Appeals court says counties cannot conduct full hand count
PHOENIX – Arizona counties are prohibited by law from hand-counting all ballots in an election, even if they want to do so because county leaders have bought into conspiracy theories
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PHOENIX – Arizona counties are prohibited by law from hand-counting all ballots in an election, even if they want to do so because county leaders have bought into conspiracy theories
Arizona Court of Appeals ruling sets an important precedent as some counties' officials buy into conspiracy theories about tabulating machines.
The state Court of Appeals has ruled Wednesday that Arizona’s counties are prohibited from conducting full hand counts in an election.The decision comes following an appeal brought by two Republicans who control the Cochise County Board of Supervisors. The pair voted to hand count all early and Election Day ballots cast in the 2022 election after a machine had tabulated them.
PHOENIX – Arizona counties are prohibited by law from hand-counting all ballots in an election, even if they want to do so because county leaders have bought into conspiracy theories
PHOENIX — Arizona counties are prohibited by law from hand-counting all ballots in an election, even if they want to do so because county leaders have bought into conspiracy theories