FBI subpoenas Arizona county voting records related to notorious 2020 audit

Published March 9, 2026 8:59pm ET



The FBI issued a grand jury subpoena last week for records tied to Arizona’s controversial 2020 election audit, marking the second publicly known jurisdiction under scrutiny in a Department of Justice investigation examining election-related activities from that year.

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, a Republican, disclosed Monday that he received the subpoena last week seeking records connected to the Arizona state Senate’s review of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County. Petersen said he complied with the request.

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