Arizona ‘Grift Disguised as an Audit’ Rankles GOP County Leaders

May 18, 2021, 1:12 AM UTC

Maricopa County Republican leaders are done addressing allegations of wrongdoing lodged by Arizona state GOP senators about the 2020 election and ballots subpoenaed for an audit of President Joe Biden’s win, they said Monday in an impassioned rebuttal.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting came weeks into an unprecedented audit led by a state Senate contractor that includes a recount of 2.1 million county ballots. Growing tensions between state and county leaders peaked after Senate President Karen Fann (R) sent a letter May 12 outlining concerns with the materials county officials provided and contending they deleted an election database—accusations ...

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