Gov. Hobbs said she wants a report from the panel by Nov. 1.
Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Seeking to restore public confidence, Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday created a bipartisan panel to study the state's election system and recommend changes.
"Improving Arizona's election laws requires collaboration among state and local election administrators, election security experts, and voting rights advocates,'' the new governor said in her executive order. And she said a bipartisan and coordinated effort will identify solutions"that enhance the accessibility and security of Arizona's elections.''
The governor set up the panel, which will have at least 11 members, to guarantee representation from various interests, including Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes or his designee as well as two county recorders nominated by Senate President Warren Petersen of Gilbert and House Speaker Ben Toma of Peoria, both of whom both Republicans.
Those same concerns have been behind calls to outlaw electronic tabulation of ballots in favor of hand counts. One goal is to ensure"consistent, secure, and accessible election administration and voter registration practices across the state.''Pinal County ended up with more changes between the initial count and the final tally than the other 14 counties combined. County officials have blamed the problems on human error.
"The list of committee members will include experts,'' she said."And those experts will no doubt be aware of and speak to the policies and processes that need improvement."She's already made it clear she doesn't want to give any credence to election deniers,'' Berry said about her boss.
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