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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is anyone following the GOP's latest insanity in AZ?  The elections board in Cochise County refused to certify its results.  They are now being sued, but if the succeed in delaying certification until the state deadline next week then the whole county's votes likely won't be included in the count, and that will be enough to flip a US House seat from R to D.  What a bunch of nutcases.[/quote]

It just gets funnier the further you read

"Facing two lawsuits with urgent deadlines, the Cochise County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire an outside attorney, even though no one had received confirmation that the lawyer would take the case.

The vote to hire Bryan Blehm of Valley Law Group came as the board faces a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline to respond to two lawsuits triggered by the board's decision not to certify results of the Nov. 8 election.

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The unanimous decision to hire Blehm came even as efforts to contact him and ensure his interest did not bring any response. Supervisor Peggy Judd said she was confident he would agree, noting he has a copy of the lawsuits.

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It was unclear, if Blehm agreed to represent the supervisors, how he would be paid. Supervisors Judd and Tom Crosby have said they are looking at private funding, or perhaps free legal services. Judd in particular has said she doesn't want to burden taxpayers with legal fees. County administrator Richard Karwaczka said he's received legal advice that the board can't take donations for a specific purpose, such as paying attorneys, and referenced a law, passed last year, that bars the use of private funds for election purposes.

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Both cases have been assigned to Pima County Superior Court Judge Casey McGinley, who has handled litigation over the board's attempts to require a hand count of ballots. Late Tuesday, McGinley consolidated the two cases, as they both address the same issue.

The cases are scheduled for a 1 p.m. hearing Thursday.

That raised an objection from Crosby, who questioned who set the date. He pointed to a meeting the board would hold at 10 a.m. Friday, suggesting the litigation should come after that.

Crosby was told the court sets the rules when it comes to lawsuits."

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/29/cochise-county-supervisors-meet-to-hire-attorney-in-election-lawsuits/69686195007/[/quote]

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