Armed and masked 'ballot watchers' sat by ballot drop boxes in Arizona late at night, prompting police investigation

According to local reports, Arizona police were called to investigate armed and masked individuals near ballot drop boxes.

Nicole Grigg, a reporter for ABC 15 Arizona, said that people dressed in tactical gear and armed were looking at a voter drop box.

A video shared by Grigg shows two people sitting in a parking lot, one sitting on the tailgate of a truck while the other sits in a camp chair. Two people were armed according to the sheriff's office.

—Nicole Grigg (@NicoleSGrigg) October 22, 2022

The individuals had left the area according to Jordan Bontke.

Bontke said that the men in tactical gear had already left.

The MCSO did not respond to the request for comment on Saturday.

According to The Washington Post, an incident of voter harassment was reported in Mesa, in which a voter said several people were filming and photographing him and his wife as they approached a ballot box.

The voter reported the incident to the Arizona secretary of state's office, who forwarded it to the state attorney general.

The Arizona attorney general's office confirmed in a statement that they were looking at the report.

Everyone should be able to vote. The spokesman told 12 News that if someone feels threatened, they should call the law enforcement.