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The Arizona Democratic Party on Friday said it will not pay a judge-ordered $1 million bond, suggesting that the audit will continue unabated after a court earlier in the day ordered a pause of Maricopa County votes during the 2020 election.
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The Arizona Democratic Party released a statement confirming it won’t pay. They also accused Senate Republicans of a “lack of transparency” regarding “the actual cost of the audit,” which “makes the question of posting a $1 million bond laughable.”
The pause would have started at 5 p.m. local time Friday and lasted until 12 p.m. on Monday, April 26.
Maricopa County 2020 Election Audit Appears on Track to Go Ahead After Democrats Refuse to Pay Bond
6 p.m. update: The Arizona Democratic Party on Friday said it will not pay a judge-ordered $1 million bond, suggesting that the audit will continue unabated after a court earlier in the day ordered a pause of Maricopa County votes during the 2020 election.
The Arizona Democratic Party released a statement confirming it won’t pay.
“Today’s temporary restraining order required that the Cyber Ninjas turn over all documents regarding their internal procedures, which should have been made immediately available to the public if this were a transparent or credible process,” the statement reads. “We are looking forward to the first actual explanation of their procedures and we sincerely hope that these documents are in keeping with best practices as has been demanded by the Arizona Secretary of State.”