Capitol Media Services PHOENIX -- Facing defeats in court, Republican lawmakers are moving to change the law -- retroactively -- in a bid to eventually get their hands on voting equipment and ballots, even if it takes months. SB 1408 would spell out in statute that county election equipment, systems, records and other information "may not be deemed privileged information, confidential information or other information protected from disclosure.'' More to the point, the measure approved Thursday on a party-line 5-3 vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee declares that this information is "subject to subpoena and must be produced.'' And it empowers judge to compel production of the materials and records.