Travis Ligenfelter Was Elected To The Mohave County Board Of Supervisors Serving 2025 Through 2028. [Mohave County, 2024 Election Results, accessed 1/8/25]
Travis Lingenfelter Was Elected Supervisor As A Republican. [Mohave County, 2024 Election Results, accessed 1/8/25]
Travis Lingenfelter Was A Member Of The Mohave County Board Of Supervisors In 2024. [Mohave County, Travis Lingenfelter, accessed 1/23/24]
Travis Lingenfelter Was Elected To The Mohave County Board Of Supervisors As A Republican In 2020. [Mohave County, 2020 Election Results, 11/12/20]
Travis Lingenfelter Voted Against Approving The 2022 General Canvass The First Time The Board Voted. “Clerk Anderson stated it’s just a motion to approve the canvas. Chairman Gould stated so, you’ve heard that motion. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say aye. Supervisor Johnson stated aye. Supervisor Bishop stated aye. Chairman Gould stated those opposed say nay. Supervisor Angius stated nay. Supervisor Lingenfelter stated nay.” [Mohave County Board of Supervisors, Minutes, 11/21/22]
Travis Lingenfelter Voted To Certify The 2022 Election. “Motion made by Supervisor Angius seconded by Supervisor Lingenfelter to motion to accept the canvass of the 2022 election. Vote as follows; Motion carried 4-0 with Supervisor Lingenfelter voting yes; Supervisor Angius voting yes; Supervisor Johnson voting no; Supervisor Bishop voting not present; and Chairman Gould voting yes.” [Mohave County Board of Supervisors, Minutes, 11/28/22]
Travis Lingenfelter Noted “A Significant Percentage” Of Voters Seemed To Have Misgivings About The Election Process And Urged Both Parties To Tackle Election Integrity. “Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter said the certification vote was not the end of the discussion. ‘A significant percentage of Arizona's voters seem to have misgiving about our state of Arizona's election process,’ he said. ‘We must tackle the issue of election integrity by embracing the pillars of good governance. It doesn't matter if you have an R or a D behind your name.” Those pillars, he said, include accountability, transparency, efficiency and civility. ‘The state legislature must debate and pass improvements to Arizona's election statutes in 2023,’ Lingenfelter said.” [Mohave Valley Daily News, 11/29/22]
Travis Lingenfelter Said Mohave County Began Exploring Hand Tabulations After Receiving A Letter In May From Arizona Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli Who Demanded “No Electronic Voting Systems” Be Used As Primary Tabulators. “Mohave County began exploring the notion of hand tabulations after receiving a letter in May from Republican Arizona Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli, who demanded that ‘no electronic voting systems’ be used as the primary tabulators in federal elections, Lingenfelter said.” [Associated Press, 8/2/23]
Before The Vote, Travis Lingenfelter Said A Hand Count Would Be Worthwhile Because Of Widespread Distrust Of Elections In The County. “Lingenfelter told the AP before Tuesday's vote that a hand count would be worthwhile because of widespread distrust of elections in the county, but he did not see a problem with the county's elections equipment. Registered Republican voters outnumber Democratic voters in Mohave County by nearly 4 to 1.” [Associated Press, 8/2/23]
Travis Lingenfelter Hesitated Before Voting Against Hand Counting Ballots In The 2024 Elections. “Mohave County supervisors voted Monday against hand counting ballots cast in next year's elections - a move that would have been legally questionable and could have majorly impacted next year's presidential race. Supervisors' 3-2 vote came after a more than hour-long public comment period punctuated by applause and outbursts from the audience. Supervisors Ron Gould and Hildy Angius voted for the proposal, and supervisors Jean Bishop, Buster Johnson and Travis Lingenfelter voted against it. Lingenfelter is the board's chair. He hesitated on his vote until prompted by Angius. ‘I'm going to vote no,’ he said, to some applause from the audience.” [Arizona Republic, 11/21/23]
