Exploring the Arizona election audit findings revealing uncounted ballots and controversies surrounding Abe Hamadeh’s attorney general race. Delve into the complexities of voter disenfranchisement and legal challenges.
Revelations in Election Oversight
An independent audit conducted by We the People AZ Alliance (WPAA) has shed light on concerning irregularities within Arizona’s recent elections. WPAA’s focused investigation into election integrity uncovered a disturbing number of uncounted provisional ballots, posing serious questions about the fairness of the attorney general’s race.
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Alleged Voter Disenfranchisement
The WPAA’s findings highlight an unsettling pattern where voters who purportedly cast their ballots for Abe Hamadeh discovered their votes uncounted, surpassing the margin of his loss by 280 votes in the attorney general’s race. Despite significant evidence presented by WPAA co-founder Shelby Busch, the courts have shown reluctance to acknowledge this new revelation, prompting concerns regarding the election’s legitimacy.
As WPAA continues to present compelling evidence, Busch emphasized that Abe Hamadeh’s approach differs significantly from other election challenges. Hamadeh’s stance is centered on urging judges to recognize votes from disenfranchised voters, a move met with apprehension due to the potential of further voter disenfranchisement.
Busch highlighted a concerning aspect regarding voter registrations linked to Service Arizona, citing statements from Maricopa County officials. Registrations for vehicles with Service Arizona were automatically switched to the registered county unless individuals actively unchecked a box on the form, potentially leading to inadvertent voter registration changes.
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The rejection rates for ballots in Arizona’s 2022 election surged across all counties, some experiencing drastic increases of up to 10,000 percent. Significantly, WPAA’s analysis found that 70 percent of rejected provisional ballots leaned towards Republican or right-leaning independents, raising suspicions of bias in the acceptance or rejection process, potentially influencing the election outcome.
WPAA compiled numerous declarations from affected voters, supported by evidence indicating their votes should have been counted, adding weight to claims of voter disenfranchisement.
The situation is further compounded by instances where voters were directed to cast provisional ballots due to registration issues, later discovering these provisional ballots were not tallied. Some voters found their registration erroneously changed to a county they hadn’t resided in for years, highlighting significant discrepancies in voter registration accuracy.
Hamadeh’s election lawsuit is built on the disenfranchisement of Republicans on Election Day in Maricopa County, citing issues with voting machine tabulators failing to recognize ballots printed on 19-inch paper instead of the required 20-inch, leveraging the 1993 National Voter Registration Act in his legal challenge.
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Currently, Hamadeh’s lawsuit is before the Arizona Court of Appeals, seeking to overturn the trial court’s decision not to grant a new trial, citing the discovery of undervotes in Pinal County. Legal precedents for overturning elections on minor incidents exist, as seen in past cases in Georgia and North Carolina.
The unfolding situation in Arizona reflects the intensifying scrutiny over alleged election discrepancies and the pursuit of equitable representation following the 2022 elections.
Source: The Leading Report
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