Benson says petition to 'audit' the 2020 election 'threatens the survival of our democracy'

Audit Forward, a group demanding a so-called “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election, submitted a petition to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office Tuesday.

This is similar to what pro-Donald Trump supporters have done in Arizona and Wisconsin, two other states the former GOP president lost in 2020.

The petition would require a review of all ballots and vote tallies for all federal, state and local elections, an examination of all state voter registrations and a review of all secretary of state communications, among a number of other requirements. Additionally, the petition aims to create triggers that would mandate “forensic audits” of future elections, such as tampered ballot boxes, destroyed election materials or when at least two poll books in a precinct are out of balance.

The petition states that local communities that do not cooperate with an “audit” are at risk of losing 10% of their state funding and anyone who interferes with the “audit” would be subject to a felony charge of up to one year or a fine of not more than $1,000.

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