An unwelcome distraction : Arizona GOP lawmakers pressure Kelli Ward to audit her own race Print this article
The newly reelected Arizona GOP chairwoman is hoping to ward off a potential audit, but some legislators from her own party are accusing her of hypocrisy.
More than a dozen Republican legislators in Arizona sent a letter to Kelli Ward calling for an audit of her narrowly decided reelection race on Wednesday night, according to a readout of the letter. The members of both the state House and Senate say that if she refuses, she should revoke her request to audit the state s 2020 presidential election results, arguing that her hypocrisy is undermining the party s message of election transparency across the board.
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UpdatedTue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:23 pm MT
Replies(2) Maricopa County elections officials count ballots in Phoenix on Nov. 4. (Matt York/Associated Press)
PHOENIX The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Wednesday on an independent audit of the voting machines used in the Nov. 3 election.
Board Chairman Jack Sellers defended the accuracy of the Maricopa County s vote count, but said Tuesday the board wants to prove it once and for all. While I am confident in our staff and our equipment, not all our residents are, Sellers said in a statement. This is a problem.
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#NEW Board of Supervisors will vote tomorrow on an independent audit of @maricopavote election tabulation equipment. Chairman @jacksellers says While I am confident in our staff and equipment, not all our residents are. Read full statement: pic.twitter.com/41nqGzRyoY
UpdatedThu, Jan 21, 2021 at 7:40 am MT
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Arizona Senate President Karen Fann (right) confers with fellow Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen in the Senate building in Phoenix in May 2019. (Bob Christie/Associated Press, File)
PHOENIX Maricopa County officials agreed Wednesday the day of President Joe Biden s inauguration to turn over election data and ballots to Arizona Senate Republicans for an audit.
The agreement ended weeks of back-and-forth negotiations between the county and the state legislative body, many of whose members question how Biden won the once reliably Republican Arizona.
The Republicans request appears to be part of the party s so-far futile effort to advance arguments that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent, despite there being no evidence to support such claims. Arizona certified its 11 Electoral College votes for Biden on Nov. 30, with Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signing off on the security and validity of the state s elections.