State of the Union, Dec 2, 2023. n Arizona judge denied Kari Lake’s request to review ballot envelope signatures for the 2022 general election, citing concerns about public confidence in the electoral process.
The judge sided with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, who argued that releasing the signatures would compromise voter privacy and election security.
The decision comes after Lake’s close loss to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, and follows a previous ruling that Maricopa County officials did not follow signature verification processes as required by Arizona law.
“I believe these envelopes are not public record according to state statute. And I believe that making them public would have a chilling effect on voting, would weaken the security controls on early voting, and would open the door to voter harassment,” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer wrote.
“Professional Victim @stephen_richer is lying again,” Lake responded.
“We’re not asking these signatures to be made public. We are asking to review them to assess whether they are legitimate or not. We have a STRONG reason to believe they’re not.
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