Attorney general's suit says Cochise board's decision was illegal to hand control of elections to Republican recorder.
Bob Christie Capitol Media Services Arizona's attorney general sued the Cochise County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, alleging its decision to hand complete control of elections to the Republican county recorder is illegal because it delegates all the board's responsibilities to another person.
Stevens said that with the county elections director job vacant, he is the only certified election official in the county who can run a May 16 special election in which voters are being asked to approve a new jail district tax. The filing comes a week after the board signed a three-page agreement that allows Stevens to oversee the county's complete election process.
Marra refused to do the hand-count after the two Republican board members voted to take the unprecedented action and ordered her to do so. The other board member is a Democrat and opposed the move. She said the agreement between the board and Stevens not only threatens the lawful administration of elections, but also may threaten the public’s right to know how government is making important decisions about how the election is run.
Stevens said any thought that he might use his new role to affect the operation or outcome of elections is misplaced.
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