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Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick on Monday accused Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft of violating state law by refusing to turn over the cyber security reviews of the states local election authorities. Fitzpatrick released a scathing audit report on Ashcrofts office that was highly critical of his fellow Republicans decision last year to leave a national system designed to improve the accuracy of voting rolls called the Electronic Information Registration Information Center, or ERIC. Fitzpatricks audit, which raises questions about Ashcrofts handling of the Missouri Secretary of