Democracy Docket: AZ AG issues opinion on hand counting ballots

If you haven't learned about the Democracy Docket and followed them on social media. This is a good reason. They have great information that directly relates to the nonsense that has gone on here in Cochise County with supervisors Judd & Crosby, as well as our County Recorder, David Stevens.  Of new concern is the action of Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli (R) who exposes the "independent state legislature theory" that he can tell counties what to do based on a resolution that has no force of law.
From an alert by the Democracy Docket

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, May 18, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) reversed a prior opinion written by her predecessor, former Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R), which permitted counties to conduct hand count audits.

Asserting that Brnovich “misinterpreted the governing statutes,” Mayes, in her opinion issued on Thursday, states: “Simply put, a full hand count is only expected to occur if there are discrepancies with the electronic tabulation—not as a matter of course.” The opinion concludes that Arizona law “does not provide a county discretion to conduct a hand count of 100% of early ballots.”

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