Posted on 01/28/2022 6:15:55 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
A Republican lawmaker in Arizona is pushing legislation in the state's House of Representatives that would allow the state's Legislature to overturn primary or general election results.
The legislation was introduced by state Rep. John Fillmore, a Republican, and it would be a significant overhaul of Arizona's voting procedure.
If passed, the majority of early and absentee voting would be eliminated, and Arizonans would be required to vote in their respective home precinct, according to a report.
However, the most dramatic change the legislation would bring would be the requirement to convene for a special session following an election to either "accept or reject the election results."
Fillmore's effort is the latest in a series of those by Copper State Republicans who have sought to investigate the election of President Joe Biden and establish more stringent election policies.
"We should have voting, in my opinion, in-person, one day, on paper, with no electronic means, and hand-counting that day. We need to get back to 1958-style voting," Fillmore said.
The state representative has reportedly been highly skeptical of the audits and findings regarding the 2020 election.
"I don't care what the press says. I don’t trust ABC, CBS, NBC, or Fox, or anybody out there. Everybody’s lying to me, and I feel like I have a couple hundred ex-wives hanging around me," Fillmore said.
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“The power to reject election results”
Better be very careful promoting that one.
The tables can always turn with party dominance.
This is a bill that deserves to be killed if it somehow makes it out of committee.
STUPID!
The story must be missing some context.
If there is evidence of vote fraud, the legislature should be able to determine the truth, not some Secretary of State. Such a change would go a long way to eliminating vote fraud and working around Democrat election officials refusing to allow the examination of the ballots.
“... legislature should be able to determine the truth, not some Secretary of State...”
Agree! The Legislature must exercise oversight and be able to correct election fraud and errors. I am surprised every state doesn’t have such a mechanism.
This sounds like it could backfire if the Democraps take over the legislature. Then, any Republic win will be “racism” and will be invalidated. Bet on it.
That might not be a good idea... The Demoncraps can turn it around (and I guarantee they will) and use it illegally too.
The U.S. Constitution gives the State Legislatures to determine the time and manner of voting.
This alleged “change” is just reaffirming the Constitutional role of the state legislatures.
There was once a time when the State Legislature picked our Senators. The worst that could happen is they pick our Congressmen. The worst has already happened in California. The system is so swamped with fraud you can’t vote it out.
It seems to me that votes now count when they meet the approval of the state legislature. This has the precise affect of taking the vote from The People and giving it to a third party. The Great American Experiment has ended. The Republic is dead.
Along comes liberal judges and courts.
Pre-election audits should show # ballots printed and available with distinct numbering. Logs of machine logins are backed up.
Post-election audits should confirm unique ballot image - security hash files for all ballots cast, and complete ballot transit logs.
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