TUCSON, Ariz. — Members of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors and the County Recorder will appear in court Tuesday as they face a preliminary injunction from the State of Arizona over their move to delegate election duties to the Recorder's Office.
That delegation of duties crossed a"legal line," according to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose official statement read"In addition to this broad transfer of power, I am deeply concerned this move might shield or obscure actions and deliberations the Board would typically conduct publicly under open meeting law."
In the court filings for Tuesday's preliminary injunction, the State cites a"disregard" for state statute by consolidating election powers with their County Recorder ahead of an upcoming special election in May for a proposed tax to fund a new jail district:
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