Control is a reaction to fear.  The need for democrats to control this ballot audit is directly a response to their fear.  It is the same reason why Perkins Coie have sent a littany of lawyers to Maricopa county to challenge the ballot audit and recanvassing.  There is a trembling in the dark force.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Thursday aimed at halting the state Senate audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County.

The suit, brought forward by Maricopa County supervisor Steve Gallardo, alleges the audit is led by partisan contractors hired by the Republican-controlled Senate.

Gallardo, the lone Democrat on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, said he was also concerned about ballot security and confidentiality.

[…] The suit calls for a temporary restraining order to prevent the audit, which was scheduled to start after the 2.1 million ballots were carted to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. (read more)

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