Arizona GOP Strips Election-Related Powers From Democrat Secretary Of State, Shifts To Republican AG

Republicans in the Arizona Legislature last week stripped controversial Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs of powers related to election lawsuits, shifting the power instead to the state’s Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

“The Republican-controlled State Legislature in Arizona voted Thursday to revoke the Democratic secretary of state’s legal authority in election-related lawsuits, handing that power instead to the Republican attorney general,” The New York Times reported.