On Sunday, Republican Kari Lake demonstrated her dedication to Arizona by promising to continue running for governor while facing defeat. After a heated and competitive election season in Arizona, state authorities ultimately proclaimed her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs the victor.
Lake earlier this month launched an extraordinary legal challenge against Hobbs’ win in an attempt to guarantee a transparent and accurate election. She filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County and the Arizona Secretary of State’s office in an effort to certify her victory or force a second round of voting.
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The Superior Court of Arizona will review Lake’s legal claim against Maricopa County and Hobbs this week. A panel of judges is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the corresponding requests to dismiss the lawsuit on Monday. If either defendant’s attempts are unsuccessful, a two-day trial with potentially important repercussions will be scheduled.
Lake gave a passionate insight into her next steps in the legal struggle she confronts at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest. The fact that Lake was supported by former President Trump and was even considered vice presidential material for 2024 is an indicator of what can happen if this amazing political movers and shakers persists in their pursuit.
“We’ve seen judges dismiss cases, I don’t want you to get discouraged,” Lake reportedly told the gathering, as seen on video. “It could happen. We’re going to kick this right up to the Supreme Court, and I will not stop fighting.”
“I think they’re all wondering what I’m going to do,” Lake told the crowd. “I’ll tell you what, I’m not going to just knock that house of cards over. We’re going to burn it to the ground.”
Bill Gates, the chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, and Stephen Richer, the county recorder, both made remarks on election day that are at the crux of Lake’s case. At first, they reported printing problems at many polling places, advising people to switch locations or drop off their votes. Later that day, however, the duo claimed that no votes had been affected since they had resolved any earlier technical issues, which sparked a debate over whether or not people’s right to vote was really preserved at this chaotic time.
By asserting that tens of thousands of voters had been denied their legitimate ballot owing to a lack of sufficient chain-of-custody documents and assertions that votes suddenly emerged without explanation, Lake’s lawsuit zealously protected the rights of Maricopa County voters. Further contributing to the disenfranchisement of Republicans in the county were printing problems on election day.
“Lake received the greatest number of votes and is entitled to be named the winner,” her complaint said. “Alternately, the election must be re-done in Maricopa County to eliminate the effects of maladminstration and illegal votes on the vote tallies reported by Maricopa County.”
Maricopa County said that the plaintiff’s claim was untrue and seemed to imply that she lacked awareness of chain-of-custody practices.
“This allegation is false, and will be easily disproven by the County if necessary,” In court documents, Maricopa County said (pdf). “Plaintiff reviewed the County’s Early Voting Ballot Transport Statements, but the chain of custody documents for election day are different because the process for early ballot delivery is different on election day.”
Lake won a significant legal battle over the weekend, enabling him to choose an inspector to review Maricopa County votes cast in last month’s race. This examination may happen soon if no other steps are made before December 20th, and it could be able to provide some light on the ongoing legal disputes surrounding the findings of November.
A Hobbs office attorney said to a court last week that they think “the court will be able to dispose of this case in its entirety on a motion to dismiss without the need for an evidentiary hearing.”
After a contentious contest, Republican Mark Finchem was unable to overtake Democrat Adrian Fontes and eventually lost by more than 120,000 votes. In Arizona’s Secretary of State race results, Wendy Rogers Lake is now behind her Democratic rival Kathy Hobbs by only 0.6 percentage points while final results are still being counted.
A lawsuit against Hobbs and Fontes was just decided by a judge in Maricopa County Superior Court. The lawsuit charged corruption on the part of both parties, but it was eventually rejected, upholding Fontes’ election win, which had been disputed over purported certification mistakes.
In Julian’s order, she wrote. “None of these alleged acts constitutes ‘misconduct’ sufficient to survive dismissal,”
