Carey lake files match arizona state election certificate challenge

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Defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Carrie Lake has filed a lawsuit in Arizona Supreme Court challenging the certification of the state election.

Luck, who also inflated it. Former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election made numerous allegations in the 70-page lawsuit, including a printer failing at some polling stations, disenfranchising Maricopa County voters, causing a “disaster” in the county .

As previously reported by CNN, Maricopa officials said printer problems affected about 70 polling stations, preventing some ballot papers from being read by schedulers on Election Day, but the problems were resolved and those ballots were set aside in a secure ballot box and counted separately. Bill Gates, the Republican chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, described the inconvenience and long lines that led to it as “unfortunate” in a video on Twitter, but said, “Every voter has the opportunity to vote on Election Day.”

Among other concerns, Lake also cites long lines and criticizes the use of mail-in ballots in the suit.

“As a result, Lake is entitled to order the complete annulment of the election and to order a new election,” Lake’s attorneys wrote in the suit. The suit also asks the court to “order the nullification of the approved result of the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election and to declare Cary Lake the winner of the 2022 gubernatorial election.”

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who beat out Lake to become governor-elect, is named in the lawsuit as Secretary of State and is one of several accusers.

“Lake Curry needs attention like a fish needs water — and independent experts and local election officials from both parties have made it clear that this is a safe and fair election,” Hobbs said. He saidHe called the allegation “baseless” and a “disturbing trial”.

Lake Integrity has questioned the results since losing the election last month. Arizona Elections Certified Monday. It was not immediately clear what effect this challenge would have.

The four GOP candidates who topped the Arizona list have repeated Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.

Arizona has been a key battleground in 2022 for governor and Senate, and will likely elect the president in 2024. Leading Democratic figures, including former President Barack Obama, have warned that the GOP election is being built with lies and that Trump’s conspiracy theories could endanger democracy. . Power sweep.

Lack has said over and over again that she never would have thought Joe Biden would win Arizona in 2020.

The former Fox 10 Phoenix news anchor was the frontrunner in the 2022 cycle as she and Hobbes compete to replace Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.

Last month, Ducey said he met with Hobbs after he won the election, adding that he would “work to make this transition as smooth and seamless as possible.”

Ducey said in a statement at the time. The Arizans have spoken, their votes have been counted and we respect their decision. »

This story has been updated with additional details.