AZ secretary of state admits to declaring wrong Green Party winner in U.S. Senate primary
The Secretary of State’s Office says it erroneously declared the wrong winner in the Green Party’s U.S. Senate primary.
Write-in candidate Eduardo Quintana received 282 write-in votes, the most of any candidate. But the canvass signed by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on Thursday declared Mike Norton the winner.
Norton, whose name appeared on the ballot, received 180 votes. Arturo Hernandez, a third candidate in the race, received 106 votes.
After being contacted by KJZZ News, the Secretary of State’s Office said it is correcting the error…
He didn’t canvas write-in votes?
Note: the SOS added a provision to the Elections Manual (EPM) that makes certifying an incorrect canvas a ministerial duty because the County Supervisors are, in his opinion, not allowed to question the job performance of election “experts”. 🤦🏻♀️ https://t.co/9rh9oOVow2
— Jen Wright (@JenWEsq) August 17, 2024
Refusing To Certify Mismanaged Elections Is The Only Ethical Option
After the November 3, 2020, General Election, my colleague Supervisor Steve Christy and I voted against a canvass of the election results. At the time, we had serious concerns about the process employed by the County Elections Department as well the unprecedented use of $1 million dollars from the Chan Zuckerberg foundation specifically earmarked to hire poll workers.
Faith in the election process and our judicial system would be strengthened if those who are elected to do the hard thing at the right time stood up to the bullies and their hollow threats, acting on conscience and not out of fear.
I was notified during the 2020 election, that long-time registered voters who were U.S. citizens were being forced by poll workers to accept federal only ballots. These ballots include federal races only and are to be utilized for voters who aren’t American citizens…
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Charges Stand Against Cochise County Supervisors In 2022 Election Case
A judge will not allow two Cochise County Supervisors who tried to stall the results of the 2022 midterm election to have their charges dismissed.
Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd were indicted by a grand jury in November 2023 on charges of conspiracy and interference with an election officer for allegedly ignoring the deadline to give the Secretary of State’s office, who was then led by now Gov. Katie Hobbs, the election results of their county for the state’s canvass, The Center Square reported at the time. The charges, which are one count of each, are class 5 felonies that could carry at least six months of prison time if they are convicted.
Attorney General Kris Mayes touted the decision from the judge…
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