Isn't this just as bad as not matching the count in an audit? Either way those ballots are evidence and should be used in court to dispute counts. The second they find new ballots with the same info as the discarded ones things will heat up quite a bit. Do not surrender those ballots to anyone. Video record, backup, photograph and document the info on the shredded ballots for when the recount(s) happens. Can AZ insider pedes make sure the backups aren't limited to one copy which will inevitably be handed over to authorities I'd assume?