Two-Thirds of Independent Voters in Arizona Oppose Ballot Audit: Poll
On 5/27/21 at 7:13 PM EDT
The Arizona State Senate is currently embroiled in a controversial audit of the Maricopa County ballots from the November 2020 election, though recently released polling figures show that 55 percent of independent voters in Arizona oppose the audit.
Figures released on Thursday from the HighGround Public Consulting Firm show that out of Arizona s Republican likely voters, about 77 percent support the ballot audit, while 20 percent oppose it. On the other side, Democrats are even more overwhelmingly in sync with their party s line in their opposition to the audit. However, more than two-thirds of Independent voters oppose the audit.
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New Maricopa County Judge Assigned to Oversee 2020 Election Audit Case
A new judge has been assigned to oversee a legal challenge to a Senate-led audit of votes in Arizona’s largest county for the 2020 presidential election, the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County announced Monday.
Judge Daniel Martin will be taking over the case after Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury, a Republican appointee, recused himself from the legal challenge on April 25.
Martin, who was appointed to the bench in 2007 by Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, is currently assigned to the civil division after having previously been assigned to the family, criminal, and juvenile court departments.