Arizona Democrats file lawsuit to stop Senate audit of Maricopa County election
Arizona | April 23, 2021
The Arizona Democratic Party sued to stop the GOP-led state Senate audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County a day before it is set to begin.
A motion, filed on Thursday, requests a temporary restraining order, arguing that the review of the county’s voting machines and 2.1 million ballots cast is in violation of state law.
The pair of plaintiffs, which also includes Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo, insisted the audit is led by partisan contractors hired by the Republican-led state Senate.
“The sole reason for this lawsuit and injunctions is to protect the sanctity of the ballots and more importantly to preserve voters’ privacy from a sham audit that has been corrupted by agitators and conspiracy theorists,” Gallardo tweeted on Thursday.
TRUCKS HAUL BALLOT MACHINES TO ARIZONA CONVENTION CENTER FOR MARICOPA COUNTY ELECTION AUDIT
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors already conducted two forensic audits, showing no irregularities in the county’s 2020 general election, and agreed to share the election materials with the GOP-led state Senate after it got a favorable ruling from a judge.
Senate President Karen Fann, who is named as one of the defendants in the lawsuit, has said the GOP-led forensic audit would be conducted independently and would be a transparent process aimed at restoring voter confidence after supporters of former President Donald Trump in the state echoed his claims the election was stolen from him due to widespread fraud…
(Excerpts from The Washington Examiner)