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You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies were seen putting on tactical gear as a peaceful demonstration grew larger outside of the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in downtown Phoenix.PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - As Maricopa County workers verify ballots and results, more than 200 people are peacefully protesting in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday night, claiming some ballots haven't been properly counted.Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies are in tactical gear stood just outside the entrance to the elections center, making sure no one comes inside. At around 10 p.m. the media was escorted out of the lobby and the building was shut down. About 15 minutes later, the group started to thin out. However, as of 10:45 p.m., there are still about 50 people outside of the building with deputies standing guard.It all started when the extremist group AZ Patriots initially walked right into the Maricopa County Recorder's Office at Third Avenue and Lincoln Street, live streaming around 7 p.m. One of the members was wearing a military vest and made a claim the County used Sharpie pens to make some ballots invalid. The conspiracy gained traction on Wednesday, but the officials said that it is not true and Sharpie pens don't disqualify ballots.After demonstrators were kicked out of the elections center, they stayed in the parking lot. Some President Donald Trump supporters and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden supporters joined them in the parking lot."Count every vote," a few of them chanted.&nbsp;Also protesting was Jennifer Harrison, a leader of Arizona's Patriot movement. She had a megaphone and was calling out Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, saying, "Where are our votes, Adrian?" Fontes is the head of elections for Maricopa County.The group then moved to the Arizona Capitol Building to protest the election results. They stayed there for about a half-hour before moving back to the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. The group continued to grow with more than 200 people there as of 9:30 p.m., with it being mostly Trump supporters. They chanted "Four more years" and "Count the votes." Others chanted, "Stop the steal," implying Biden was stealing the election in Arizona.Rep. Paul Gosar, who was recently reelected, arrived at the protest later in the night. He used a megaphone to talk to the protesters. The Republican also led the group in prayer.The demonstration has gotten a little rowdy but nothing violent.&nbsp;Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies now ready in tactical gear inside the elections center to potentially make a move on the protesters and demonstrators outside as the crowd continues to grow. — Briana Whitney (@BrianaWhitney)&nbsp;Copyright 2020 KPHO/KTVK (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved.© Copyright 2020 (A Meredith Corporation Station), 5555 N. Seventh Avenue Phoenix, AZ&nbsp;| &nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies were seen putting on tactical gear as a peaceful demonstration grew larger outside of the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in downtown Phoenix.PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - As Maricopa County workers verify ballots and results, more than 200 people are peacefully protesting in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday night, claiming some ballots haven't been properly counted.Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies are in tactical gear stood just outside the entrance to the elections center, making...

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