Arizona courts reject the state GOP's Maricopa County audit challenge

The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of the Arizona Republican Party's lawsuit over Maricopa County's 2020 hand-count audit. The party challenged the county's vote-center audit method after the audit found no discrepancies, and the court upheld the lower court's fee award against the party and its lawyers. The ruling kept audit disputes tied to election deadlines and evidence rather than letting a party demand a new audit after the count was complete.