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Implications of the lawsuit could extend beyond Cochise county, if local officials tried similar tactics in November

Implications of the lawsuit could extend beyond Cochise county, if local officials tried similar tactics in November

A year after resigning from Cochise County elections administration, citing a hostile work environment, Lisa Marra has been appointed as Arizona’s highest-ranking unelected elections official. Marra left her position as Cochise County elections director in January of 2023 and takes the place of Colleen Connor as state elections director. Marra was appointed by Secretary of

Not MAGA enough: 2020 election skeptic quit his job after facing blowback from angry election deniers

Not MAGA enough: 2020 election skeptic quit his job after facing blowback from angry election deniers

For the second time this year Cochise County is on the hunt for a new Elections Director.

The elections director of a rural Arizona county who pushed false claims that voter fraud was behind President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss is resigning five months after being hired.

The elections director of a rural Arizona county who pushed false claims that voter fraud was behind President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss is resigning five months after being hired.

The Cochise County elections director is resigning five months after being hired and returning to his previous position in La Paz County.

COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Cochise County Elections Director, Bob Bartelsmeyer, has announced his resignation.