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UpdateArizonaThursday, October 15, 2026

Cochise County supervisor says he will certify November election

Tom Crosby said he intends to certify the November 3 results, after he refused to certify the 2022 General Election.

Reporting by
Sierra Vista Herald/Review
“Crosby says he’ll certify election as Supes seek answers from state and feds”, Thursday, October 15, 2026
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What happened

Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby said he intends to certify the results of the November 3 election. The commitment comes four years after he and former Supervisor Peggy Judd refused to certify the 2022 General Election. The Board of Supervisors is seeking answers from Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about why a 10-page section on voting-equipment certification was removed from the Elections Procedures Manual.1

The board is also requesting records on the accreditation of testing laboratories Pro V&V and SLI Compliance, which the U.S. Election Assistance Commission says remained properly accredited despite outdated certificates.1

What it means in Arizona

What this means for Arizona voters

The county board of supervisors receives the results from the county recorder, canvasses them and sends them to the Secretary of State.2 County boards of supervisors must canvass the returns by the third Thursday after the election, November 19, 2026.3

Key dates in Arizona

Election Day in 5 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Wed, Oct 7 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Fri, Oct 23 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Tue, Nov 3 · 5 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  5. Thu, Nov 19 · 21 days
    County/Local certification
  6. Mon, Nov 23 · 25 days
    State certification

Every date in Arizona, and who certifies the election

The answers behind this
How votes are counted and made officialVoting in Arizona, 2026Who certifies the election in Arizona, and by when?Have county officials refused to certify before?

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Sources

  1. Sierra Vista Herald/Review, https://myheraldreview.com/news/cochise_county/crosby-says-he-ll-certify-election-as-supes-seek-answers-from-state-and-feds/article_ee4e22ac-5f82-4ec1-8645-efda90924557.html · Thursday, October 15, 2026
  2. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  3. NCSL, Election Certification Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/election-certification-deadlines

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