Posted on 04/18/2023 5:23:29 PM PDT by fightin kentuckian
AN analysis of uncounted provisional ballots shows the 2022 Arizona attorney general's race may be called for GOP nominee Abe Hamadeh instead of the now-Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Hamadeh is challenging the election in court, suing Mayes to ensure all votes were counted in their midterm election contest, which Hamadeh lost by just 280 votes, according to an automatic statewide recount.
Last week, Mohave County Superior Court scheduled oral arguments on May 16 for Hamadeh's motion for a new trial, which he filed after learning that vote total discrepancies in Pinal County were allegedly not brought to the attention of his legal team or the judge in his initial election challenge.
Data from all Arizona counties shows that about 8,000 provisional ballots remain outstanding, AZ Free News reported, based on a collaborative analysis by Republican National Committee analysts, outside investigators, and Hamadeh's legal team. Hamadeh won an average of 70% of votes cast by voters on Election Day, and Election Day votes were 2-to-1 Republican.
While there were fewer voters casting ballots in Arizona for the November 2022 election compared to the November 2020 election, there were more provisional ballots cast and higher rejection rates last year than in 2020.
For example, Santa Cruz County had an increase of rejected provisional ballots cast from 1-in-117 ballots to 83 out of 139. While Pima County doubled in its rejection rate, Pinal's rate increased from 59% to 63%, despite having a comparable number of provisional ballots between the 2020 and 2022 elections.
Nearly 9,000 provisional ballots were rejected statewide during the 2022 general election, and Hamadeh's legal team estimates that, based on their research, at least 1,200 of them across roughly half of the state's counties were "erroneously rejected," former Arizona Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Wright previously told Just the News, and there could be more in other counties.
Those 1,200 provisional ballots were cast by high-propensity voters, which is unusual, she explained, because typically provisional ballots are cast by first-time or low-propensity voters who aren't fully aware of all the requirements they must meet to vote.
Hamadeh's legal team has over 250 affidavits from allegedly disenfranchised voters, according to AZ Free News.
There were also 269 voters who brought their mail-in ballots on Election Day and checked in, but their votes weren't counted. Of those voters, 149 were Republicans, 53 were Democrats and 67 we registered as "other."
Many of those voters told Hamadeh's legal team that their votes weren't counted.
"This is not simply a case of voter error with these provisional ballots," Hamadeh said in a statement Tuesday. "The disenfranchisement is even bigger than what we're arguing. We have more votes than Kris Mayes. It's up to the courts to decide to count them."
BUT if we an get the AG seat then Abe will make it possible for Kari to be seated. This could have a cascade effect across the US.
This will never happen. The democomms will prevent it at any cost. Besides why is it taking 4 months after the new terms to devided this is possible
Do not believe anything or else your heart will be broken again. Our hopes have been dashed too many times with words of false promises. Don’t bet on it.
Hobbs and the rat SOS will make damn sure this never happens
AZ had this exact issue around 1916.
Republican was seated gov. Two years later the democrat was seated due to working its way through the court. Took over 18 months to work through.
Hobbs better do it before she’s recalled.
People, if you are able bodied and love your country, do NOT vote mail-in.
I know the article is discussing provisional ballots, but there’s a reason Deep State lives mail-in.
And provisional ballots are part of that.
Do NOT vote mail-in.
The only thing that will stop this BS is a Battle of Athens.
Yup
Do not vote mail in?
Im definetly going to use the mail in ballot.....but im going to the polling place with it on election day
Im not going to let the Maricopa county McCainiacs steal my vote
Given the small difference in the vote totals, that is a large number of outstanding ballots remaining to be counted for the race to have been certified. Also, there should be someone monitoring the counting and certification of these ballots besides people connected to Hobbs or the current SOS’s office.
I agree. It would seem to be the sensible and fair thing to do.
That would be nice.
The cascade effect.
Hobbs will fight this with all she’s got.
Crooked cheater.
Yes, she is a crooked cheater but she does not impress me as being very bright, hopefully the cheat machine in Arizona has been powered down and will take to long to tune up.
Hobbs has pretty much demonstrated that she is a moron so you know it was the DNC MACHINE that got her over the top, hopefully that machine left town after the election.
Yeah, I know, A LOT OF HOPES IN THERE!
We must fight with all the tools that God has given us.
It’s a spiritual battle.
Lord Jesus rebukes Satan.
Don’t worry. Maricopa County will come through for the Dems (again).
Maybe for once, the GOP will produce phantom ballots on a scale that the Rats do.
The only way to stop the cheating is to cheat MORE than them, to the point where THEY demand election integrity measures. Absent that, burn it all to the ground and start over from scratch.
Call me when it happens.
“Don’t worry. Maricopa County will come through for the Dems (again).”
I’d expect nothing less.
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