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The Associated Press reports:
An appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by the Arizona Senate to keep secret records of its ongoing review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County that are in the possession of the contractors conducting the recount. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the documents sought by the watchdog group American Oversight detailing how the recount and audit are being conducted are public and must be turned over.
Republicans who control the Senate argued that because the records are maintained by its contractors, they were not subject to public records law and that legislative immunity applies. But the court said that was not the case. The court said the main contractor, Florida company Cyber Ninjas, was subject to the records law because it was performing a core government function that the Senate farmed out.
Read the full article. QAnon Arizona Senate president Karen Fann [photo] says that she will appeal.
Appeals court rejects an effort by the Arizona Senate to keep secret records of its ongoing review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County that are in the possession of the contractors conducting the recount. https://t.co/fQjAnBIEBQ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 20, 2021
Thursday’s ruling says the Senate must hand over documents sought by the watchdog group American Oversight about how the recount and audit is being conducted. https://t.co/CCFsvEy6Zk
— KVOA News 4 Tucson (@KVOA) August 19, 2021