{"id":564193,"date":"2021-06-15T09:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564193"},"modified":"2021-06-15T09:51:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:51:47","slug":"ag-merrick-garland-says-feds-will-review-election-audits-az-gop-fires-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-merrick-garland-says-feds-will-review-election-audits-az-gop-fires-back\/","title":{"rendered":"AG Merrick Garland Says Feds Will Review Election Audits, AZ GOP Fires Back \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fag-merrick-garland-says-feds-will-review-election-audits-az-gop-fires-back%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=564193&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/MG-2-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div readability=\"44.673913043478\">\n<p>Arizona Republicans are rebuffing Biden-nominated U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who said Friday that the Justice Department would be reviewing any election audits for alleged voter violations. Garland also knocked \u201cabnormal\u201d review methods, without specifically citing the Arizona audit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome jurisdictions, based on disinformation, have utilized abnormal post-election audit methodologies that may put the integrity of the voting process at risk and undermine public confidence in our democracy,\u201d Garland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/abnormal-methods-us-attorney-general-says-feds-will-review-arizonas-partisan-election-audit\/75-da6c715a-98b9-43eb-adeb-393b0b9feb92\">said<\/a>, as reported by 12 News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"35\">\n<p>The news station noted that the AG said he would double the staff of the Civil Rights Division\u2019s enforcement \u201cwithin the next thirty days, in order to deal with challenges to voting rights nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"34\">\n<p>\u201cWe must rededicate the resources of the Department of Justice to a critical part of its original mission: enforcing federal law to protect the franchise for all voters,\u201d Garland said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"36\">\n<p>Election audits will be reviewed \u201cto ensure they abide by federal statutory requirements to protect election records and avoid the intimidation of voters,\u201d he added, and the DOJ will\u00a0\u201cpublish guidance explaining the civil and criminal statutes that apply to post-election audits.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"30.580808080808\">\n<p>Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward fired back Friday on Twitter, writing, \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Seems Merrick either wants to ignore or forgot all about the US Constitution\u2026<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOJHasNoSay?src=hashtag_click\">#DOJHasNoSay<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StatesRights?src=hashtag_click\">#StatesRights<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32.860310421286\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.0324324324324\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seems Merrick either wants to ignore or forgot all about the US Constitution\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOJHasNoSay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DOJHasNoSay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StatesRights?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StatesRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aTy0DLJh1t\">https:\/\/t.co\/aTy0DLJh1t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Kelli Ward \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@kelliwardaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelliwardaz\/status\/1403803835076812801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou will not touch Arizona ballots or machines unless you want to spend time in an Arizona prison,\u201d posted State Senator Wendy Rogers. \u201cMaybe you should focus on stopping terrorism. The Justice Department is one of the most corrupt institutions in the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Biden DOJ has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-doj-attempts-to-stop-arizona-election-audit\">already intervened<\/a> in the election auditing efforts by Maricopa County Republicans, sending a letter in May to the president of the Arizona state Senate suggesting the recount is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/arizona-recount-justice-department\/2021\/05\/06\/fbe4793c-ae87-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html\">reported<\/a> at the time that the DOJ letter raises \u201cthe possibility of a clash between state and federal authorities over the audit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div readability=\"31.397849462366\">\n<section readability=\"3.9247311827957\">\n<div readability=\"9.5\">\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"14\">\n<p class=\"font--body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\">\u201cWe have a concern that Maricopa County election records, which are required by federal law to be retained and preserved, are no longer under the ultimate control of elections officials, are not being adequately safeguarded by contractors, and are at risk of damage or loss,\u201d wrote Karlan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-el=\"text\">Back in February, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/az-judge-sides-with-senate-gop-over-audit-of-millions-of-ballots-election-equipment\">disagreed<\/a> with Karlan\u2019s current analysis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/az-judge-sides-with-senate-gop-over-audit-of-millions-of-ballots-election-equipment\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9.9526066350711\">\n<div readability=\"19.407582938389\">\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p><em>Senate Republicans and the GOP-dominated Maricopa County Board of Supervisors disagreed about the accessibility of the ballots; the Senate wanted to perform an audit to address election integrity concerns from constituents, whereas the board argued the ballots, by law, were to be kept secret for 24 months following the election. The judge scolded the parties for failing to come to an agreement on their own but sided with the Senate, suggesting the law in question does not conflict with the subpoenas.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere is no question that the Senators have the power to issue legislative subpoenas,\u201d Judge Thomason <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/story\/4102892\/judge-rules-arizona-senate-can-get-access-to-2-1-million-ballots\/\">wrote<\/a> at the time.\u00a0\u201cThe Subpoenas comply with the statutory requirements for legislative subpoenas. The Senate also has broad constitutional power to oversee elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Arizona legislature clearly has the power to investigate and examine election reform matters,\u201d the ruling said. \u201cThe Subpoenas also do not violate separation of powers principles. Production of the subpoenaed materials would not violate confidentiality laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><i>member<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Republicans are rebuffing Biden-nominated U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who said Friday that the Justice Department would be reviewing any election audits for alleged voter violations. 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