Posted on 12/22/2022 11:29:54 AM PST by SeekAndFind
It was, perhaps, a small miracle that Kari Lake’s election challenge was allowed to go to trial, but the tough part still lies ahead: proving beyond a reasonable doubt (Count II) that ballot printer problems on Election Day were intentional, designed to affect the results of the election—and that they, in fact, did—and (Count IV) that additional votes were allowed to be counted in violation of the County Election Manual.
On Wednesday, Lake’s team took a huge step toward doing that.
When asked by Lake’s attorney Bryan Blehm if the county knew on Election Day how many ballots had been submitted by the voters, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer testified that they did not. According to Richer, individual polling places did not tally the number of votes cast — an apparent violation of state law.
This is significant because Lake’s lawsuit claims, among other things, that between Nov. 9 (the day after Election Day) and Nov. 11, the number of votes the county reported having counted in the election increased by nearly 25,000 — which exceeds Katie Hobbs’ alleged 17,000-vote victory.
“Highlighting the chain of custody failures … is the fact that two days after Election Day was completed, Maricopa County found more than 25,000 additional ballots, whereas properly followed chain of custody procedures would require Maricopa County election officials to know the exact number of ballots submitted by the day after Election, November 9, 2022,” Kari Lake’s attorney explained in their legal brief.
“On Election Day, it would’ve been easy for you to figure out how many ballots you received,” Blehm told Richer.
“Well, we had to get them all in and it was quite a process throughout the night,” Richer claimed.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
“They’re not counted at the individual loading locations,” Richer explained. “They are counted when they get back to MCTEC [the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center] and then they are recounted at Runbeck.”
“Does anybody know, when those ballots leave the voting centers, how many are in the bins?” asked Blehm.
“When the early ballots leave the voting centers, no, they are not counted at the voting centers,” Richer admitted
“Nobody knows how many [ballots] are in the bins when they arrive at MCTEC. Correct?” Blehm asked.
“Correct,” Richer said.
According to the state election procedures manual, each voting location is required by law to record the number of votes cast there and record them in an official ballot report. This ensures that the total number of ballots they record matches the number of people who claim to have voted.
Former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett told The Western Journal that Maricopa County should have known the total number of ballots on Election Day, or at the very least by the next day.
It appears that Maricopa County did violate the law; they didn’t have a tally of the votes cast before they were counted. Why would there be such a blatant violation of the law, unless it was to ensure there was no official tally of votes cast to compare to the number of votes counted?
At this point, what difference does it make? The right person won, let’s move on.
Focusing on the numbers disenfranchised is only one aspect.
There is the issue of chain of custody which is even more important. Letting Marc Elias define the trial direction is a big mistake, even if it’s a major issue. The actual numbers disenfranchised can never be determined absolutely.
Meanwhile at the super secret underground HQ lair of the DOH-j in mary garlands office....zzzzzzzzzzzzz. 🤡
Neither one was elected as we understand the term.
The outcome of this lawsuit will be that, Kari Lake will get a do-over of the election, but, four years from now. Meanwhile, the ‘winner’ will get to stay in power.
Yeah the Left controls when we “move on,” and when we harp on the same thing for decades.
They also control when we stop counting votes and when we keep on counting votes.
Nobody challenges the Left, that’s why they own us.
Look how many Republicans are supported the Dem budget spending bill for 2023, in a lame duck Congress when power shifts in days.
Judge: Did you know the tally was a lawful procedure.
Maricopa: It was an oversight.
Judge: This inaction wasn't deliberate, it was unintentional. This count is dismissed.
If Mr. Waterboard were asking the questions, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer would be supplying a lot more detailed answers about how he and his people conducted a fraudulant election in an effort to give aid and comfort to the domestic enemies of the United States.
wow...something very wrong here.
So what is the remedy when AZ law is broken?
They found the hole is the system and there’s no way to prove anything in either direction.
I think Kari is toast, not that I like it.
The only way you’ll even prove intent, is if somebody on the inside spills the beans, but of course, they probably value their life. So, nothing will happen.
“Why would there be such a blatant violation of the law, unless it was to ensure there was no official tally of votes cast to compare to the number of votes counted?”
Yep, they couldn’t count the votes at the precincts because then they could not “find” however many extra votes they needed later to beat Lake’s lead.
Why would there be such a blatant violation of the law, unless it was to ensure there was no official tally of votes cast to compare to the number of votes counted?
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That is a fair assumption but as the defense continues to hammer home, none of the witnesses, has evidence of intentional disregard for the laws, or evidence of cheating. I suspect the court will weigh that fact very heavily in its decision.
Agreed.
Yep- one elector said he was told to certify or whatever, or he would be jailed-
“Arizona official: I was forced to certify Katie Hobbs’ election
“I found out today that I have no choice but to vote ‘Aye’ or I will be arrested and charged with a felony,” said Ron Gould, chairman of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors.”
https://www.wnd.com/2022/11/arizona-official-forced-certify-katie-hobbs-election/
Yesterday, when Blehm asked Richer if he had established or been involved in a PAC specifically set up to defeat Kari (paraphrased), he said no.
Then Blehm let it drop. He asked no follow-up. Why? We know he was involved.
Also, why didn’t Bill Gates testify?
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