Arizona State Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R-23rd District), Withdrew her Support, for the much-criticized Audit of Votes from last year's Presidential Election being conducted in Maricopa County.
Ugenti-Rita in a Twitter thread said, that she believed the Audit, which was launched in April by a Firm owned by an ally of Trump, had been "botched."
She criticized Senate President Karen Fann (R) for the Process, which was Authorized by a Vote from the Legislature.
"I supported the audit, but I do not support the Trump audit any longer," Ugenti-Rita said.
"I wanted to review our election processes and see what, if anything, could be improved. Sadly, it's now become clear that the audit has been botched. The total lack of competence by fann over the last 5 months has deprived the voters of Arizona a comprehensive accounting of the 2020 election," she wrote.
In Comments to The Washington Post, on Thursday, she repeated her Concerns, and said that she was particularly worried by the Delay in concluding the Audit, the Lack of Transparency, and the extent to which the Process had been delegated to, Cyber Ninjas.
She also said that Fann had Failed to Control Expectations, allowing Trump and his Allies to Falsely Claim the Result of the Audit could be used to Overturn the Result of the Election, which Biden Won both in Arizona and Overall.
Ugenti-Rita's Decision to Withdraw Support for the Audit, is Significant, because the Republicans hold a Narrow One-Vote Majority in the Senate, meaning Fann faces potential Defeat in Future Votes on the Audit.
The GOP-controlled Chamber Authorized the Audit in April, using around $150,000 of Taxpayer Money. Most of the Funding came from Trump-supporting Private Donors.
Fann has Defended the Audit, saying it is necessary for Restoring Trust in the Elections, even though there had already been Two Prior Audits which did Not reveal Evidence of Widespread Fraud.
The Audit has been beset by Controversy since being Launched in April, with Contractors, at one point, searching for Traces of Bamboo on Ballots, seeking to confirm a Conspiracy Theory that Thousands of Illegal Votes were sent from China.
Maricopa County Election Officials and Election Observers from the Office of the Arizona Secretary-of-State have Decried the Recount as Shambolic and Motivated by a Partisan desire to Delegitimize Biden's Win.
The Audit of Ballots wrapped up this week, long after its projected Completion Date.
The Physical Ballots were Returned to Maricopa County Officials, but first were Copied by Cyber Ninjas and taken Out-of-State. Cyber Ninjas is due to Issue a Report in the coming weeks.
The Voting Machines used in the Audit, had to be Decertified by the State, and will Cost the State's Taxpayers $3 Millon to Replace them.
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