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 January 30, 2021

Arizona Republican Party chair rejects election audit call on her reelection

Kelli Ward was a leader in the push to audit and overturn November 2020 election results

360 kelli ward 2 Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward during an interview with Arizona 360 on Nov. 10, 2020.
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Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward, who faces questions about her reelection, said the party lacks the structure to perform an audit of the election results, but said she welcomed input to improve future elections.

Ward said in a radio interview with KFYI that there were “no complaints" about the results.

Republican committeeman Trey Terry told KTAR-FM on Friday that no one complained because the actual vote totals weren’t released until Thursday.

Sergio Arellano, a businessman who lost to Ward by a slim margin in a runoff election, asked for an audit of the results. He has yet to receive a response.

Ward, a diehard Trump supporter has been a leader in trying to overturn the November 2020 election results that won Joe Biden the presidency.

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