Posted on Nov 30, 2022
One Arizona county refuses to certify the election results. Now what?
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It’s been three weeks since Election Day. And in Arizona, things are still chaotic.
People jeered and security stood guard as Arizona’s most populous county certified its election results on Monday.
Critics slammed Maricopa County for everything from printer problems to long lines – all of which conspiracy theorists saw as evidence of a rigged election.
Now, election deniers are keeping one last Arizona county from certifying the results at all.
On Monday, the Cochise County board of supervisors voted 2-to-1 to refuse to certify their election results — blowing past the state certification deadline of November 28th. It’s a decision that throws the fate of tens of thousands of votes into jeopardy.
What happens now? We discuss this with a reporter in Arizona.
People jeered and security stood guard as Arizona’s most populous county certified its election results on Monday.
Critics slammed Maricopa County for everything from printer problems to long lines – all of which conspiracy theorists saw as evidence of a rigged election.
Now, election deniers are keeping one last Arizona county from certifying the results at all.
On Monday, the Cochise County board of supervisors voted 2-to-1 to refuse to certify their election results — blowing past the state certification deadline of November 28th. It’s a decision that throws the fate of tens of thousands of votes into jeopardy.
What happens now? We discuss this with a reporter in Arizona.
One Arizona county refuses to certify the election results. Now what?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel just heard they can't find an attorney to represent them in court tomorrow.
..."The county said that just under 17,000 Election Day ballots were placed in those secure boxes and all were counted. Officials also said the problem was distributed across the county, dispelling claims by Lake that it was concentrated in Republican areas. Election Day ballots went overwhelmingly for Republicans, though only 16% of the 1.56 million votes cast in Maricopa County were made in-person on Election Day.
Maricopa County supervisors heard for hours from dozens of people angry about the election, some demanding the county hold a revote, though there is no provision in state law allowing that. Supervisors unanimously approved the canvass.
"This was not a perfect election," said Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates, a Republican. "But it was safe and secure. The votes have been counted accurately."
Meanwhile, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Randall Warner said he would decide in the next few days whether to allow an election challenge by Abraham Hamadeh, the Republican candidate for Arizona attorney general, to move ahead.
Warner, who was appointed to the court in 2007 by Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, spoke after a Monday afternoon hearing. Hamadeh filed the lawsuit earlier this month against his opponent, Democrat Kris Mayes, who holds a 510-vote lead in the race, along with every county recorder in Arizona and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who is now governor-elect.
The lawsuit alleges errors and inaccuracies at some voting centers and seeks to have Hamadeh installed as attorney general. A lawyer for Mayes says the suit is premature."
..."The county said that just under 17,000 Election Day ballots were placed in those secure boxes and all were counted. Officials also said the problem was distributed across the county, dispelling claims by Lake that it was concentrated in Republican areas. Election Day ballots went overwhelmingly for Republicans, though only 16% of the 1.56 million votes cast in Maricopa County were made in-person on Election Day.
Maricopa County supervisors heard for hours from dozens of people angry about the election, some demanding the county hold a revote, though there is no provision in state law allowing that. Supervisors unanimously approved the canvass.
"This was not a perfect election," said Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates, a Republican. "But it was safe and secure. The votes have been counted accurately."
Meanwhile, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Randall Warner said he would decide in the next few days whether to allow an election challenge by Abraham Hamadeh, the Republican candidate for Arizona attorney general, to move ahead.
Warner, who was appointed to the court in 2007 by Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, spoke after a Monday afternoon hearing. Hamadeh filed the lawsuit earlier this month against his opponent, Democrat Kris Mayes, who holds a 510-vote lead in the race, along with every county recorder in Arizona and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who is now governor-elect.
The lawsuit alleges errors and inaccuracies at some voting centers and seeks to have Hamadeh installed as attorney general. A lawyer for Mayes says the suit is premature."
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If they aren't certifying it them there is areason. Mainstream media is pointing fingers without substance. We ahve to trust our election officials decisions.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
MSG Stan Hutchison - This goes both ways...last election it was democrats and in democrat states it happens there as well. This isn't one sided!
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