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Residents fault handling of Cochise County jail-tax election, raise transparency and spending concerns
Summary
Two residents at the Cochise County Jail District meeting criticized how a prior jail-district election was handled, disputed use of collected excise-tax revenue, and requested earlier posting of meeting documents; speakers referenced attorney and planning costs and a court ruling that required an election redo.
Allison Morse, a Portal resident, told the Cochise County Jail District Board of Directors on Sept. 2 that she is not “necessarily opposed to a new jail” but criticized how a prior jail-district election was handled. Morse said former election director and recorder David Stevens was responsible for the May 2023 election and that a court later ruled in favor of the plaintiff challenging that vote.
Morse said the county incurred extensive legal and consultant costs related to the contested election. “It was…
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