Ballot Tabulation Update: Every morning following the start of ballot tabulation, the political parties confirm the digital counter on each machine that tracks the number of ballots counted by each tabulator to confirm it matches the number from the previous day - ensuring no ballots were tabulated on the machine overnight. Today, during this process, the digital counter on one tabulator displayed an error message. Staff immediately reviewed the count on the Election Management System log where ballot images and results are stored. Ballots counted during the previous two days by this tabulator were accurately reflected in the Election Management System. This indicated that the issue was isolated to this single tabulator. It is currently unclear why this single tabulator displayed an error message, but it has been removed from use for the rest of the cycle. Staff continue to research the error message. In the meantime, out of an abundance of caution and to be completely transparent, ballots that were run on the tabulator in question will be backed out of the Election Management System (so they are not double counted) and run through a different tabulator. Ballots are segregated by day and tabulator, so it is known which ballots to re-run. Political party observers will be present during the entire process. This process set by Maricopa County to have the political party observers check each digital counter every day on every tabulator was created to address a situation like this and ensure integrity in the process.