Supervisor Steve Christy’s effort to investigate Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly for potential election law violations failed in a 4-1 vote.
On Oct. 19, the Recorder’s Office shut down an online portal to request an early ballot, six days before the deadline to request one on Oct. 25. They alerted about 4,000 people who had their request denied with an email to call the Recorder’s Office to check their status instead.
Christy said an investigation is necessary because state law requires ballots to be sent within 48 hours of an early voter request and that the slim margins of certain county races could have been impacted by the decision.
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