© Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThen-Arizona Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs holds a campaign event at the Carpenters Local Union 1912 headquarters on Nov. 5, 2022, in Phoenix.
Arizona judge ordered county to canvass election last week.The Arizona secretary of state's office is calling for an investigation into, and enforcement action against, potential violations of state law committed by two Cochise County supervisors who refused to certify results for the midterm election.
In a Friday memo directed to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Cochise County Attorney Brian McIntyre, State Elections Director Kori Lorick noted that it took a court order for the board to canvass the election - with one who she said "continued to defy his statutory responsibility" as well as the Thursday ruling of Judge Casey McGinley.
She said that the supervisors knew that they had a statutory requirement to canvass the election by a Nov. 28 deadline but "chose to act in violation of the law, putting false election narratives ahead of the Cochise County's voters."Lorick cited a Nov. 28 report from
The New York Times, in which one of the supervisors reportedly said that
concerns about machines used to tabulate ballots were mostly a pretext and "the only thing [they had] to stand on."
She said these actions jeopardize Arizona's democracy.
"Had a court not intervened, the failure of these two supervisors to uphold their duty would have disenfranchised thousands of Cochise County voters. This blatant act of defying Arizona's election laws risks establishing a dangerous precedent that we must discourage," Lorick concluded.Governor-Elect and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs asked the judge to order officials to canvass the election, filing suit - in addition to as a local voter and a group of retirees.
McGinley ordered supervisors on Thursday to approve the election canvass by the end of the day, although one board member was reported to have skipped the meeting.
Supervisor Tom Crosby told Fox News Digital that he had been advised not to attend the meeting."Prior to the meeting to certify the canvass, I was advised by the Attorney for the Board, not to attend," he wrote in an email Saturday.
"Today's court decision was a win for Arizona's democracy and ensures that all Arizonans will have their votes counted. Cochise County has been ordered to canvass today, and the state certification of the 2022 General Election will proceed as scheduled on Monday," Hobbs tweeted on Thursday.
According to FOX 10 Phoenix,
the county certified the election results just before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
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Expose the world Grandfather it is time. I am begging you for the sake of all children.
Grandfather we have heard it said whenever two or more are gathered whatever they shall ask of you shall be given.
Please expose all and in so doing we are all made accountable as we are part of that all. From those parts within we need to change for balance to those that are intentionally breaking darkness.
Give us the strength to endure and recognize one another for who we all are.
Grandfather I am on my face before you with my blessed loving friends here on this website typing that which is at the center of my being for the world to see. In desperate hope our prayers of peace are answered.
On my face I beg thee to release the light and send all to remove this pestilence that has contaminated this earth and replace it with hearts that know how to love and serve one another without anyone but you over us to guide us and keep the precepts of living in love and truth toward one another.
Hear my cry as I am torn apart inside. I can not stop these tears that come from deep within the heart of hearts emanating from the center of all being that is you.
Please I am begging yu before the world. I am, I am no one. You are be that.
I love you with everything I have and serve you only in my heart. Love you are thank you.
To all of you here please..
I love each and every one of you and I know you and yet I donโt.
You are all so very very beautiful.
Thank you for being so kind to me as well as speaking your heart.
Been a morning . Been a mourning. I may as well be wearing sack cloth and ashes.
I am just a witness, a messenger. One amongst millions that are crying out.
I have nothing left to speak. Thank you Grandfather you know your children and they know you.
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