Pinal County Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh finally made an appearance inside city limits, and this time he seeded doubts about the upcoming election in which he’s floating a bid for sheriff.

Maricopa’s representative in Florence held a town hall at Copper Sky Saturday afternoon alongside Ak-Chin Chairman Robert Miguel and City Councilmember Bob Marsh.

“My goal was just to get them here and inform them about everything that goes on in the county,” Cavanaugh told InMaricopa. “The specific goal is just to provide information.”

The sheriff candidate offered a rundown of his year-to-date itinerary — minus the controversies and lawsuits.

His spiel included a rambling discussion on transportation funding, explaining county district boundaries and, most notably, a 25-minute rehashing of the 2022 election debacle.

That year’s general election featured a slew of problems, including the omission of local races in early ballots, precincts opening late or running out of ballots, and improper training for poll workers.

Cavanaugh pointed to faulty ballot reports, receiving a redacted copy of an elections manual and issues allegedly papered over by County Attorney Kent Volkmer. He also took issue with the elections director’s purchase of new computers.

Earlier this year, Cavanaugh filed a $456,000 claim against Pinal County for “reputational harm and impact to future employment,” and called for the firing of County Recorder Dana Lewis. At the time, he said he had no faith Lewis could be unbiased in his election.

In April, the board voted to waive attorney-client privilege to inform the public about the allegations, allowing Volkmer to say there was “no substantiated concern.” He said an investigation revealed Cavanaugh’s claims proved incorrect.

Volkmer commended Lewis’s handling of the elections process, stating she “increased the number of redundances and audit trails” in the elections process so “there’s no longer one person ever making a decision.”

Despite that, Cavanaugh spent nearly half an hour casting doubt on the upcoming elections process, asking the public to step in.

“The bottom line is I’m concerned about our elections,” Cavanaugh told the crowd. “You all need to lean in and say, ‘We are the public.’ The manuals … everything in government that’s not top secret or could harm the government, if there’s no compelling reason to withhold it, you the public should be able to see it.”