Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays has filed a lawsuit to try to prevent the Cochise County Board of Supervisors from turning over control of the election to county registrar David Stevens.
In a media release, Mays said county supervisors working with county recorders to administer elections had been legal before, but said, “The Cochise County agreement is a legal boundary. It can cover up or cover up the actions and deliberations that the board normally conducts publicly under the Open Meeting Act.”
Mays’ reference to the Open Conference Act came as Republican lawmakers Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd discussed issues related to last year’s election, replacing recently resigned election administrator Lisa Mara. It brings to mind the two letters she sent to the board claiming she broke the law multiple times. .
The regulator last week voted 2-1 to give election skeptic Stevens the lead in the election, but Mays sent another letter questioning the legitimacy of the move.
Supervisor Judd, who voted in favor of handing over election control to Rector Stevens, called Mays’ letter “not blaming enough.”
