PoliticsArizonaKari LakeU.S. News Arizona Supreme Court Rejects Lake’s Appeal to Recount Governor’s Race Results by Ethan Kim March 23, 2023 written by Ethan Kim March 23, 2023 0 comments Bookmark 88 The highest court in Arizona, called the Supreme Court, said “no” to most of Republican Kari Lake’s appeal about losing the governor’s race. However, they agreed that a lower court made a mistake about something to do with checking early ballot signatures in Maricopa County. So the Supreme Court sent that part of Kari Lake’s appeal back down to the lower court so they can reconsider it. Christine Lake, who was defeated for a political office by Katie Hobbs in November of 2020, didn’t accept her race loss. Instead, she kept believing President Donald Trump’s false claims about the election even though these lies were not true and other candidates in similar situations had accepted their races’ results. She chose to make the lies from Trump central to her campaign. A former TV anchor recently focused on an issue that happened in Maricopa County, the place where most of Arizona’s voters live. The problem was related to ballot printers at some polling places, which printed ballots that were too light and thus couldn’t be read by computers meant to tabulate votes. This led to long lines at those areas. The former TV anchor thought that this issue might be due to intentional misconduct. County officials said that everyone had an opportunity to vote and all of the ballots were correctly tallied up. The ones that machines couldn’t read were taken to better counting machines at election headquarters. In mid-February, Arizona Court of Appeal disagreed with what Lake claimed and found out that she had no proof that people whose ballots weren’t readable by tabulators at voting places didn’t get a chance to vote. The court said that even though the ballots couldn’t be read at first, it could have been counted eventually. A person also said that enough voters had their rights taken away from them to change who won the election. But the court said this opinion was wrong and not true. Lake’s lawyers said that something went wrong when the ballots were being counted. They claimed there was a mix-up where workers put their own mail-in ballots into the pile of ballots to be counted, and important paperwork recording ballot transfers wasn’t there. But the county disagrees with this. The lawyers of Hobbs said Lake was attempting to ruin Arizona’s election outcomes, but did not provide any proof. Lake’s challenge would be very hard because she had to demonstrate misconduct done on purpose in order for the wrong person to be declared as the victor. Finally, Hobbs took over as governor on January 2nd. You Might Be Interested In More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume LGBTQ+ Pride parade returns to Boston after rift over inclusivity Utah Abortion Clinics Banned in Wave of Post-Roe Restrictions Smoke from wildfires, a fact of life in the West, catches outdoor workers off guard in the East New Work Requirements for Food Aid Frustrate Democrats in Debt Deal Trump tells Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires ArizonaKari LakePoliticsU.S. News Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail Ethan Kim Follow Author Ethan Kim is a world news reporter who covers breaking news stories from around the globe. He has reported on everything from natural disasters to international conflicts, and he is dedicated to bringing his readers accurate and timely information. previous post GOP Operative Who Advised Youngkin Moves to Pro-DeSantis PAC – What This Could Mean for the 2024 Elections next post Princeton’s Historic Journey to Become the Face of March Madness During the COVID Era You may also like Bookmark A woman who burned Wyoming’s only full-service abortion... December 28, 2023 Bookmark Argument over Christmas gifts turns deadly as 14-year-old... December 28, 2023 Bookmark Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New... December 28, 2023 Bookmark Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court... December 28, 2023 Bookmark Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War,... December 28, 2023 Bookmark Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices... December 27, 2023 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