Jennifer Wright was removed as head of the Arizona Attorney General's Election Integrity Unit soon after new Attorney General Kris Mayes took office.
But an investigation by The Arizona Republic in November found Wright was criticizing county officialsWright, in a series of Twitter posts that began on Election Day, suggested county officials were incompetent and claimed they weren't counting votes fast enough. She also posted support of far-right Republican candidates and issues weeks before the election.
Former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said Thursday it was clear Wright was using her position to play partisan politics. While she blasted Maricopa County officials for their Election Day foul-ups, she was silent on other election violations, Romley said. Wright's Nov. 19 letter galvanized Republican hard-liners seeking to cast doubt on the reliability of the voting system and election results in Arizona's most populous county. It also boosted the profile of the Election Integrity Unit, which faced criticism from those same Republicans for not doing enough to unearth widespread fraud.in a five-page letter a day before certifying election results.
"Historically at least some of those are released between 10-11 pm on election night," she wrote in the post."I tweeted frustration after 1 a.m. when zero results had been posted."
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