Recently disclosed internal communications between top election officials in Arizona's Maricopa County in the immediate aftermath of Election Day reveal that they struggled to reconcile a discrepancy of almost 16,000 in outstanding ballot totals.
I bring you this year's group of highly anticipated and remarkably exquisite hoaxes a bit later than in the past, as I didn't want to jump the gun (sorry, didn't mean to trigger anyone) and miss out on any developing late-year hoaxes.
Judge Peter Thompson wrote that the court has “reviewed” Lake’s “verified statement of election contest” and said the “matter will be set on an accelerated basis."
A lawsuit filed Friday by Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake contesting the results in the November 8, 2022, election in Maricopa County exposes, among other things, the complexities of the process for mail-in and drop-box ballots and the county’s reliance on a third-party vendor for essential election functions.
Officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County demanded county elections officials delay certification and answer questions about how the Nov. 8 midterm elections were conducted.
"This was a horrible thing to experience. Poll workers conveyed a shocking lack of competence — it actually looked like willful incompetence," a Maricopa poll observer said.