Opinion: AZ Central – Mohave County failed hand count of ballots
The results are in after a test hand count of ballots in Arizona. Bottom line: It's a great idea, if you don't want timely or accurate results. From the article "The far right’s quest to get rid of tabulation machines in next year’s election hit a slight pothole last week when Mohave County reported the results... Continue reading→
Bipartisan elections task force meets
"PHOENIX — The Bipartisan Elections Task Force formed by Governor Katie Hobbs had its second meeting this month, to continue working towards its goal of making elections safer and more secure. Helen Purcell, the Task Force’s co-chair and former Maricopa County Recorder said she wasn’t ready to release details about what they’re working on, but... Continue reading→
MSNBC – Election suit from Arizona’s Lake leads to sanctions (yes, again)
Some background and thoughts on various lawsuits filed by losing Republican candidates including our very own loser for governor Kari Lake. Benen writes: "Ordinarily, once a civil case runs its course in court, the process ends and those involved move on. But in the wake of the 2020 election cycle, plenty of Republican conspiracy theorists... Continue reading→
Anne Carl – Hobbs’ “Hand Count” Bill Vetoes, and Why I Support One But Not the Other
HB 2722, which current Cochise County Recorder David Stevens reportedly co-authored, would have allowed for the substitution of a full hand-count, rather than an audited machine count, for counting our votes. That bill was bad, because the election tabulation machines used here in Cochise County have consistently provided us with our most accurate tally of... Continue reading→
Fred Miller and Ali Morse – It’s not chump change
Morse & Miller do a deep dive into the costs associated with Cochise County Recorder, David Stevens decisions regarding the 2022 election and the repercussions that are still costing the county taxpayer dollars. Click on each page for a larger view.
Washington Post: No Labels party may be a front for Republican groups
Will the No Labels party play in Cochise County? I'm not sure. They have qualified as a registered party in Arizona. There are charges that while they profess to be a group to appeal to voters disaffected by both parties or those known as Independents, they are really more of a GOP influence group that... Continue reading→
Bob Karp: Didn’t Mohave County learn anything from Cochise County?
From the AZMirror on 6/7/2023: "A day after supervisors in a northwestern Arizona county voted to request a plan to hand-count ballots in the 2024 presidential election, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes sent a letter to Mohave County supervisors on Tuesday telling them he is concerned that moving forward would break state and federal laws,... Continue reading→
Bob Karp: Welcome Shasta County to the Recall
The Los Angeles Times reports turmoil in the northern California county of Shasta as the newly elected Board of Supervisors majority decides to dump Dominion voting machines in favor of a hand count of election ballots for this county with 110,000 registered voters. (Read background on this story in our News post. ) The result... Continue reading→
Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby select election denier for county Election Director
Absolutely. From the Associated Press' Jonathan Cooper as published in the Beaumont Enterprise "A rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced voting machine conspiracies on Tuesday hired an elections director who has promoted the false claims that voter fraud cost former President Donald Trump reelection in 2020. The two Republicans on the three-member Cochise County Board... Continue reading→
State Rep. Gail Griffin sponsors bill to allow 100% hand count in elections
Although this bill isn't going to be law, it tells us all we need to know about where Cochise County Republicans are on election issues. From the Arizona Public Media news story of 4/21/23 by Summer Horn: A bill making its way through the legislature proposes to allow Arizona election officials to conduct a 100%... Continue reading→