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Battle over county elections in Arizona echoes 2020 showdown

Votes are counted at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office for the Arizona primary election Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
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Votes are counted at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office for the Arizona primary election Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

Early voting is underway in Arizona for the July 21 primary election. But a fight between Maricopa County officials brings back memories of the 2020 presidential election, when President Trump and his allies falsely claimed that Trump had won the battleground state.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd meets up with KJZZ’s Wayne Schutsky at the county courthouse for the latest on an ongoing legal battle.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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