phoenix – Attorney General Chris Mays issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed against Cochise County by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office:

“Today, my office filed a lawsuit against Cochise County, members of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, and the county registrar for an illegal agreement to delegate substantially all of the board’s election duties to the registrar. This agreement is essentially an unconditional handover.” It allows the two companies to work together to carry out their legal obligations from the Board of Directors to the Registrar openly and transparently. Not a thing.

While counties can adequately enter into cooperative agreements with registrars to administer elections, Cochise County’s agreement goes far beyond legal boundaries. In addition to this broad delegation of authority, I am of the view that this action may obstruct or conceal actions and deliberations that the board would normally conduct in public under the Open Meeting Act. I am deeply concerned about

While suing other public officials is not something I take lightly, it is my job as Attorney General to bring cases when public officials unlawfully exercise power or act beyond their authority. is. “