He lost the original vote count by 511. He was given a very short time to examine a limited subset of ballots and the Democratic officials obstructed his search. Based on what he’d been able to learn under what he alleges were improper restrictions he had to swear he hadn’t found enough to overcome that 511 vote total. After recount the difference is now nearly halved, 280 votes. If what he found was enough to overcome 280 votes, but not the earlier 511 vote level, then his case should be ‘undismissed’ and allowed to proceed, based on the logic of the initial order. Absent that he still has grounds on which to appeal: at least on his claim that the restrictions on his search imposed by the judge and Democratic obstruction were unreasonable. And all the issues Lake’s case brought up should apply to his 60x closer case. Moreover the recount results were given to SOS Hobbs first, rather than to the overseeing judge, whom state law clearly specified should get them first. Arguably had state law been followed, rather than judicially overridden, the 280 count would have been known when he was asked last week whether he’d found enough. Instead Hobbs sat on it for a week.
If Abe halved it again on the next recount, it would be down to 140.
WHO IS THIS GUY putting up barriers around the vote count center in Mari-COUP-a County? I SAY HE'S FIB. DEFINITELY A FIB AGENT!!!