IMPORTANCE OF THE 'CHAIN OF CUSTODY". The futility of the hand audit/recount of Maricopa County’s ballots hinges upon two issues: 1] The Arizona State Senate’s order to turn over the ballots to an outside organization has terminated the “chain of custody”, making that audit’s outcomes impossible to verify. 2] Previous recounts and audits were done by trained personnel, who retained the “chain of custody” and those recounts/audits verified the initial results.

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