{"id":1755393,"date":"2022-11-29T12:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1755393"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T18:49:11","slug":"arizona-county-outright-rejects-certification-deadline-with-47k-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-county-outright-rejects-certification-deadline-with-47k-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona County Outright Rejects Certification Deadline With 47K Votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-county-outright-rejects-certification-deadline-with-47k-votes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1755393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Board of Supervisors for Cochise County in southeast Arizona voted to table certification of the 2022 general election until Friday missing a Monday deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Voters in Cochise \u2014 which includes the county seat of Bisbee and the popular tourist town of Tombstone \u2014 cast approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cochise.az.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/10176\/Cumulative-Report-PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">47,000 ballots<\/a> in the Nov. 8 election.<\/p>\n<p>The board plans to take up certification of the election again on Friday after hearing arguments for and against the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The board\u2019s chair, Democrat Ann English, said Monday, \u201cThere is no reason for us to delay\u201d certifying the election, but Republican supervisors, Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd voted her down, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/11\/28\/1139447507\/arizona-midterm-election-results-cochise-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> Cochise County tabled certification of 2022 election to Dec. 2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republican Party of Arizona (@AZGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZGOP\/status\/1597298947898281984?\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"in-article-trending\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p>Trending:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/member-congress-re-elected-earlier-month-dies-61\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-trending\">Member of Congress Re-Elected Earlier This Month Dies at 61<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prior to the election, the board had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lake-hammers-hobbs-trying-block-arizona-county-conducting-full-hand-count-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted to conduct<\/a> a full hand count audit of the ballots over concerns about the accuracy and security of tabulation machines.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State and then-Democratic gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-fires-off-biting-one-line-statement-outlets-call-race-katie-hobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Hobbs<\/a> threatened to sue the county if it conducted a full hand count.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, a civil rights group, and a Cochise County resident sued to block the expanded audit, arguing it was illegal,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azmirror.com\/2022\/11\/07\/judge-blocks-cochise-county-plan-for-full-hand-count-of-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AZ Mirror<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<p>Do you think Cochise County is in-the-right?<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\">\n<p>\nYes: 100% (10 Votes)\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLawyers from Elias Law \u2014 the firm founded by Marc Elias, who typically represents Democrats and often litigates voting rights cases \u2014 argued for the plaintiffs,\u201d the news outlet noted.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>On the Monday before the Nov. 8 election, a judge ruled that the county could not conduct its expanded audit of the election, saying that state law requires at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/ars\/16\/00602.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 percent<\/a> of the voting precincts be randomly selected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy common definition, a selection of precincts is not random if all precincts are chosen,\u201d Pima County Superior Court Judge Casey McGinley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azmirror.com\/2022\/11\/07\/judge-blocks-cochise-county-plan-for-full-hand-count-of-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elias tweeted Monday that his firm has sued Cochise County again over its board\u2019s decision not to certify the election.<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/trump-lake-installed-az-governor-election-defeat\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-related\">Trump Calls for Kari Lake to Be &#8216;Installed&#8217; As AZ Governor After Election Defeat<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ActiveRetirees?\">@ActiveRetirees<\/a> and Arizona voter file lawsuit against the Cochise County Board of Supervisors for its refusal to canvass the election results of the 2022 midterm elections.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EfBLAfynZo\">https:\/\/t.co\/EfBLAfynZo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marceelias\/status\/1597373461709869056?\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The secretary of state\u2019s office plans to file a lawsuit as well, spokeswoman Sophia Solis said in an email to NPR.<\/p>\n<p>The move by the Cochise board came as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-maricopa-board-supervisors-get-raked-across-coals-voters-applause-overwhelming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maricopa County Board of Supervisors<\/a> voted Monday to certify its election, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-ariz-ag-takes-action-ballots-reported-black-duffle-bags-officials-broke-election-laws-state-demands-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widespread vote tabulator<\/a> and printers issues on Election Day leading to hours-long lines at multiple polling locations.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona attorney general\u2019s office highlighted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-ariz-ag-takes-action-ballots-reported-black-duffle-bags-officials-broke-election-laws-state-demands-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter to the board<\/a> last week that there were reports of ballots that were tabulated at local polling places being mixed with those that were not.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING Maricopa County Board unanimously certifies midterm election results after raucous 4 1\/2 hour meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Decision2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Decision2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RuleOfLaw?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RuleOfLaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1INi0zN15w\">pic.twitter.com\/1INi0zN15w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brahmresnik\/status\/1597341749256818688?\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis was not a perfect election,\u201d Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates said. \u201cBut it was safe and secure. The votes have been counted accurately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared originally on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-button\">\nSubmit a Correction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ff-truth-accuracy-text\">We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/editorial-standards-updates-and-corrections-policy\/\"> Read our editorial standards.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-69486\" class=\"author-info inner-content\">\n<div class=\"author-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/author\/wj\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wjlogo-150x150.png\" alt=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comment Down Below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Supervisors for Cochise County in southeast Arizona voted to table certification of the 2022 general election until Friday missing a Monday deadline. 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