Arizona Senate President Karen Fann on Nov. 1 announced she will be retiring when her current term ends in January 2023. “It has been a privilege to advocate on behalf of Arizona citizens in my twelve years at the State Legislature and the honor of a lifetime to serve as Senate president,” Fann, a Republican, […]
From the over 70 lawyers sent by Democrats to stop the audit in its early days to the ongoing threats of federal intervention by the Department of Justice, the Maricopa County 2020 election audit has faced overwhelming resistance from day one. Arizona Senate President Karen Fann is the initiator of the Maricopa County 2020 election audit. […]
Officials in Arizona’s largest county have repeatedly described firms conducting a forensic election audit there as uncertified, even promoting the idea that they lacked certification from an agency that does not certify auditors. In response to the audit teams seeking more items from Maricopa County to complete the state Senate-ordered audit, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors […]
An attorney representing Maricopa County sent Republican state Senate President Karen Fann a letter ordering the preservation of all documents relating to the audit of the county. Maricopa County attorney Allister Adel sent the notice (pdf) to Fann claiming that some of the auditors involved in the process made potentially false or defamatory allegations. “It […]
