{"id":1736764,"date":"2022-11-13T08:16:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T13:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736764"},"modified":"2022-11-13T08:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T13:33:49","slug":"protesters-gather-outside-maricopa-county-elections-office-as-counting-drags-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-gather-outside-maricopa-county-elections-office-as-counting-drags-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Gather Outside Maricopa County Elections Office as Counting Drags on"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fprotesters-gather-outside-maricopa-county-elections-office-as-counting-drags-on%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=1736764&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/90-64\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">P<\/span>rotesters have gathered outside of the elections office in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/midterms-results-maricopa-drop-kari-lake-behind-arizona\">Maricopa County<\/a>, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\">Arizona<\/a>, on Saturday to protest the slow counting of the ballots that were cast during the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterms\">midterm elections<\/a> Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Approximately three dozen Republican protesters carried signs that referred to gubernatorial candidates <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\">Kari Lake<\/a> (R-AZ) and Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) that read, \u201cLake won,\u201d \u201cHobbs is a cheat,\u201d and \u201ccount the vote,\u201d according to a local reporter on the scene. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetEmbed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A group of people are rallying outside the Maricopa County Elections office right now. An Arizona lawmaker tweeted about this \u201cPatriots Rise Up to Rally\u201d yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Signs say \u201cLake won,\u201d \u201cHobbs is a cheat,\u201d \u201ccount the vote,\u201d \u201crecall Gates and Richer.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abc15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@abc15<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/coaL3O8REO\">pic.twitter.com\/coaL3O8REO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elenee Dao (@Elenee_Dao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elenee_Dao\/status\/1591508240109801474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2022<\/a>\n              <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/maricopa-votes-counted-faster-offensive\">MARICOPA COUNTY OFFICIAL BLASTS KARI LAKE&#8217;S &#8216;OFFENSIVE&#8217; QUESTIONING OF VOTE COUNT<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The protesters are angry at the speed at which votes were being counted, with between 60,000 and 80,000 votes being counted in a day, and the accuracy of the vote tallies. Around <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/elections.maricopa.gov\/news-and-information\/elections-news\/maricopa-county-election-results-updated-november-11-2022.html#:~:text=There%20are%20an%20estimated%20265%2C000,ballots%20to%20be%20reported%3A%205%2C000\">275,000 uncounted ballots are left<\/a> in Maricopa County, said Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates, meaning the results should be finalized sometime next week. <\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee also condemned the slow speed in the county and called for changes in the process. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis election has exposed deep flaws in Maricopa County\u2019s election administration. Arizona deserves better \u2014 transparency, certainty, efficiency \u2014 and most importantly, an accurate and prompt announcement of election results that can be accepted by all voters,&#8221; Republican spokeswoman Harmeet Dhillon said. <\/p>\n<p>Dhillon said: &#8220;The RNC and the Republican Party of Arizona demand that around-the-clock shifts of ballot processing be pressed into service until all votes have been counted, accompanied by complete transparency and regular, accurate public updates. We will not hesitate to take legal action if necessary to protect Arizona voters\u2019 right to have their ballots counted.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>According to the most recent tally, Hobbs is leading Lake in the gubernatorial race by approximately 32,000 votes, with Hobbs securing 50.7% compared to Lake&#8217;s 49.3% as of Friday night. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) was declared the victor overnight, defeating opponent Blake Masters (R-AZ) with 51.8% compared to Masters&#8217;s 46.1%. Despite the declaration, Masters has not conceded, electing to wait until the votes are fully counted instead. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf, at the end, Senator Kelly has more of them than I do, then I will congratulate him on a hard-fought victory. But voters decide, not the media; let\u2019s count the votes,\u201d <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bgmasters\/status\/1591475417646596109\">Masters tweeted Saturday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, several tabulation machines in Maricopa County did not function properly, increasing scrutiny over the election process in Arizona&#8217;s most populous county.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protesters have gathered outside of the elections office in Maricopa County, Arizona, on Saturday to protest the slow counting of the ballots that were<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1736767,"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":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1736764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"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\/1736764","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=1736764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1736764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1736767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1736764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1736764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1736764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}