Thread by @jennycohn1

Wow. Jurisdictions considering election equipment made by voting machine mega-vendor ES&S should read these email exchanges between Johnson County Commissioner Ronnie Metsker & ES&S. Thread. #ProtectOurVotes #ksleg
via @warrendad cc: @tytinvestigates thepitchkc.com/news/blog/2102… 1/

2/ "I assume we will somehow be ready for canvass. I am not sure. What I have seen today while our team has struggled to function on software that will not operate, gives me grave concern."

3/ "This is unprecedented. They [the top 3 county attorneys] are gathering to discuss the last minute ‘bad media coverage damage control.’ ES&S is the central focus of the situation * * The public microscope is out. They are already relentless."

4/ Kathy Rogers, a Sr. VP of ES&S, later wrote that ES&S did a "happy dance" for Johnson County when Colyer conceded defeat to Kris Kobach in the Republican gubernatorial primary, which meant that the County would not have to face a recount.

5/ "After the problems were discovered, commissioners warned that payment would depend on the equipment working, but so far neither the commission nor Metsker have given any metrics for how that will be decided, or a timetable on when the decision will be made."

6/ "The county is due to take delivery of 1k more [ES&S] machines this month" 4 use in Nov.
"'I don’t see that this is a problem, bc ES&S is going to deliver. So I’m not harboring that problem,” Metsker said about the payment. “Why would I talk about something that isn’t here?'”

7/ "The commission & Metsker have given the company points for accepting responsibility. And ES&S officials do their mea culpas at every opportunity. But in the end, the county is heading toward an expected high turnout in November w/ little but the company’s fervent promises."

@markniesse

8/ Great reporting, @roxiehammill!