A group of voters from CD2 sued Bennett late yesterday, claiming that the recount process in the Barber-McSally race is being conducted in violation of state law, but the court this afternoon rejected the request.

The Arizona Supreme Court denied a request to delay a recount in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, made Monday by a collection of Pima and Cochise County voters who contend the recount procedures set out by the secretary of state violate state law.

A collection of Pima and Cochise County voters sued Arizona’s top election official on Monday, claiming that the secretary of state’s planned method for conducting a recount in Congressional District 2 was in violation of state law.

The first recount in a congressional general election in Arizona history is set to begin, with U.S. Rep. Ron Barber hoping to buck history and overtake Republican Martha McSally on a second try.

Martha McSally has asked a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Democratic Rep. Ron Barber that seeks to stop the official certification of election results.

Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Ron Barber filed a federal suit Monday morning to stall the certification of Arizona’s election results until at least 133 votes can be added to the final tally.

Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, who was narrowly defeated by Republican Martha McSally in his re-election campaign, want elections officials to reexamine 132 ballots from Pima County that they claimed were improperly tossed.

The outcome of the election won’t be official until next month, but congressional hopeful Martha McSally reinforced her recent claim to victory by showing up in Washington for freshman orientation Monday.

A recount will be needed to determine if Republican Martha McSally's lead over Democratic Rep. Ron Barber stands, according to unofficial election results from Pima County completed Wednesday.

Pima County elections officials discovered 208 additional ballots on Wednesday from voters in the tightly contested 2nd Congressional District race.