{"id":1936409,"date":"2023-05-23T22:11:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T02:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-kari-lake-announces-plans-to-paint-the-state-red-appeal-election-ruling\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T22:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T02:14:15","slug":"arizonas-kari-lake-announces-plans-to-paint-the-state-red-appeal-election-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-kari-lake-announces-plans-to-paint-the-state-red-appeal-election-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Lake of Arizona to &#8216;Paint the State Red,&#8217; Challenge Election Decision."},"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\">24<\/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%2Farizonas-kari-lake-announces-plans-to-paint-the-state-red-appeal-election-ruling%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=1936409&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--><blockquote>\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0524\/d00b5098-4ea4-44be-a0fb-22b16d10fe8b\/audio.mp3?length=3795885&#038;duration=316\"><\/div>\n<p>Arizona Republican Kari Lake is on a mission to &#8220;paint the state red&#8221; by launching a grassroots &#8220;ballot-chasing&#8221; operation to boost Republican turnout in future Arizona elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to start rolling up our sleeves and playing by the same rules [Democrats] play by,&#8221; Lake said at a press conference in Phoenix, surrounded by supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that nearly 90 percent of Arizona voters are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-governor-doug-ducey-signs-election-integrity-bill-reforming-absentee-voting\/\" title=\"Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Signs Election Integrity Bill Reforming Absentee Voting\">permanent early voter list<\/a>, Lake explained that her team, led by Strong Communities Action Chairwoman Merissa Hamilton, would be doing everything in their power to sway those voters and &#8220;take back&#8221; Arizona.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Initiative Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ramping up door-knocking and voter registration efforts<\/li>\n<li>Assisting voters with getting to the polls<\/li>\n<li>Contacting every voter to help them get their ballot to where it needs to go<\/li>\n<li>Registering as many people as possible to vote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to turn our state around. We&#8217;re going to take it back because this government belongs to &#8216;we the people,'&#8221; Lake declared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video_fit_container epoch_player\">\n<div class=\"player-container\" id=\"player-container-71d6e7ea-084a-4d97-b09e-615ed4c11f57\" data-id=\"player-71d6e7ea-084a-4d97-b09e-615ed4c11f57\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <script src=\"\/\/vs.youmaker.com\/assets\/player\/71d6e7ea-084a-4d97-b09e-615ed4c11f57?r=16\u00d79&#038;d=&#038;cat=us\/regional-news\/state-news\/arizona-local-news&#038;noads=true&#038;api=7&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theepochtimes.com%2Farizonas-kari-lake-announces-plans-to-paint-the-state-red-appeal-election-ruling_5286782.html\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Election Lawsuit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lake&#8217;s new operation comes after an Arizona judge&#8217;s decision to toss her lawsuit challenging the results of the state&#8217;s 2022 gubernatorial election, which she maintains she rightfully won.<\/p>\n<p>Lake&#8217;s initial lawsuit cited several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voter-suppression-is-real-and-its-not-what-you-were-told\/\" title=\"Voter Suppression Is Real And It\u2019s Not What You Were Told\">election administration problems<\/a> in Maricopa County as evidence that the election was fixed, including misprinted ballots, the comingling of counted and uncounted ballots, and a lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-kari-lake-announces-plans-to-paint-the-state-red-appeal-election-ruling\/\" title=\"Kari Lake of Arizona to 'Paint the State Red,' Challenge Election Decision.\">proper signature verification<\/a> for mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Although the candidate&#8217;s claims were rejected by the lower courts, the Arizona Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/arizona-supreme-court-breathes-new-life-into-key-part-of-kari-lakes-election-lawsuit_5143974.html\">revived<\/a> a portion of her case in March, finding that the Court of Appeals had erred in its dismissal of her signature verification claims.<\/p>\n<p>Among the claims Lake&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/howard-stern-calls-depp-a-huge-narcissist-over-heard-trial-mocks-actors-difficulty-in-speaking-the-english-language\/\" title=\"Howard Stern Calls Depp A \u2018Huge Narcissist\u2019 Over Heard Trial, Mocks Actor\u2019s \u2018Difficulty In Speaking The English Language\u2019\">legal team made<\/a> in arguing her case was that the signatures on hundreds of thousands of Maricopa County ballots were reviewed in less than three seconds by election workers\u2014a fact she said proved they were not properly verified.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It takes a full second for the ballot image to pop up on the screen,&#8221; she noted at her press conference, adding that some workers were approved to verify signatures remotely without any observers present.<\/p>\n<p>While she acknowledged that the latest ruling was not what she was hoping for, she added that she was not giving up the fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is going to be an appeal. And I&#8217;m not prepared to tell you right now exactly what our path is because we are looking at several paths\u2014not one, not two, several. But you&#8217;ve not seen the last of our case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Political Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite her continued focus on her election challenge, Lake has not ruled out the possibility of running for another office, including the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Republican Kari Lake plans to launch a grassroots &#8220;ballot-chasing&#8221; campaign to increase Republican turnout in future Arizona elections and &#8220;paint the state red.&#8221; Lake aims to follow the same rules as Democrats and has the support of her followers. 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