Posted on 02/16/2023 4:58:19 PM PST by Golden Eagle
PHOENIX -- An Arizona appeals court has rejected Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, denying her request to throw out election results in the state’s most populous county and hold the election again.
In a ruling on Thursday, the Arizona Court of Appeals wrote Lake, who claimed problems with ballot printers at some police places on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct, presented no evidence that voters whose ballots were unreadable by tabulators at polling places were not able to vote. The court said that even a witness called by Lake to testify had confirmed that ballots that couldn’t initially be read could at polling places still ultimately have their vote counted.
And while a pollster who testified on behalf of Lake claimed the polling place problems had disenfranchised enough voters to change the outcome in Lake’s favor, the court said his conclusion were baseless.
The appeals court wrote Lake’s appeal failed because the evidence supports the conclusion that “voters were able to cast their ballots, that votes were counted correctly, and that no other basis justifies setting aside the election results.”
Shortly after the ruling, Lake tweeted: “I told you we would take this case all the way to the Arizona Supreme Court, and that’s exactly what we are going to do. Buckle up, America!”
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When a state house is stormed and burnt to the ground, maybe they’ll start to take notice.
Take away the soap box, and take away the ballot box, the only thing left is the ammo box.
Our judge problem in America is every bit as serious as our commie problem.
hell, it might be the same thing.
I think it was evident early on that Lake expected nothing less at this appellate-level.
She’s been saying she was taking it to the Supreme Court from the day of the initial ruling.
I been saying, it’s not a coincidence America started declining after we got rid of dueling for honor and tar & feathers...
Commies have a history of threatening good people.
The Hobb-Goblin won this round but Goblins always
lose in the end.
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” —John F. Kennedy
Well, garsh. Didn’t see that coming. Az is still corrupt as Tombstone Territory
All that’s needed is one Star Chamber.
We need to have a special court for elections. How can a county be allowed to do what Maricopa did in two elections? These judges are all corrupt.
Dems are gonna cheat. That’s a given. What’s missing is a Republican counter strike team. One that should be built before the election.
The problem here is looking for a legal solution to a problem created by the weakness and inadequacy of the legal system. She can’t win but going through the motions will help to elevate the need for election law improvements.
What they will do is enact martial law and shoot anyone they think is a threat
What will the GOP do next, after voter fraud happens, again, after the November ‘24 general election?
“When a state house is stormed and burnt to the ground, maybe they’ll start to take notice.”
Sell tickets. They’ll make millions. Anyone trusting a liberal gubmit deserves to be in that state house along with the media.
Question: What is the difference between a McCain Republican and a Democrat?
Answer: Nothing.
Our judge problem in America is every bit as serious as our commie problem.
hell, it might be the same thing.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Is the judge a hussein obama apointee? Or an Arizona McCainacrat?
The problem is that appellate courts generally only review whether the trial court reasonably applied the law. Only in very rare and limited circumstances do they review the findings of fact. I’m surprised at how much the appellate court in this case commented on the factual claims. The Supreme Court will be even tougher in that regard. They will need a very strong argument that at least one element of the law was misapplied by the trial court.
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