A judge on Tuesday rejected a request from Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes to block the Cochise County board of supervisors from handing over its election administration to the elected county recorder.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink turned aside Mayes’ request for an injunction blocking the February agreement from being implemented. Mayes argued in her lawsuit the board illegally delegated its oversight of elections to Recorder David Stevens.
But Fink said the agreement the board signed gives it sufficient oversight to meet the law’s requirements, including regular reports from Stevens to the board and its ability to overturn any decisions it finds objectionable.
