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Capitol Media Services PHOENIX In the wake of protests over the election results in Arizona, Republicans on a Senate panel approved two changes in election laws Thursday designed to audit more votes and require automatic recounts in more situations. There are hundreds of thousands of people . that think the election was fraudulent or full of irregularities or breakdowns in process, said Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler. Changing the laws on recounts and audits, he said, will increase voter confidence. But Sen. Juan Mendez, D-Tempe, said the legislation approved on party-line votes by the Government Committee is built on the flawed assumption that more counting will change minds. ....