Mojave County, Arizona – On Monday, Republican-controlled Arizona’s second county delayed recognizing this month’s election results in protest over voting problems in Maricopa County. In Maricopa County, some Republican officials are blaming losses in top races such as the gubernatorial race.

Delay as Maricopa County, the state’s most populous county, finishes tallying the last remaining ballots and the state attorney general asked officials to explain the election day issues some voters experienced has occurred.

Arizona voters elected Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and gave Democratic Senator Mark Kelly a six-year term. But the Attorney General election was headed for a mandatory recount after the election was approved by all 15 counties and the Secretary of State. He edged Republican Abraham Hamade by just 510 votes on Monday, after the 2018 election.

A split vote by the Board of Supervisors of Mojave County in northwestern Arizona made clear pledges to approve the election by the Nov. 28 deadline. The members called it a political statement to show how angry they are about the problems in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and home to about 60% of the state’s voters.

The all-Republican commissions in two other counties, Pinal and La Paz counties, did little to prove their election results on Monday.

Mojave became the second state county to delay certification, following Cochise in southeastern Arizona. The board made the decision on Friday without a promise to prove results by a deadline despite setting a meeting to review it. have asked the Secretary of State to certify that their vote counting machines are legally certified.

State election officials told them so, but two committee members instead supported claims put forward by three men who claimed their certifications had expired.

On Monday, state election commissioner Kori Lorrick provided county commissions with certification of vote-counting machines from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Rorick also warned the commission that the state would sue if it did not certify in time.

County commissions have no legal right to change or refuse to certify results provided by election officials. Rorrick wrote that if the secretary of state does not receive his certification by December 5, all votes in Cochise County will stop counting.

Some Republican candidates won as much as 60% of the vote in the county, so this could lead to ups and downs for Democrats in the state’s hotly contested race.

In Maricopa County, about 30% of vote centers had an issue on November 8th when counters were unable to read some ballots.

County officials have repeatedly stated that all ballots were tallied and no one lost the ability to vote. I was told to put it in a safe box so that it would be counted in the .

Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovic has asked for an explanation of how the printer problem occurred before Maricopa County authenticated on Nov. 28. A description of the problems experienced by voters who left to go to another Vote Center where tabulators were in operation.

“Arizonans deserve a full report and explanation of the myriad issues that have arisen related to the Maricopa County administration for the 2022 general election,” wrote Jennifer Wright, the unit’s chief executive.

Maricopa County Commissioner Bill Gates said the county would respond “with the transparency it has done throughout this election.”

The county had about 17,000 Election Day ballots involved, which had to be counted later, not at the polling place. Only 16%.

In Mojave County, the county Republican commission and chairman praised the election commissioner. But Jeanne Kench, along with Republican Speaker Kerry Ward, said Republicans were disenfranchised because of the Maricopa County problem.

“Mojave County voters, their votes are diluted,” Kench said. “Their votes are worth less than they were before this vote due to mismanagement and dysfunction in the Maricopa County Elections Authority.”

The vote to delay the Mojave County ballot canvas was not unanimous, but all five directors are Republicans. Member Jean Bishop called the decision “a bit silly”.

“We are Mojave County, not Maricopa County,” she said. “Our vote is solid.”

County commissioners did the same after the 2020 election. Donald Trump, his former president, expressed concern over the loss in Arizona, blaming Maricopa County for the loss. However, the board ultimately accepted the results.

“This is Redux for 2020,” said board member Hildy Angius. “If we don’t recognize it today, we’ll just issue a statement of solidarity.”

Former state legislator Ron Gould agreed that this was just a message.

“It’s a purely political statement,” Gould said. “But that’s the only way we can make that statement.”

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