Kari Lake Loses Bid To Overturn Arizona Vote Results – A judge in the US state of Arizona denied Republican candidate Kari Lake’s request to overturn the election results of the state’s governor contest. Judge Peter Thompson of the Superior Court ruled on Saturday that the court could not find clear and compelling evidence of the widespread misconduct that Lake claimed altered the outcome of the 2022 presidential election. Lake stated that she will file an appeal.
The 53-year-old, who was defeated by Democrat Katie Hobbs by a margin of just over 17,000 votes, was among the most outspoken 2022 Republicans endorsing former President Donald Trump’s election lies, which she made the centerpiece of her campaign. While the majority of election deniers around the country have recognized defeat since November, Lake has not.
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Instead, she requested the judge to either declare her the winner or order a re-vote in Maricopa County, where she claimed “hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots infected the election.” In Saturday’s ruling, the judge acknowledged the “anger and frustration” of voters who were inconvenienced in the election and noted that setting aside the results of an election “has never been done in the history of the United States.”
“But this Court’s duty is not solely to incline an ear to public outcry,” the judge continued. “It is to subject Plaintiff’s claims and Defendants’ actions to the light of the courtroom and scrutiny of the law.” But Lake’s witnesses did not have any personal knowledge of intentional misconduct, he said “The Court cannot accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence,” he added.
The conclusions in the order were consistent with the judgments against unsuccessful Republican candidates for attorney general and secretary of state, Abe Hamadeh and Mark Finchem, who both appealed their losses. A court hearing is scheduled Thursday to present the results of recounts in the races for attorney general, state superintendent, and a state legislative seat.
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