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More Chaos in Cochise County, Arizona as Supervisors Propose Election Denier for Election Oversight

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

Remember our reports on Cochise County, Arizona’s election chaos caused by election deniers on the county board of supervisors? The rural Arizona county of 126,000 is back in the news, because it wants to transfer election oversight to – you guessed it– another election denier.

Election Denier Chaos in Cochise County, Arizona

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

November 28th, an Arizona county board of supervisors refused to certify the November 8th election, defying the state’s deadline and inviting litigation.

Midterm Election Disruptions Cited by Election Deniers as Fraud – With No Evidence

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Yesterday, we detailed some of the routine challenges that popped up during the midterm election, including ballot reader malfunctions, power outages & gas leaks. Election deniers irresponsibly seized on some of these issues to cast doubt on an election which reputable election experts hailed as a mostly trouble-free process.

Election Denier Candidates Mostly Lost, But Still Had Wide Support

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

We, like many other Democracy observers, are concerned with the number of election-denying candidates who ran in the midterms. Many Big Lie candidates lost by big margins. But in some races, the support for candidates who oppose Democracy is breathtaking.

Hand Counting Ballots Takes Longer, is Less Accurate, and Costs More. So Why is It Being Proposed Around the Country?

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

Few election officials would ever recommend counting ballots by hand unless it’s absolutely necessary. It’s long, tedious & expensive work which is prone to error. Yet that’s exactly what’s being promoted by 2020 election deniers around the country.