CAMPAIGN INTERFERENCE!

Roaring Fork school board candidate Elizabeth Taylor placed Apple AirTags inside replacement campaign signs after repeated thefts. The devices later pinged from a vehicle parked in the Basalt Elementary and Middle School STAFF LOT and ultimately from the home of an individual connected to Roaring Fork schools.

“This isn’t just about stolen yard signs. It’s about election interference and a breach of public trust,” said Taylor. “When anyone manipulates elections, it undermines the democratic process itself. Parents and voters deserve full transparency."

"We have clear evidence that campaign signs were deliberately taken and tracked to the residence of an individual connected to our schools. Under Colorado law, that’s election interference,” said Taylor. “I will be filing formal charges to ensure those responsible are held accountable and to protect the integrity of this election.”

On Wednesday, October 29, Elizabeth Taylor placed two Apple AirTags inside two of her campaign signs after having already lost two batches of signs stolen from the area around the Eagle County Building. She then drove to the location and added the tagged signs to a third batch previously installed there.

The following morning, Thursday, October 30, the AirTags began pinging from the staff parking lot at Basalt Middle and Elementary Schools. Using Apple’s Find My app, Elizabeth was able to precisely identify the vehicle containing the AirTags.

Later that afternoon, around 4:00–4:30 p.m., the vehicle left the parking lot and was followed by a campaign volunteer to a residence of an individual connected with Roaring Fork schools. The Find My app confirmed the AirTags’ location in the driveway of that residence, and the campaign obtained a timestamped screenshot of this location.

After a short time, one of the AirTags moved again, traveling down the hill to the Thunder River Gas Station and Market. Upon further tracking, the signal indicated that the AirTag had been discarded into a trash can near the market’s entrance. The volunteer retrieved the AirTag using food-service gloves provided by store staff.

The second AirTag was recovered near the Glenwood Springs residence on November 1 with the assistance of the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.

Both AirTags are now in the possession of the Eagle County Sheriffs, and the campaign is awaiting further information and guidance from investigators.