BISBEE Over the objections of both the Cochise County Attorney and the Arizona Secretary of State, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 Monday
Officials in a southeastern Arizona county were prepared to move ahead with a plan to hand-count all ballots in November’s election alongside the normal machine count on Tuesday, but at the last minute the county attorney told the board they had no legal authority to do so.
Plans by leaders of Cochise County to proceed with a plan to hand count all ballots in November’s election alongside the normal machine count have been derailed.
PHOENIX (AP) Officials in a southeastern Arizona county were prepared to move ahead with a plan to hand count all ballots in November’s election alongside the normal machine count on Tuesday, but at the last minute the county attorney told the board they had no legal authority to do so.