Arizona Senate Republicans were poised to hold the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in contempt for refusing to turn over ballots from the 2020 election.
The Maricopa County board has already turned over a massive amount of data requested by the Senate as it seeks to perform an outside audit of the 2020 election.
Days before Senate Republicans plan to hold them in contempt, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors filed a new complaint in Superior Court to quash a legislative subpoena of 2020 general election voting records.County attorneys wrote they are not challenging the Senate’s power to issue subpoenas. They acknowledge the Senate does have that authority, but they argue the
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors asked a court late Friday to quash a state Senate subpoena that seeks access to 2.1 million ballots from November's election and access to its elections equipment, calling the effort by the Senate a sham.
The game of political chicken between the Arizona Senate and Maricopa County supervisors comes to a head Monday as lawmakers weigh holding board members in