{"id":517400,"date":"2022-11-28T19:03:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:03:52","slug":"what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/","title":{"rendered":"#What to know about GOP election challenges in Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bc1c84ee93\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/#What_to_know_about_GOP_election_challenges_in_Arizonas_Maricopa_County\" >What to know about GOP election challenges in Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/#Allegations_are_centered_on_printer_issues\" >Allegations are centered on printer issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/#Officials_insist_no_voter_was_disenfranchised\" >Officials insist no voter was disenfranchised<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/#GOP_candidates_have_mounted_legal_challenges\" >GOP candidates have mounted legal challenges<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/#Lake_declined_to_commit_to_accepting_results_prior_to_the_election\" >Lake declined to commit to accepting results prior to the election<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-gop-election-challenges-in-arizonas-maricopa-county\/#Battle_grows_over_states_upcoming_certification\" >Battle grows over state\u2019s upcoming certification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_know_about_GOP_election_challenges_in_Arizonas_Maricopa_County\"><\/span>What to know about GOP election challenges in Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/lakekari_080522_AP_LM-Otero.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The GOP is locked in a battle with Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County over its handling of the midterm elections, with Republicans claiming voter disenfranchisement and demanding certification delays as election officials vow to move ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The campaigns of Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake and Republican secretary of state nominee Mark Finchem have called for an election redo, contesting county officials\u2019 assertion that affected voters could still cast legal ballots.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>GOP figures have already mounted legal challenges and promised to dig in as the county, which spans the Phoenix area and comprises about 60 percent of Arizona\u2019s population, becomes the epicenter of Republican election challenges this year.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five things to know about the issues:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Allegations_are_centered_on_printer_issues\"><\/span><strong>Allegations are centered on printer issues<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Maricopa residents can cast a ballot at any of the county\u2019s vote centers, so poll workers print customized ballots on demand to match one of more than 12,000 ballot styles, depending on where a voter lives.<\/p>\n<p>But after previously testing the printers, county officials say they began hearing at 6:30 a.m. on Election Day that some machines were printing ballots too light for tabulators to read.<\/p>\n<p>Maricopa officials on Sunday said the issues were rooted in the printers\u2019 fusers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They say they identified a solution by 11:30 a.m., dispatching technicians to change printer settings at 71 of the county\u2019s 223 vote centers throughout the day, adding that not all of those locations were ultimately confirmed to have printer issues.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The GOP has seized on those malfunctions, claiming they led to a range of issues that effectively disenfranchised voters.<\/p>\n<p>Lake\u2019s campaign has further alleged that election workers were aware of the issues as early as Nov. 2, arguing it \u201cnever needed to occur.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Officials_insist_no_voter_was_disenfranchised\"><\/span><strong>Officials insist no voter was disenfranchised<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Maricopa County officials acknowledge the malfunctions but insist voters could utilize one of multiple backup options: waiting until the issue was resolved, casting a ballot at another vote center or depositing the ballot in a separate box for tabulation later, known as \u201cdoor 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMaricopa County followed state and federal laws to ensure every voter was provided the opportunity to cast a ballot,\u201d Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates (R) said in a statement on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have lambasted the backup plans, arguing it still led to disenfranchisement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the printer\/tabulator problems, the polling locations were chaotic, voters were frustrated and voters had to endure long lines,\u201d Lake\u2019s campaign said in court filings.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Maricopa officials\u00a0pushed back on those criticisms\u00a0in a response to the Arizona attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>\u2019s office on Sunday, asserting the average wait time was six minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have also argued workers did not properly check out voters who went to a second location, meaning it would <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear as if they were fraudulently casting a second ballot and result in it not being counted.<\/p>\n<p>Maricopa said 206 residents voted at a second location and acknowledged that 122 were not properly checked out at the first vote center. Those voters cast provisional ballots, and the county says they ultimately tabulated all but 13 of them.<\/p>\n<p>Lake and others have also railed against officials for instructing voters to place ballots in \u201cdoor 3\u201d if they experienced the issue, posting videos of voters who lacked confidence their ballot was counted.<\/p>\n<p>The county suggested some voters did opt against using \u201cdoor 3\u201d but placed the blame on party figures like Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward and conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who on Election Day\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelliwardaz\/status\/1589986445548474368\">encouraged<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1589998461818372096\">voters<\/a>\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> to not place their ballots in the separate container.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess what I\u2019ve heard here is that these folks listen to Charlie Kirk,\u201d Gates said at a Nov. 12 press conference. \u201cSo maybe if Charlie Kirk would take the facts down that we\u2019re presenting and share that with the folks, they would feel better.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GOP_candidates_have_mounted_legal_challenges\"><\/span><strong>GOP candidates have mounted legal challenges<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Republican coalition began mounting legal challenges over the issues on Election Day, asking for an extension of voting hours in Maricopa.<\/p>\n<p>A state judge\u00a0rejected the motion moments before polls closed, saying he had seen no evidence a voter was prevented from casting a ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Republican attorney general nominee Abraham Hamadeh\u00a0formally contested his election result\u00a0alongside the Republican National Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Hamadeh trails his opponent by just 510 votes out of 2.5 million ballots cast ahead of an expected recount; he argued to a judge that vote tabulations need changes to rectify the issues, insisting it would result in him emerging victorious.<\/p>\n<p>Lake, who trails Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs (D) by a far larger margin of about 17,000 votes, has not yet contested her election.<\/p>\n<p>But her campaign\u00a0sued Maricopa over public records requests\u00a0related to the malfunctions, and Lake\u2019s attorney argued in filings that the problems meet the legal threshold for the county to delay its certification.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lake_declined_to_commit_to_accepting_results_prior_to_the_election\"><\/span><strong>Lake declined to commit to accepting results prior to the election<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lake, an ally of former President Trump, sidestepped questions on multiple occasions prior to the election about whether she would accept the election results.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to win the election, and I will accept that result,\u201d Lake told CNN\u2019s Dana Bash on Oct. 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you lose, will you accept that?\u201d Bash followed up. Lake responded with the same phrasing.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos on Oct. 23, Lake similarly hedged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will accept the results of this election if we have a fair, honest and transparent election, absolutely, 100 percent,\u201d Lake said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Battle_grows_over_states_upcoming_certification\"><\/span><strong>Battle grows over state\u2019s upcoming certification<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>State officials will certify the election on Dec. 5, but GOP figures have\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1588268353512099840\">scorned<\/a>\u00a0a refusal by Hobbs, Arizona\u2019s governor-elect who currently serves as secretary of state, to recuse herself from signing the paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs\u2019s office has portrayed the certification as a ministerial act, noting that the paperwork will also be signed by some Arizona Republicans, like Gov. Doug Ducey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the governor, if he says he\u2019s going to certify this, and Katie Hobbs to certify this, I think they really better think long and hard,\u201d Lake said on former Trump chief strategist Stephen Bannon\u2019s show last week.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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