Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Election officials in Cochise County, Ariz., on Monday refused to certify the results from this month's midterm election, throwing several local and statewide races up in the air and opening the door for legal action.
The majority conservative county supervisors voted 2-1 against certifying the votes, citing uncertified voting machines, an unfounded claim touted by conspiracy theorists. Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, both Republicans, said Secretary of State and governor-elect Katie Hobbs and her office did not provide proof that voting machines were property certified.
"In that group's opinion, the secretary [of state] has not been responsive in providing proof of lawful accreditation of voting machine laboratories," Crosby said Monday, referring to a group of conspiracy theorists challenging the election results. "In my opinion, that lack of response would seem to suggest the inability to provide the requested proof by the secretary."
Secretary Hobbs' office issued a letter to the supervisors last week, warning them that "all available legal remedies" will be used to "compel" their compliance if they do not submit their canvass of votes to the state by Monday.