░░░ voters to literally insurrectionists ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theorists running for ░░░░░░░░ of states in battle ░░░░░░░░ states The attack on ░░░░░░░░ democracy, the