After garnering statewide attention over a controversial attempt to hand count all ballots for the 2022 election, Cochise County has certified its election results after being ordered by a judge to do so. The county was facing a lawsuit from Arizona's Secretary of State for refusing to certify election results.
Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby voted today to defy the election certification deadline and delayed their vote to Friday, putting the county in violation of Arizona law and at risk of nullifying their residents’ votes.
The court filing and one of the GOP supervisors in Cochise County said they did not want to interfere with the likely recount in the race for Arizona attorney general.
The Republicans on a rural Arizona county board that wanted to conduct a full hand count in the upcoming midterm vote have clarified they will follow Arizona state law allowing only partial hand counts following a harshly worded letter from the state's election director who threatened legal action.