For tweeting pictures of voter signatures, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has filed a criminal referral against GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake. Citing Lake’s tweet about a week earlier that showed 16 voter signatures, Fontes, a Democrat, sent the referral to Attorney General Kris Mayes on Monday.
A court in Arizona decided against Republican Kari Lake’s legal challenge to the outcome of the November governor election, in which Democrat Katie Hobbs was proclaimed the winner by around 0.5 percentage points.
According to an internal email, a major problem was identified in Maricopa County: “There’s a 15,000 Difference Somewhere.” The emails highlight that Maricopa County, Arizona’s election day was a nightmare. Given the high-stakes implications of the election’s outcome, it is logical and understandable that voters and candidates would be dissatisfied with the day’s events.
Some opening shots have been fired in what is anticipated to be a vicious post-election battle over whose ballots should be counted in Arizona’s race for governor.
Marjorie Taylor Greene summarizes the 2022 election in three terrifying words in a now-viral tweet that set the internet on fire. This week, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene ignited social media with her three-word description of the midterm elections on November 8: “slowly stolen election.”
Both parties were preparing for a long wait for the final results of the senate and house elections. The euphoria of Tuesday’s election night, during which the Democrats performed considerably better than either party anticipated, has evolved into a multiday grind.
In December, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock will face his Republican opponent, Herschel Walker, in a second runoff election in two years.