I dont't know if the audit report mentions the EAC's Best Practices for Chain of Custody or not, honestly. But still, chain of custody was violated for the logs and electronic data in the final audit reports.
Here's where the EAC awarded Maricopa County the 2020 "Clearie" Award For Outstanding Innovations in Election (Large Jurisdictions):
https://www.eac.gov/eac-clearinghouse-award-winners-2020
Here's where the EAC specifies "CHAIN OF CUSTODY BEST PRACTICES".
https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/chain-custody-best-practices
It is very sad. Awarded a Clearie for their bad conduct.
Not merely violated the best practices, but took 'em behind the shed, killed and dismembered them, buried 'em and covered it over and planted vines. And then called it an accident.
Then received a Clearie award for it all to hang on the wall for pride 😤
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