Auditor alleges top Missouri election official Jay Ashcroft broke law in withholding info

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick on Monday accused Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft of violating state law by refusing to turn over the cyber security reviews of the state’s local election authorities. Fitzpatrick released a scathing audit report on Ashcroft’s office that was highly critical of his fellow Republican’s decision last year to leave a national system designed to improve the accuracy of voting rolls called the Electronic Information Registration Information Center, or ERIC. Fitzpatrick’s audit, which raises questions about Ashcroft’s handling of the Missouri Secretary of ...