Coverage dated April 9, 2023 to April 10, 2023

Maricopa County investigation into printer issues during 2022 election finds 'equipment failure' at fault

Headline from KVOA Tucson, on the newest of 2 developments

An independent investigation conducted by former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor found that older printers and longer ballots printed on heavier paper were to blame for a printer

KVOA Tucson's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Apr 10, 2023
Investigation finds printers and ballot size responsible for 2022 election troubles in Arizona
Headline from Washington Examiner ·
Apr 11, 2023Newest
Maricopa County investigation into printer issues during 2022 election finds 'equipment failure' at fault
Headline from KVOA Tucson ·

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

Washington Examiner
Investigation finds printers and ballot size responsible for 2022 election troubles in Arizona (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 9, 2023
Washington Examiner's feed description
An outside review of ballot printing mishaps in Maricopa County during the 2022 midterm elections that caused long lines and vote tabulation delays in critical Arizona races blamed the headaches on printer failures and paper ballot thickness.
12News Phoenix
Report: Maricopa County should not have anticipated 2022 election issues (opens 12News Phoenix)
Published Apr 9, 2023
12News Phoenix's feed description
A report investigating the printer issues reported on Election Day 2022 found that the primary cause was "equipment failure."
KVOA Tucson
Maricopa County investigation into printer issues during 2022 election finds 'equipment failure' at fault (opens KVOA Tucson)
Published Apr 10, 2023
KVOA Tucson's feed description
An independent investigation conducted by former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor found that older printers and longer ballots printed on heavier paper were to blame for a printer
KYMA Yuma
Paper changes caused Maricopa County printer failure: report (opens KYMA Yuma)
Published Apr 10, 2023
KYMA Yuma's feed description
Problems with ballot printers that caused lines to back up at some Phoenix-area polling places last year were not caused by malicious actions but by changes to the paper, a retired Arizona Supreme Court justice concluded in a report released Monday.
Fox News
Maricopa County printers failed due to thickness of new paper: report (opens Fox News)
Published Apr 10, 2023
Fox News's feed description
Republican Kari Lake has dismissed a new report saying Maricopa County's printers failed due to the larger size and thickness of the paper ballots in the 2022 election.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.