PHOENIX — A judge on Tuesday tossed out Abe Hamadeh’s legal bid to have himself declared the winner in the race for attorney general.
And Cochise County supervisors, in their own legal battle, voted Tuesday to hire outside counsel after County Attorney Brian McIntyre refused to defend the board’s decision this past Monday not to meet the deadline in state law to certify the election returns.
“We’re in a situation where, because the actions of the board were contrary to Arizona law, our office won’t be providing representation,” McIntyre told the board. But it remains unclear who will pick up the tab.
