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Cochise County supervisors hold closed session on accreditation, legal compliance of voting machines
Summary
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors met in a closed executive session Thursday to receive legal advice and possible direction about the accreditation status and legal compliance of voting machines intended for upcoming elections; no public actions were announced.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors met in a closed executive session Thursday, June 19, in the Supervisor's Executive Conference Room in Bisbee to discuss the accreditation status and legal compliance of voting machines intended for use in upcoming elections.
Supervisors present in person — Supervisor Rosby (District 1), Supervisor Gomez (District 2) and Supervisor Antonori (District 3) — voted to enter the executive session under Arizona open-meeting law. A supervisor moved that the board go into executive session under Arizona Revised Statutes §38-431.03(A)(3) for "discussion and possible direction regarding the accreditation status and legal compliance of voting machines intended for use in upcoming elections." Another supervisor seconded the motion, and the motion passed by voice vote with all supervisors present saying "aye." The board went into executive session at 10:03 a.m. and exited at 11:26 a.m.
Attendees identified in the meeting record included Melissa Avant, the county's newly appointed elections director; County Attorney Zuko; Deputy Civil Attorney Whitehead; Paul Kray (listed among those the chair identified for the media); the recorder, identified as Mr. Cloud; Sharon Gilman; Joe Casey; and Laura Lohlen. The meeting notice stated that members of the public could attend in person or by Microsoft Teams; the board also noted that members of the public would have physical access 15 minutes before the meeting.
The chair cited the statutory authority for an executive session under state law. The meeting record notes that, pursuant to state law, minutes and discussions in executive session are confidential; the board did not announce any public action or reveal substantive details of what occurred in the closed session at the meeting's public adjournment.
The special meeting contained a single agenda item and concluded immediately after the executive session. No subsequent public direction, vote or next steps were recorded in the meeting minutes available in the transcript.
