Pillars Updates

Fox 10’s John Hook interviews Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg on Pillars and election integrity

Monday October 28, 2024 · 2:02 PM

Pillars of the Community Co-Chairs Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg spoke with John Hook from Fox 10 Phoenix about election integrity, electoral processes, and Pillars’ efforts to improve trust in elections.

Bob Bauer emphasized that “the public can have confidence in the professional management of elections” and encouraged anyone with concerns about mail-in ballot procedures to learn more about the thorough safeguarding and tabulation processes in place. Ben Ginsberg detailed the procedures for Arizona’s mail-in ballot procedures, explaining how the exhaustive, bi-partisan verification safeguards make it a “safe and secure system.” Bauer and Ginsberg both condemned the threats against election officials, with Bauer calling them “unprecedented in scope.” Bauer stated that large-scale voter fraud “is extremely rare, and certainly non-systematic or sufficient to affect the outcome of elections.” Ginsberg agreed, adding that “there is no real proof that [non-citizen] voting is happening.” Bauer and Ginsberg expressed concern that misinformation, disinformation and physical disruptions at polling places present a far greater threat to election integrity than illegal voting or hacking of voting systems. Ginsberg wrapped up by urging people to connect with Pillars of the Community, highlighting that Pillars is “making progress because we’ve found people of good will across the political spectrum.”

Watch the interview on Fox 10.