by Kyle Becker, Becker News:
The Arizona election in 2022 is still having negative consequences for election security in the Sun Belt state.
The Arizona Attorney General, Kris Mayes, has threatened legal action against Mojave County officials if they dare to hand-count ballots in the 2024 election.
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BREAKING: The Arizona Attorney General is threatening Mohave County officials with legal action if they choose to hand count ballots in the 2024 election
“As Arizona’s chief law enforcement officer, I have an obligation to warn you that the legal consequences would be serious”… pic.twitter.com/F3q7rwUOvD
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“As Arizona’s chief law enforcement officer, I have an obligation to warn you that the legal consequences would be serious,” AG Mayes warns.
In the AG’s letter to Mojave County, Mayes purports to be concerned that verifying the accuracy of ballots would ‘undermine Arizona’s democratic process.’
No kidding. This is from the letter:
Re: Counting ballots manually instead of by automatic tabulating equipment Dear Supervisors: I understand that you will be voting tomorrow on whether to direct the Mohave County Elections Department to count the ballots for the 2024 elections by hand, rather than automatic tabulating equipment. Before you take that vote, I want to make sure you know that a “yes” vote would direct your Elections Department to violate the law. As Arizona’s chief law enforcement officer, I have an obligation to warn you that the legal consequences would be serious.
Equally important, I am concerned that this Board has received incorrect legal advice from bad-faith actors who are attempting to sow doubt in Arizona’s elections and ultimately undermine Arizona’s democratic process. Full hand counts are impracticable to perform within the time permitted to certify election results, less accurate than tabulating machines, and more importantly are illegal under Arizona law. The resulting delays, inaccurate results, and illegal procedures from hand counts will then be used to call into doubt valid election results. The Board should not endorse this attack on the democratic process.
The Attorney General is clearly concerned that anyone would verify that the electronic voting machine equipment indeed accurately records the votes of Arizonans.
