{"id":1747795,"date":"2022-11-22T09:32:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1747795"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:04:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:04:02","slug":"arizona-two-counties-delay-election-certification-as-ag-issues-letter-concerning-statutory-violations-in-maricopa-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-two-counties-delay-election-certification-as-ag-issues-letter-concerning-statutory-violations-in-maricopa-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona: Two Counties Delay Election Certification As AG Issues Letter Concerning \u2018Statutory Violations\u2019 In Maricopa County"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-two-counties-delay-election-certification-as-ag-issues-letter-concerning-statutory-violations-in-maricopa-county%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=1747795&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>At least two counties in Arizona have confirmed that their certification of the 2022 election will be delayed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/arizona-gov-election-in-doubt-as-ag-demands-full-report-on-myriad-problems-in-maricopa-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the state\u2019s attorney general\u2019s office<\/a> wrote a letter claiming there\u2019s evidence of \u201cstatutory violations\u201d that occurred in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/maricopa-county-is-still-counting-votes-but-they-had-time-to-lash-out-at-disinformation-super-spreaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maricopa County<\/a> on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Republican-controlled Cochise County and\u00a0Mohave County both voted to delay certification until the November 28 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The two Republican supervisors in Cochise voted Friday for the delay after some argued the county\u2019s vote-counting machines <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3745387-two-arizona-counties-delay-certification-of-2022-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were not properly certified<\/a>. State\u00a0Elections Director Kori Lorick, displeased with the vote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/decision\/republican-controlled-mohave-county-arizona-delays-certifying-election-for-now\/75-ea0ddb7c-bc5e-4372-8435-980038a315d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened<\/a> the board that the state would sue if they did not certify on time.<\/p>\n<p>In a split vote,\u00a0Mohave County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/decision\/republican-controlled-mohave-county-arizona-delays-certifying-election-for-now\/75-ea0ddb7c-bc5e-4372-8435-980038a315d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> voted to delay\u00a0as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County, the state\u2019s most populous county.<\/p>\n<p>Pinal County and La Paz County, both Republican-controlled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/decision\/republican-controlled-mohave-county-arizona-delays-certifying-election-for-now\/75-ea0ddb7c-bc5e-4372-8435-980038a315d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> Monday to certify election results.<\/p>\n<p>The delays come as the office of state Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Saturday ordered Maricopa County officials to submit a report on its handling of the November 8 election.<\/p>\n<p>The letter said there is evidence, including first-hand witness accounts, of \u201cstatutory violations\u201d in the contest, which is overseen by Katie Hobbs as Secretary of State. Hobbs is the projected winner of the Arizona gubernatorial contest against Republican candidate Kari Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Wright wrote in the letter that \u201cArizonans deserve a full report and accounting of the myriad problems that occurred in relation to Maricopa County\u2019s administration of the 2022 General Election.\u201d She added that these issues relate to the county\u2019s \u201cability to lawfully certify election results\u201d and ordered a response \u201cbefore Maricopa County submits its official canvass to the Secretary of State, which must occur on or before November 28.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Printers in at least 70 of the county\u2019s 223 polling locations printed ballots with ink too light to be read by tabulation machines, causing long wait times across precincts as election officials tried to sort out the problems. Voters were forced to either wait in long lines for up to hours, travel to a new polling location, or drop their ballots in drop boxes to be counted in Phoenix. Notably, most of the affected precincts were heavily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasuntimes.com\/2022\/11\/21\/maricopa-county-voting-centers-plagued-with-tabulation-errors-on-election-day-affected-areas-averaging-well-over-300-percent-more-republicans-than-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservative<\/a> areas according to the Arizona Sun Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaricopa County appears to have failed to adhere to the statutory guidelines in segregating, counting, tabulating, tallying, and transporting the \u2018Door 3\u2019 ballots,\u201d Wright said. \u201cIn fact, Maricopa County has admitted that in some voting locations, \u2018Door 3\u2019 non-tabulated ballots were commingled with tabulated ballots at the voting location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The tabulators in Maricopa County worked 100% of the time during an early voting season that heavily favors the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azdemparty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@azdemparty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They worked just 52% of the time on Election Day for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AZGOP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maricopa Country consists of 62% of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>This election was broken. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rIb97AIryU\">https:\/\/t.co\/rIb97AIryU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kari Lake War Room (@KariLakeWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLakeWarRoom\/status\/1593660384572948480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The tabulators in Maricopa County worked 100% of the time during an early voting season that heavily favors the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azdemparty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@azdemparty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They worked just 52% of the time on Election Day for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AZGOP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maricopa Country consists of 62% of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>This election was broken. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rIb97AIryU\">https:\/\/t.co\/rIb97AIryU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kari Lake War Room (@KariLakeWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLakeWarRoom\/status\/1593660384572948480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a video message to her supporters on Monday, Lake noted of the letter and emphasized her continued fight in the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether done accidentally or intentionally, it is clear that this election was a debacle that destroyed any trust in our elections,\u201d Lake charged. \u201cArizonans who choose to make their voice heard on election day should not be disenfranchised or punished for choosing to vote in person yet they were.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My message to the People of Arizona &amp; the United States: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mtNBl7728S\">pic.twitter.com\/mtNBl7728S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kari Lake (@KariLake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1594770831069937666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/arizona-gov-election-in-doubt-as-ag-demands-full-report-on-myriad-problems-in-maricopa-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Gov. Election In Doubt As AG Demands Full Report On \u2018Myriad Problems\u2019 In Maricopa\u00a0Voting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two counties in Arizona have confirmed that their certification of the 2022 election will be delayed as the state\u2019s attorney general\u2019s office wrote a letter claiming there\u2019s evidence of \u201cstatutory violations\u201d that occurred in Maricopa County on Election Day. Republican-controlled Cochise County and\u00a0Mohave County both voted to delay certification until the November 28 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":1890611,"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":"Arizona: Two Counties Delay Election Certification As AG Issues Letter Concerning \u2018Statutory Violations\u2019 In Maricopa County","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1747795","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","fifu_image_alt":"Arizona: Two Counties Delay Election Certification As AG Issues Letter Concerning \u2018Statutory Violations\u2019 In Maricopa County","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1747795","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\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1747795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1747795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1890611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1747795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1747795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1747795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}