Arizona Secretary Of State Sues Gop Controlled County Over Refusal To Certify Election Results

Arizona Secretary Of State Sues Gop Controlled County Over Refusal To Certify Election Results Nov. 28, 2022, 8:22 pm pst. by vaughn hillyard and zoë richards. arizona secretary of state katie hobbs sued a republican controlled county monday after it refused to certify its election results. Arizona secretary of state katie hobbs sued a republican controlled county after it refused to certify its election results by the state's statutory deadline.

Arizona Sues County Over Refusal To Certify Election Results Fontes, the arizona secretary of state, tried to put a rule in the state’s elections procedure manual that would have allowed him to certify statewide results even if a county refused to certify. Hobbs' lawsuit asks the cochise county superior court to order officials to certify by thursday. cochise county, ariz. — secretary of state katie hobbs, a democrat who narrowly won the race for. The refusal to certify by cochise county in southeastern arizona comes amid pressure from prominent republicans to reject results showing democrats winning top races. secretary of state katie hobbs, a democrat who narrowly won the race for governor, asked a judge to order county officials to canvass the election, which she said is an obligation. Update, feb. 1: this story has been updated to reflect a response from secretary of state adrian fontes. arizona republicans filed a lawsuit wednesday asking a judge to throw out numerous election rules made by secretary of state adrian fontes, including one that forces supervisors to certify their election results without delay or changes and.