JUST IN: A court hearing is happening later this week to discuss the lawsuit filed after Cochise County refused to certify its election canvass.
PHOENIX — The Cochise County Board of Supervisors is expected to meet the Arizona Secretary of State in court Thursday.
On Tuesday, the board voted to hire attorney Bryan Blehm to represent them in court over its refusal to certify the 2022 election results. Blehm was previously hired by the Cyber Ninjas to help it run the 2020 audit of the Maricopa County election results.Republican officials in the rural Arizona county refused on Monday to certify the 2022 election despite no evidence of anything wrong with the count, amid pressure from prominent Republicans to reject results showing Democrats winning top races.
The Arizona Secretary of State wants a judge to order the board to certify the November election results.
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