The afternoon session of Trump's Maricopa County Arizona election hearing is about to begin.

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Previously: "Trump Campaign Lawyer Admits to Judge: Our Search for Evidence of Fraud Produced Obvious Lies and ‘Spam’" https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/trump-campaign-lawyer-admits-to-judge-our-search-for-evidence-of-fraud-produced-obvious-lies-and-spam/ @lawcrimenews

Judge Daniel Kiley says that the problems with the phone line earlier were due to an "external" influence.

Continuing his testimony now is Scott Jarrett, Maricopa County's Director of Election Day and Emergency Voting.

Q: Are you aware that Sharpies have been in the news recently?

Jarrett replies yes.

Here we go.

When asked if Sharpies bleeding through the ballot would lead to an overvote, Jarrett replies no.

Jarrett: "With our tabulation equipment, it is taking an image of the ballot."

Asked what type of pens they provided on election day, Jarrett says: "We provided ultra-fine-tip marking pens"

Q: Which candidate had the most overvotes in the race?

The 19 candidates with the most overvotes were the judges, the witness says, because of the ballot design.

Questioning the witness right now is Maricopa County's Joe La Rue. h/t @sara_randazzo

The topic turns to Jarrett's conversations with the Trump campaign's representative.

The witness reports the Arizona AG's finding that the use of Sharpies did not lead to disenfranchisement.