For Star subscribers: Judge says losing candidate Abe Hamadeh's lawsuit premature. Also, Cochise's GOP county attorney won't defend board for defying election certification deadline.
PHOENIX — A judge tossed out Republican Abe Hamadeh's legal bid to have himself declared the winner of the race for attorney general.
People are also reading… Warner said Arizona law requires challenges to election results to be filed"within five days after completion of the canvass of the election.'' That isn't set to occur until Dec. 8. The two Republicans on Cochise County's three-member Board of Supervisors contend they do not have to formally canvass the votes of the Nov. 8 general election, at least not until they get the answers they want about the machines used to tabulate ballots. Their next meeting to consider the issue is Friday.
"If it's an attorney for the board, the board is responsible ... which would come out of general fund,'' he told the supervisors."I don't believe that the board can accept private funding to pay for these attorneys.'' He said he has been informed by the County Attorney's Office that the board can't accept money for a specific purpose.
Blehm has some history of involvement in Arizona election fights. He represented Cyber Ninjas, the firm hired by state Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, to"audit'' the results of the 2020 election in the races for president and U.S. senator. Republican Juan Ciscomani won the race in Congressional District 6 over Democrat Kristen Engle by 5,232 votes. But backing out the more than 2-1 margin for Ciscomani in Cochise County would give the race to Engle by more than 8,000 votes.
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