Travis Lingenfelter Did Not Comment On Whether The Arizona Attorney General’s Letter Affected His Position On Hand Counts After He Brought The Issue Back To The Agenda. “The fight in Mohave County dates back to last summer when the board voted to consider a hand count for the 2024 races. That was scrapped by a 3-2 vote against the plan in August amid various practical concerns. But three months later board Chair Travis Lingenfelter, who had been one of the foes, put the issue back on the agenda. That gave Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, a chance to argue to the board a hand count would be legal. It was also at that same meeting, however, that Mayes' letter was read to the board. Gould contends that, had it not been for Mayes' letter, Lingenfelter would have voted for the hand count, providing the necessary third vote given his earlier vote against it. Lingenfelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But Gould said it's only logical. ‘It seems rather odd that he would bring it back up if he had not changed his mind,’ he said.” [Capitol Media Services, 1/16/24]
Travis Lingenfelter Questioned What Qualified As An Occasion When Hand Counts Would Be Permitted Under Law Which Allowed Hand Counts If Using Tabulators Was “Impractical.” “Deputy Mohave County Attorney Ryan Esplin said state law requires the paper ballots used in Arizona to be counted by tabulators that have been tested. The only authorization he could find for a hand count was one section that says it's permitted if it is ‘impractical' to use the tabulators, he said. That led board Chairman Travis Lingenfelter to question what qualifies. Esplin said it has to be something more than a preference, perhaps a wind storm that knocked out power to run the tabulators. ‘Our advice to you is to take the safe route and use the machines,' he said.” [Capitol Media Services, 11/1/23]
Travis Lingenfelter Cited Cost As A Reason He Voted Against A Hand Count At A Time When Mohave County Had A Deep Budget Deficit. “The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday against adopting a hand count, with supervisors Ron Gould and Hildy Angius voting in favor. Board Chair Travis Lingenfelter said during the meeting that he couldn’t justify the steep costs of a hand count because of Mohave County’s projected budget deficit. ‘You can’t talk about any other spending when you have 18 to 20 million dollars deficit,’ he said. ‘I mean, that’s irresponsible.’” [Associated Press, 8/2/23]
Travis Lingenfelter Suggested Sonny Borrelli Focus On Maricopa County’s Elections Because Mohave Had Never Really Had A Problem With Theirs. “But Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter voted against it, citing the county’s ‘budget crisis,’ of about a $18 million deficit. ‘Conservative Republicans don’t lump on another million dollars on top of a $18 million deficit,’ Lingenfelter said. He also said the election problems were primarily in Maricopa County, not Mohave. And he noted Borrelli had a small carveout of Maricopa County in his legislative district. ‘There’s your in,’ Lingenfelter said. ‘I just don’t understand why you’re here and not down there when we’ve never really had a problem with our elections.’” [Arizona Capitol Times, 8/2/23]
Travis Lingenfelter Pulled Authorizing An Emergency Voting Location From The Consent Agenda To Ask For An Explanation Of Who Could Use It And How Emergency Was Defined. “The Mohave County Board of Supervisors have authorized an emergency voting location to be open on Nov. 7, the day before the general election. The supervisors voted 4-1 Chairman Ron Gould cast the dissenting vote without explanation during Monday's regular meeting. The matter had been part of the lengthy consent agenda, a list of items addressed together without discussion, but was withdrawn at the request of Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter. ‘I pulled this item just for a really simple purpose,’ Lingenfelter said, addressing a member of the Mohave County Recorder's Office staff who appeared before the board. ‘For the public, could you explain who gets to use this emergency voting center and how the county defines emergency?’ he asked Deputy Recorder Lydia Durst. Durst said that the emergency center would be open only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the recorder's office in Kingman and would be available only for voters who, for some reason, did not participate in early voting by any method and could not make it to the polls between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day.” [Mohave Valley Daily News, 10/8/22]