Unapproved Hardware Substitution – Tabulators Identified as ICE Devices Despite ICP2 Representation; Procurement Records Corroborate Substitution (AZ)

Maricopa County publicly represented its 2020 tabulator deployment as consisting of ImageCast Precinct 2 (ICP2) optical scan units. However, multiple independent forensic indicators establish that the devices operated on Election Day were ImageCast Evolution (ICE) units:

1. EMS configuration files consistently identified the tabulators as ICE devices, not ICP2 units;
2. SLOG verification logs and Cast Vote Records (CVRs) used ICE device identifiers;
3. tabulator tapes substituted a Master Build Software (MBS) baseline identifier instead of the EAC-certified hardware model (PCOS-330A); and
4. Maricopa County procurement records show the purchase of 1,800 ICE-specific paper rolls – a physical supply that does not fit ICP2 units without unauthorized modification.

The ICP2 and ICE are different certified products with different EAC certifications; using one while representing the other breaks the certification chain entirely. Whether the paper records produced by these tabulators accurately reflect cast ballots cannot be verified without knowing the actual hardware and software configuration under which they were generated.