The suit, carried forward by Maricopa County supervisor Steve Gallardo, alleges the audit is driven by partisan contractors hired by the Republican-controlled Senate.
Gallardo, the lone Democrat on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, announced he was likewise worried about ballot security and confidentiality.
“The sole reason for this lawsuit and injunctions is to protect the sanctity of the ballots and more importantly to preserve voters’ privacy from a sham audit that has been corrupted by agitators and conspiracy theorists,” Gallardo stated in a Twitter post.
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“This corrupted process will not be transparent, dark money influencers have hand-picked the folks to observe and witness the ‘audit’ that will be conducted by an uncertified and unqualified group.”
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The suit asks for a temporary restraining order to stop the audit, which was scheduled to begin after the 2.1 million ballots were carted to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Thursday.
It’s the latest controversy leaders have had about the Senate audit, which isn’t the first to take place in Arizona after Democrat Joe Biden’s win in November.
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The Republican-dominated Maricopa County Board of Supervisors denied use of their facilities after losing a court battle set off by a Senate subpoena for the election materials.
They maintain that the election Biden got was handled fairly and counted correctly. Senate Democrats reject the attempt to recount the ballots of the long ago certified election and have announced they won’t participate.
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The operation will be live-streamed by the pro-Trump, right-wing television network OANN, which helped raise some of the dollars used to finance the audit and recount.
Republican Senate President Karen Fann has hired Florida-based Cyber Ninjas — a company led by a backer of unfounded election fraud theories — to manage the audit, including a hand recount of ballots. The Senate is paying $150,000, and an OAN host helped get at least another $150,000 for the purpose.
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The Senate will pay only for electricity and personnel at the Coliseum, which it rented beginning Monday for four weeks. It likewise must provide security.
Advocates of former President Donald Trump have cast doubt on the Maricopa County election results since Biden’s narrow win last year. Though there has been no evidence of widespread fraud. Judges rejected many lawsuits claiming irregularities in the count.
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