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Arizona GOP audit reveals past financial 'mismanagement'

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Audit of Arizona Republican Party's finances from 2022 reveals clues about the state party’s “disastrous” losses in every major statewide race.

Audit found mismanagement of resources from former chairwoman Kelli Ward that presented a “clear failure to properly deploy assets in the right areas” Audit found no evidence Ward or executive director Pam Kirby had engaged in theft or fraud or received kickbacks from vendors.

Audit also highlights “excessive event expenditures” in a non-presidential election cycle.

Since the 2020 election, the spotlight has been on Arizona as a center of debunked GOP voter fraud theories. Ward was targeted by her own party following losses, with many calling for her resignation. Two years later , Republican officials in the 2022 midterm elections were charged after they refused to certify election results..

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