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Arizona Sues After County Puts an Election Skeptic in Charge of Voting

Arizona sued Cochise County for transferring voting oversight to a Republican recorder, who has cast doubts about past election results. The county was previously ordered to stand down for violating state law.

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  • Arizona sued Cochise County for transferring voting oversight to County’s Republican recorder, who has cast doubts about past election results.
  • The county’s board of supervisors made David W. Stevens, the Republican recorder, the interim elections director in a 2-1 vote.
  • Kris Mayes, Arizona's Attorney General, filed a lawsuit against the county and called the power shift an “unqualified handover.”.
  • The county was previously ordered by the court to stand down on two occasions for violating state law.
  • The Republicans on the board saw no issues with the arrangement.
Arizona Sues After County Puts an Election Skeptic in Charge of Voting
Cochise County, a hotbed of conspiracy theories, transferred election duties from a nonpartisan office to the county’s elected recorder, a Republican.
The New York TimesBy Neil Vigdor

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