The Republican majority on the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted to transfer of all election functions from the nonpartisan elections department to the county’s elected recorder, also a Republican. Attorney General Kris Mayes said switching the duties from the elections office to the recorder was illegal.
Mayes contends the agreement improperly gives all power to county recorder David Stevens rather than being a "hand in hand" agreement to work with the county’s three supervisors. The county’s two
supervisors, Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, voted for the agreement while the lone Democrat on the board, Ann English, voted against it.Crosby and Judd have said they believe the transfer is legal under Arizona law and that they have little choice because the elections director, Lisa Marra, resigned as of last month, citing threats and intimidation. In an interview Tuesday, Stevens said of the lawsuit: "It doesn’t make any sense.
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