A call in to a local radio show said the AZ Supreme Court ruled the audit will go forward.
I have not confirmed that.
In 10 days they will be 1/3 done with the audit.
The audit is scheduled for 40 days so 1/4.
To my mind, it makes little difference if all ballots are checked, just a large enough portion to reveal substantial numbers.
I suspect they’ll find adequate fraud to start the dominos to fall across swing states.
Yes the audit is continuing...but the new judge has ruled against the 10 day pause and has scheduled hearings to start tomorrow.
The Supreme court case is about separation of power. The Legislature claims, (and I believe correctly), that once the subpoena was deemed legal by the courts and the documents/equipment were delivered that the courts have no authority in dictating what and how the legislature can conduct the audit.
It also argues that persons and companies contracted by the legislature to perform the audit also have the same “speech and debate” immunity that the legislature has.
The Supreme Court refused to “stay” the audit and set specific dates for filing of arguments. They also agreed that the trial court judge was correct to not stay the audit once the Dems refused/failed to post the bond, (1 million dollars). The issue before them now is the accusations of voter identity/secrecy and security of the subpoenaed documents/equipment. The Legislature is arguing the separation of powers, (the court can not dictate how the Legislature conducts its business), and the speech and debate immunity when in session.
The trial court’s new judge has extended the time for pleadings in their case beyond the original timeline, and if he does not order the audit stopped, (which would immediately be appealed to the Supreme Court), then the audit will be finished before the case is fully briefed, argued and decided, at which point the case will be MOOT.
Possibly the new judge is going to do to the Dems what they did to Trump; dismiss it on technical grounds without ruling on the merits.