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Arizona Senator Seeks to 'Nullify the Results' of Maricopa County Election with New Lawsuit

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On Election Day, Maricopa County, Arizona, found itself at the center of the national conversation thanks to a number of malfunctioning election machines, incredibly long lines and other issues.

The county is the most populous by far in a state where Democrat Katie Hobbs won the gubernatorial challenge by a mere 0.6 percent (roughly 17,000 votes) over her Republican opponent, former local news anchor-turned-conservative firebrand Kari Lake.

Because of this, Arizona State Senator Sonny Borrelli filed a lawsuit on Monday. The suit alleges that voters in the more rural Mohave County were disenfranchised by the malfeasance of Maricopa County election officials. As a result, Borrelli is calling for officials to “nullify the results.”

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The suit names numerous Maricopa County election officials and even Katie Hobbs herself; as secretary of state, Hobbs was responsible for overseeing her own election.

Pointing to “multiple systemic failures,” including reliance on unreliable software, Borelli argues that the county’s actions on Election Day violated Arizona statutory law.

Specifically, the software in question is an artificial intelligence program used by the county for the purposes of signature verification.

“[T]he voting strength of residents in Mohave County, Arizona, was dilated and their Constitutional rights were violated,” the suit reads.

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One Maricopa County representative spoke to Just the News in response to the suit.

“The court system is the proper place for campaigns challenging the results to make their case. Maricopa County respects the election contest process and looks forward to sharing facts about the administration of the 2022 General Election and our work to ensure every legal voter had an opportunity to cast their ballot,” the representative said.

Many lawsuits have already been filed in response to Maricopa County’s handling of the election.

Republican Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh, who was shown to be tailing his opponent by 510 votes after all the Arizona votes were tallied (a recount is underway), filed a lawsuit contesting the results. Hamadeh was joined on the suit by the Republican National Committee, though a judge later dismissed it.

Another lawsuit was filed by Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate for secretary of state who lost to his Democratic opponent by roughly 5 percentage points.

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On Tuesday, Lake issued an update on her own lawsuit.

“My legal team has been working non-stop investigating and gathering sworn declarations from whistleblowers and witnesses building the strongest election lawsuit in U.S. history,” Lake said.

“Our lawsuit exposes many of the issues that have plagued our election system in Arizona and have disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of Arizonans.”

“Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Election Day in Maricopa County was an absolute debacle.”

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Michael wrote for a number of entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter. He now manages the writing and reporting teams, overseeing the production of commentary, news and original reporting content.
Michael Austin graduated from Iowa State University in 2019. During his time in college, Michael volunteered as a social media influencer for both PragerU and Live Action. After graduation, he went on to work as a freelance journalist for various entertainment news sites before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter.

Since then, Michael has been promoted to the role of Manager of Writing and Reporting. His responsibilities now include managing and directing the production of commentary, news and original reporting content.
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