Courtney Pedroza for the Washington Post
The Arizona Senate is considering expanding its controversial audit of votes in Maricopa County.
An audit of ballots in last year s presidential and US Senate elections was launched in April.
Observers say the audit is shambolic and driven by conspiracy theories.
The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate is considering expanding its controversial audit of votes to all elections held in Maricopa County last year.
The Senate in April ordered a recount of votes in last year s presidential and US Senate elections in Arizona s most populous county on the basis of Donald Trump s groundless claim that last year s election was stolen from him as a result of mass fraud.
Republican Arizona election official says Trump unhinged
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer on Saturday used the term regarding a Trump statement accusing the county of deleting an elections database. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:10 AM EDT May 16, 2021
The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer on Saturday called a Trump statement accusing the county of deleting an elections database unhinged and called on other Republicans to stop the unfounded accusations.
GOP Arizona County Chair Slams Twisted Republican Recount As Dangerous
And a county election official ripped Donald Trump as “unhinged” for parroting false complaints about the ballots.
Arizona’s Republican chair of the Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors has slammed the partisan, highly controversial GOP-launched recount there as “dangerous.”
And a GOP county election official ripped Donald Trump on Saturday as “unhinged” for parroting false complaints about the ballots. “We can’t indulge these insane lies any longer. As a party. As a state. As a country,” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer tweeted.
Wow. This is unhinged. I’m literally looking at our voter registration database on my other screen. Right now.
Maricopa County Recorder Richer says Trump unhinged after audit comments
Patrick Semansky/AP
President Donald Trump prepares to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, to Olympic gold medalist and former University of Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
By: Bob Christie - Associated Press
Posted at 6:06 AM, May 16, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-16 09:10:31-04
PHOENIX â The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.