County officials said they want to hand count every ballot cast at the polls on Nov. 8, not mail-in ballots. Katie Hobbs appeared satisfied with plan.
Hobbs also had told the county supervisors she had "serious concerns" about whether the county could pull off a more limited hand count, given they have provided no details and the election is two weeks away.
But Supervisor Peggy Judd added language that said the county would do what is called an expanded precinct hand count and would follow all applicable laws.She added that she had sent Hobbs, with whom she served in the Legislature a decade ago, a thank you note for giving the county the chance to clarify its intent.Why supervisors wanted hand count
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year seeking a court order to ban the use of tabulation machines. They lost, but are appealing the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Wednesday's meeting highlighted the tensions provoked by the protracted debate over a hand count. Crosby at one point said he would be comfortable not replying at all to Hobb's office, all but inviting a lawsuit.
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