{"id":1706345,"date":"2022-10-21T17:48:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T21:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1706345"},"modified":"2022-10-21T17:48:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T21:48:34","slug":"arizona-secretary-of-state-wants-to-be-governor-shes-showed-up-to-work-19-days-in-the-last-6-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-secretary-of-state-wants-to-be-governor-shes-showed-up-to-work-19-days-in-the-last-6-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Secretary Of State Wants To Be Governor. She\u2019s Showed Up To Work 19 Days In The Last 6 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-secretary-of-state-wants-to-be-governor-shes-showed-up-to-work-19-days-in-the-last-6-months%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1706345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/private-school-grad-katie-hobbs-releases-anti-school-choice-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Hobbs<\/a> (D) is running for governor against Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/hold-exclusive-poll-kari-lake-in-lead-for-arizona-gov-masters-trails-kelly-by-one-point-for-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Lake<\/a> \u2014 but according to a recent Fox News Digital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/arizona-sec-state-hobbs-dem-governor-nominee-showed-up-office-19-days-past-6-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, she has only made a handful of appearances at her current office in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Documents obtained via a public records request revealed that Hobbs has only used her security badge \u2014 which is necessary to enter the Arizona state Capitol Building \u2014 on 19 different days between April 1 of this year and October 14.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from Hobbs\u2019 office claimed that the Secretary of State has been working remotely, and Hobbs <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/story\/5290065\/katie-hobbs-reiterates-she-has-no-plans-for-an-arizona-gubernatorial-debate-with-kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has said<\/a> that she is \u201cactively involved\u201d with her office even as she continues her gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/spencerbrown\/2022\/10\/20\/az-absentee-ballot-fumble-proves-kari-lakes-point-about-katie-hobbs-n2614770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent hiccup<\/a> in the preparations for the midterm election \u2014 which Hobbs\u2019 office is supposed to oversee \u2014 lends credence to critics who might wonder whether her prolonged absences from the office have impacted her ability to do her job.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9905\">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ELECTION WIRE FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND POLLING ON THE UPCOMING MIDTERMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mistake, which may have impacted thousands of voters, caused some Arizona voters to receive absentee ballots that only included the federal elections rather than the full slate. Among the state and local races that did not appear on the faulty ballots was the gubernatorial race that Hobbs herself is running in.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We will be providing more updates as they become available. The voters impacted will be contacted by their county recorder&#8217;s office. Voters can check their voter registration status at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGe99IEoH7\">https:\/\/t.co\/pGe99IEoH7<\/a>. 2\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Katie Hobbs (@SecretaryHobbs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryHobbs\/status\/1582810915828686848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lake noticed the possible connection between Hobbs\u2019 absences from her office and the faulty ballots, tweeting, \u201cAs Secretary of State (who literally oversees the very election she is running in) Katie Hobbs only showed up to work 19 days in the last 6 months. Perhaps this is why Arizonans are getting faulty ballots? Your thoughts?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING \ud83d\udea8 <\/p>\n<p>As Secretary of State (who literally oversees the very election she is running in) Katie Hobbs only showed up to work 19 days in the last 6 months <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this is why Arizonans are getting faulty ballots? Your thoughts? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EiNbO9XlGq\">pic.twitter.com\/EiNbO9XlGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kari Lake (@KariLake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1583146768295809025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hobbs has repeatedly refused to debate Lake, telling CNN\u2019s Dana Bash that it would be pointless and arguing that she is better able to make her case to the voters by doing individual appearances and interviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katie Hobbs refuses to say why she won\u2019t debate Kari Lake <\/p>\n<p>Even CNN calls her out on this<\/p>\n<p>Ouch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ovMNxnWIMk\">pic.twitter.com\/ovMNxnWIMk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ShapiroExposed.com (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1581683657529753601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bash pressed Hobbs repeatedly on her refusal to debate Lake, asking, \u201cIf you think she\u2019s as dangerous as you\u2019re saying to democracy, is it your responsibility as a candidate who wants to run Arizona to show and explain who their alternative is?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs argued that she was better able to do that in a one-on-one setting on CNN than she would be in a debate.<\/p>\n<p>Lake, however, appeared to hold the opposite opinion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kari Lake to Katie Hobbs:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will debate you on a stage. I will debate you in a parking lot \u2026 I will debate you on CNN. I will debate you on MSNBC. I\u2019ll even debate you on The View and let Joy Behar and Whoopi ask the questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DvazFCAtTv\">pic.twitter.com\/DvazFCAtTv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1581653202399014912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will debate you on a stage. I will debate you in a parking lot,\u201d Lake said. \u201cI will debate you in a library. I will debate you in a bar. I will debate you in a car. I will debate you on CNN. I will debate you on MSNBC. I\u2019ll even debate you on \u2018The View\u2019 and let Joy Behar and Whoopi ask the questions. But show some courage!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) is running for governor against Republican Kari Lake \u2014 but according to a recent Fox News Digital report, she has only made a handful of appearances at her current office in recent months. Documents obtained via a public records request revealed that Hobbs has only used her security &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1706348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1706345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1706345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1706348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1706345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1706345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1706345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}