Arizona officials OK hand-count audit in Cochise County

PHOENIX — Two Republicans on county commissions in rural southeastern Arizona hand-counted all ballots in the Nov. 8 election after rejecting a motion to say otherwise in a chaotic meeting. ‘s proposal was approved by a two-to-one vote on Monday. Cochise County supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby voted for the measure after rejecting an […]

Republicans want to audit the 2022 midterm elections in Maricopa County

Republicans are still haunted by Arizona’s rejection of the party’s top candidate in the 2022 midterm elections, calling for an election poll, but only in Maricopa County. The law, approved by a Senate panel on February 13, gives electoral officials in “counties with a population of two million or more” four elections to conduct a […]

Republicans want to audit the 2022 midterm elections in Maricopa County | State

Members of the Senate election “audit” team demonstrate how auditors manually tally the 2.1 million votes cast for the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County.Photo Credit: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror Republicans are still haunted by Arizona’s rejection of the party’s top candidate in the 2022 midterm elections, calling for an election poll, but only […]

A+ marks for Safford in financial audit

Contributor: David Bell January 6, 2023 Safford — While some communities in Graham and Greenlee counties have historically struggled to maintain good financial practices, the opposite is true in the City of Safford. At Monday’s meeting, the city council is expected to hear from Baker-Tilley’s financial audit firm to report that the city has no […]

Maricopa County completes hand count audit of ballots as part of recount process

Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — The Maricopa County Elections Office completed a ballot hand-count audit as part of an automatic recount that included three close races. The state’s automatic recount process occurs when the margin between two candidates is within 0.5%. In Maricopa County, his three races were detailed, including contests for State Attorney General, Public […]