No, no it will not. Most likely, they will report (or conclude) that the AZ Sec of State failed to verify ballots (Maricopa Cty, representing the AZ Sec of State actually) and that no accurate count can be made now because the ballots are shuffled and separated and cannot be assured of ANY accurate count of real ballots.
In a logical world, this would mean the election must be re-run. In today’s world? Who really knows.
In a logical world, this would mean the election must be re-run. In today's world? Who really knows.
There is an Arizona precedent where the situation you just described resulted in the election being overturned and the seat awarded to the candidate who lost due to the irregularities .
So the court mandated remedy is not a new election . It is the “winner” gets removed from office and the challenger gets put in the position.
If this happens, Kari Lake is in and Hobbs is out.
Very likely, Abe Hamadeh would have a very strong case to overturn the Attny General election as well. Katie Hobbs has a problem in that she is really disliked by Arizona voters. She lied to the voters about her agenda (have you heard a peep from her about solving Arizona's water supply problems and she is executing the Cartels bidding on border issues) and she has given the middle finger to the Az Supreme Court on a number of critical issues in her first days in office. She is a real piece of work.