Rural counties debate prospect of hand counting election ballots
This week, more local counties explored the possibility of manually counting votes for the 2024 elections at the urging of two state legislators, a small number of officials and voters with election credibility issues. . The Mojave County Board of Supervisors voted against promoting a manual count plan, but the Pinal County Commission is considering […]
GOP lawmakers Borelli and Rogers pressure Pinal County to hand count
The first was Cochise County. Then there is Mojave County. On Wednesday, Republican Senators Sonny Borrelli and Wendy Rogers took part in the third of their tours to convince regulators of Republican majority counties across Arizona to agree to hand-count ballots. I visited Pinal County as a visiting place. Through hour-long presentations and discussions, they […]
Mohave County is ruby red, yet rejects GOP push to hand count votes
Sounds of sanity echoed Tuesday in ruby-colored Mojave County when the Republican Oversight Board rejected plans to hand-count ballots in next year’s election. Ah, not so much, because such a thing would likely be illegal. Or because the county’s own research has proven that hand counts are less accurate than machine counted votes. No, the […]
Cochise Supervisors’ quest for conducting 100% hand count continues in court
The Cochise County Oversight Board’s effort to complete a 100% audit of the 2022 general election tampering continued on Tuesday, when the board appealed an initial ruling by Pima County Superior Court Judge Casey McGinley that the board’s tampering audit violated Arizona election law. Veronica Lucero, attorney for Cochise County Recorder David Stevens, argued that […]
Judges question Arizona counties’ authority to do full hand counts of ballots
Bob Christie Capitol Media Service Allowing Arizona counties to manually tally most or all early ballots would be a “confusing recipe” in the election, lawyers said Tuesday to a committee of the Arizona Court of Appeals. said in Despite a draft decision written by one of the Cochise County judges, the three judges who heard […]
Hand counting ballots a ‘recipe for chaos’ attorney tells Arizona appeals court
By Bob Christie | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Allowing an Arizona county’s decision to manually count most or all early votes would make the election “disruptive,” an attorney told a panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday. Stated. And the three judges who heard an appeal from Cochise County officials, whose plans […]
‘Gruesome’: California Gardener Loses Chunk Of Hand, Burns Face After Reportedly Picking Up Discarded Firework
On July 8, a California gardener was reportedly seriously injured after unintentionally picking up what appeared to be fireworks. Hector Majoral picked up an object apparently resembling a golf ball while working in Torrance. according to KTLA. Majoral had intended to throw the ball away, but instead a ball-like object exploded, amputating most of his […]
Court to hear arguments on full hand counts in Cochise County
At least one appeals court judge appears poised to allow full manual counting of early votes in Cochise County. However, those who voted at the polling place were not included. And if the draft opinion is valid after the three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal hears the arguments on Tuesday, it says that without […]
University At Center Of Race-Based Admissions Case To Hand Out Free Tuition To Certain Students
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) announced Friday that it will make tuition free for some undergraduates following a Supreme Court decision to reverse the use of race in admissions. The university intends to “comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling in all respects” and will no longer consider race as a factor […]
Researchers Find ‘Giant’ Hand Axes Thought To Be 300,000 Years Old
A study released Thursday revealed early results from a British excavation site where a series of giant prehistoric hatchets were discovered in early 2023. The hatchets were found at Flinsbury’s Maritime Academy in Medway Valley, at least two of which were classified as “huge” by the research team. according to In a study published in […]
