Election Officials Host Tabletop Exercise for Media to Demonstrate Ever-Evolving Challenges

Last week, Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis participated in a detailed tabletop exercise hosted by the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. In this exercise, media members were confronted with realistic scenarios while running an election, including AI-manipulated videos and other forms of misinformation designed to derail the election process.

The purpose was to highlight the critical need for verifying information and understanding the capabilities of current technology. Click the video below to view the piece from Scripps News, whose reporter participated in the exercise.