By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror
Maricopa County has been scrambling this week to assure voters that its election systems are secure after a temporary worker stole an electronic tabulator key from the county’s Tabulation and Election Center on June 20.
The temporary worker accused of taking the key, Walter Ringfield Jr., 27, was arrested the following day, after police found the key when searching his residence, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said.
County Supervisor Bill Gates and Sheriff Russ Skinner during a Tuesday morning press conference worked to reassure voters that the county’s protocols and the quick thinking of its elections workers ensured that election security was not compromised ahead of the upcoming July 30 primary election.
