{"id":2237191,"date":"2024-05-04T12:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T16:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-sides-with-arizona-gop-reverses-27000-sanctions-in-2020-election-case\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T16:36:16","slug":"appeals-court-sides-with-arizona-gop-reverses-27000-sanctions-in-2020-election-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-sides-with-arizona-gop-reverses-27000-sanctions-in-2020-election-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona GOP wins appeal, overturns $27,000 sanctions in 2020 election case"},"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%2Fappeals-court-sides-with-arizona-gop-reverses-27000-sanctions-in-2020-election-case%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=2237191&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>The \u200dArizona Republican\u200b Party achieved a legal victory as \u200cthe state Supreme Court overturned a $27,000 sanction.\u2064 The GOP contested Maricopa County&#8217;s election results in the 2020 election, challenging the\u200d hand-count audit process. Allegations\u2062 arose regarding the audit \u2063process being\u200b improperly conducted. Over 60 lawsuits were filed challenging President Joe Biden&#8217;s victory. In a legal triumph, the Arizona\u2064 Republican Party\u200c succeeded \u200cin overturning a \u2063$27,000 sanction by the state Supreme Court. The GOP challenged Maricopa County&#8217;s\u2063 2020\u200b election \u2064results, specifically contesting the hand-count audit process. Concerns emerged\u200d over the process&#8217;s proper execution. \u2063Notably,\u200c more than 60 lawsuits were initiated challenging\u200c President Joe Biden&#8217;s election \u200dwin.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>In a legal win for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> Republican Party, the state Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision sanctioning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> over $27,000 after its unsuccessful efforts challenging Maricopa County election results during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2020 election<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Republican Party originally sued Maricopa County after the 2020 election, challenging its mandatory hand-count audit process. <\/p>\n<p>The GOP alleged the audit process was improperly conducted due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorneys-for-trailing-democrat-candidate-claim-voting-machine-count-errors\/\" title=\"Attorneys For Trailing Democrat Candidate Claim Voting Machine Count \u2018Errors\u2019\">hand count<\/a> using sample votes cast at centers open to all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-tells-high-school-grads-theyre-entering-a-world-of-capitalism-and-white-supremacy-encourages-them-to-remember-jihad-and-reject-objec\/\" title=\"Dem Tells High School Grads They\u2019re Entering A World Of \u201cCapitalism\u201d and \u201cWhite Supremacy,\u201d Encourages Them To Remember \u201cJihad\u201d And Reject Objectivity\">county voters<\/a>, not from precincts, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arizona-republican-2020-election-challenge-sanction-b0dede9935c87d9d8c906030bf421bc1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>. The machine counts were 100% accurate, according to post-election tests. <\/p>\n<p>The case was one of over 60 lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden\u2019s victory over former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Judge John Hannah ruled the lawsuit was \u201cmeritless\u201d in 2021 and ordered the state GOP to pay $18,000 in legal fees to the Secretary of State\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p>The Arizona appeals court reaffirmed the decision in 2023, tacking on an additional $9,000 in sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hold that the attorney fees award was improper because Petitioners\u2019 claim was not groundless, thus obviating any need to determine whether the claim was made in the absence of good faith,\u201d Justice John Lopez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2024-05-02-Opinion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> in the majority Republican Arizona Supreme Court\u2019s unanimous decision. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The state GOP praised the court\u2019s decision in a statement, claiming that the ruling \u201creaffirms the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabby-petitos-parents-are-suing-brian-laundries-family\/\" title=\"Gabby Petito\u2019s Parents Are Suing Brian Laundrie\u2019s Family\">fundamental legal principle<\/a> that raising questions about the interpretation and application of election laws is a legitimate use of the judicial system, not a groundless or bad faith action.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 VICTORY IN COURT! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Supreme Court defends our right to question and ensure the integrity of election laws. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5aRSMFcKXj\">pic.twitter.com\/5aRSMFcKXj<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Republican Party of Arizona (@AZGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZGOP\/status\/1786145892984111308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Biden narrowly won Arizona by 10,457 votes, or 0.3% of the vote, in 2020 \u2014 the first time a Democrat had done so since former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Bill-Clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bill Clinton<\/a> in 1996.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona GOP&#8217;s legal victory: State Supreme Court overturns $27,000 sanctions from failed challenge to Maricopa County election results in 2020. 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