A Maricopa County temporary election worker who was arrested for allegedly stealing from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center was registered as a Democrat and has previously been charged with theft, specifically, stealing a security fob and keys from MCTEC, KTAR News reported.
As prosecution begins following an investigation into the theft at the Maricopa County elections building, records and reports reveal that Ringfield has previously registered as a Democrat voter and received ballots in recent Democratic primaries.
"MCTEC released a statement to ABC15 on Monday, saying,"Maricopa County Elections has referred a matter to law enforcement that involves an alleged theft of an item by a temporary election worker from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center.
"On Friday morning, when completing a daily inventory, Maricopa County elections workers identified that an item was taken from the Ballot Tabulation Center on Thursday evening, and staff took immediate action to investigate the matter and contacted the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office," the statement continued.
"The stolen item has been recovered but to ensure the integrity of Maricopa County Elections, election workers are reprogramming and re-conducting logic and accuracy testing of all equipment."
On Tuesday, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley released a statement on the alleged theft, saying, "Yesterday, a temporary elections worker with a criminal history in Arizona allegedly stole a key fob to secure areas from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center. The RNC and AZGOP dispatched attorneys and observers on the ground as part of our election integrity program to gather information and promote transparency as the situation developed."
"The RNC and AZGOP have a long history of engaging in Maricopa County election issues both in the field and in the courtroom, and yesterday's events are an example of our election integrity program's capacity to provide real-time legal response when issues arise at tabulation centers," Whatley continued.
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