PHOENIX — A judge ruled Thursday that the Cochise County Board of Supervisors must canvass its election results by 5 p.m. Thursday. The board then did so Thursday afternoon.
On Tuesday, the board voted to hire attorney Bryan Blehm to represent them in court over its refusal to certify the 2022 election results.
Blehm was previously hired by the Cyber Ninjas to help it run the 2020 audit of the Maricopa County election results.
Blehm did not agree to represent the board and the board found another lawyer prior to the hearing.
Republican officials in the rural Arizona county had refused on Monday to certify the 2022 election despite no evidence of anything wrong with the count, amid pressure from prominent Republicans to reject results showing Democrats winning top races.
The Arizona Secretary of State argued Thursday that a judge should order the board to certify the November election results. The judge ruled in favor and said the board needs to certify the results by 5 p.m. Thursday. The board reportedly did so Thursday before 4 p.m.
BREAKING The @CochiseCountyAZ board of supervisors has certified the 2022 General Election.
— The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru (@Garrett_Archer) December 1, 2022
All Arizona counties are now canvassed.
Cochise County is the last Arizona county to certify its canvass.
