Maricopa County assures voters elections are secure following tabulator key theft

Maricopa County has been scrambling this week to assure voters that its election systems are secure after a temporary worker stole an electronic tabulator key from the county’s Tabulation and Election Center on June 20.

The temporary worker accused of taking the key, Walter Ringfield Jr., 27, was arrested the following day, after police found the key when searching his residence, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said.

County Supervisor Bill Gates and Sheriff Russ Skinner...