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Elections workers collect ballots after passing the ballot counting machine at the Maricopa County Counting and Elections Center on November 10, 2022.
An attorney told a panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals that the increased number of early voters was confusing.
A state appeals court Tuesday heard arguments about Cochise County’s plan from last year to manually count all ballots.
The Arizona Retired American Alliance has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the move.
Their attorney, Aria Branch, told the court that a full manual count would render the audit obsolete.
“By definition, a 100% audit is not really an audit.
A panel judge said the law covering early voting audits only allows a maximum of 5,000 votes.
The Court of Appeals decision will have a significant impact on how audits will be treated in future elections.
