Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) is celebrating the FBI's expansion of its investigation into Runbeck Election Services.
Last June, Rep. Hamadeh wrote to Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi requesting the investigation, as Runbeck allegedly mixed blank printed ballots with returned voted mail ballots being prepped for tabulation from several western states.
"The comingling of blank ballots with live ballots poses a significant risk to the accuracy and fairness of election results," Rep. Hamadeh wrote in the letter. "It is crucial that we have confidence in the integrity of our elections, and any potential mishandling of ballots must be investigated to ensure that the will of the voters is accurately reflected."
On Sunday, Just The News reported that the FBI secretly obtained voting records from Maricopa County, one month after raiding an Atlanta warehouse for similar 2020 Election data that supposedly suggested tampering.
"Late last week, I received and complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records relating to the Arizona State Senate's 2020 audit of Maricopa County," said State Senator Warren Petersen (R-14). "The FBI has the records."
Rep. Hamadeh praised the development on X, writing, "In June last year, Congressman Hamadeh wrote to AG Bondi about disturbing allegations of blank ballots commingled with voted mail ballots in Runbeck's Maricopa County warehouse."
"Part of the ongoing pattern of disastrous elections in State 48," the Arizona congressman noted, "The FBI has now seized election records in its expanding probe."
Hamadeh has been a strong supporter of strengthening election integrity measures, previously introducing H.R. 2499, which would codify executive orders issued by President Donald Trump into law last year.
Measures included in the bill demand proof of citizenship in voter registration forms, the State and Homeland Security Departments and Social Security must allow states to access Federal databases to verify the eligibility of people registering to vote, and a single Election Day deadline to tabulate ballots.
