Iron Fences, Cameras Everywhere: Arizona Girds for Poll Chaos
- Fences, more cameras, public tours added after 2020 protests
- Maricopa County officials seek to avoid repeat of Sharpiegate
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A new wrought-iron fence wraps around the Maricopa County office where votes will be counted next month. On Election Day, there’ll be concrete barriers too, along with plainclothes officers and mounted police.
Layers of security including cameras have been added to protect ballot machines, and no one without clearance is allowed into the rooms where ballots are counted. Arizona and its most populous county are leaving nothing to chance as they seek to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred the 2020 election.