{"id":2316601,"date":"2024-07-31T10:58:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-lawmakers-question-venezuelan-presidential-election-results-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T11:02:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:02:45","slug":"arizona-lawmakers-question-venezuelan-presidential-election-results-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-lawmakers-question-venezuelan-presidential-election-results-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona lawmakers question Venezuelan presidential election results &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">20<\/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-lawmakers-question-venezuelan-presidential-election-results-washington-examiner%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=2316601&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>Officials in Arizona have raised concerns regarding the announced results of Venezuela&#8217;s presidential election, \u200bwhich favored incumbent leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro over challenger Edmundo Gonzalez. Many\u2064 expected a landslide victory for Gonzalez, who claims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-puts-one-major-condition-on-hunter-bidens-offer-to-testify-to-congress\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden&#039;s offer to testify to Congress comes with a key condition, says House GOP\">possess evidence showing<\/a> he received double the votes compared to Maduro based on 70% of the tally sheets. Bipartisan officials in Arizona,\u2063 including Congressman Greg Stanton and Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli,\u2064 have called for the election\u2063 process to be fair and transparent, with\u200d Stanton asserting that the results do not reflect the \u2063will \u2062of the Venezuelan \u2062people. Secretary of State Antony \u2064Blinken has\u2064 also\u2064 expressed \u2063&#8221;serious concerns&#8221; about the legitimacy \u200dof the election.<\/p>\n<p>Some Arizona \u2062representatives allege potential electoral fraud, \u2063with \u200banecdotal claims from election workers suggesting ballot boxes may have \u2062been filled with fraudulent votes for Maduro. The\u200c election process in Venezuela uses electronic machines and \u2063receipt systems for voting,\u200c but the results have\u2063 led \u2063to protests and demands for \u200drespect \u2063of the public&#8217;s choice. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sad-joke-border-patrol-union-slams-biden-admin-for-tipping-off-illegals-to-enforcement-operation\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Union criticizes Biden Admin for alerting illegal immigrants about enforcement operation.\">situation remains contentious<\/a>, there is\u200c a division among American political figures about intervening in Venezuela&#8217;s crisis, with some advocating for a focus\u2064 on domestic electoral integrity before involving in foreign disputes. The \u200ddiscourse\u200b continues as\u200c Arizona citizens participate in their own primary\u200b elections.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona lawmakers question Venezuelan presidential election results<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1717954\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Arizona officials on both sides of the aisle have expressed concern over the announced results of Venezuela&rsquo;s presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What many people thought would be a landslide in favor of Edmundo Gonzalez, the candidate opposing longtime socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, was announced on Sunday as a victory for Maduro &ndash; leaving many Venezuelans confused. According to reporting by the Associated Press, Gonzalez said that he has received more than 70% of the tally sheets from the election and they show that Gonzalez had double the amount of votes that Maduro did.<\/p>\n<p>Countries and political leaders across the nation have stated that they do not officially accept the election results. Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, said that Washington had &ldquo;serious concerns&rdquo; that the election results did not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Venezuelan people showed up in huge numbers to vote for the return of democracy, economic opportunity and the rule of law,&rdquo; wrote Democratic Congressman Greg Stanton, who represents Arizona&rsquo;s fourth district, on X. &ldquo;Maduro must respect the will of the people. The United States and the international community are watching.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is where Arizona Democrats and Republicans seem to agree &ndash; elections must be free and fair.<\/p>\n<p>AZ Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli said that the election results seem &ldquo;suspicious&rdquo; to him. While information has not yet been released on how or if the election was stolen or the ballots tampered with, AZ Rep. John Gillette, said that he knows two people who were election workers that were delivering ballot boxes in Venezuela, and they believed the boxes had been filled with fraudulent votes for Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>In Venezuela, voters use electronic machines which record the votes and provide each voter with a receipt showing who they voted for. Each person then deposits their receipt in a ballot box. At the end, the machine prints out a tally sheet, showing how many votes each candidate received.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, Gillette believes that it will be up to the military or the citizens on what happens next. Maduro has claimed victory and maintains control against the wishes of many protesters who have been demonstrating since the results were announced.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to have a free and fair election there,&rdquo; Gillette said. &ldquo;The only thing we&rsquo;re looking for is a military coup or an uprising of the people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although Blinken released a statement doubting the results of the Venezuelan presidential election, no further action has been taken by the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Gillette said that he believes the U.S. should &ldquo;stay out of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to keep our mouths shut,&rdquo; Gillette said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t need to fund anyone else&rsquo;s garbage until we fix our own,&rdquo; stating that U.S. elections are not free or fair either.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got to fix our own problems first,&rdquo; Gillette said.<\/p>\n<p>The Venezuelan presidential election is continuing to be disputed as Arizona citizens cast their votes in the primary election.<\/p>\n<p>The polls for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-considers-ranked-choice-voting-in-primaries-despite-disasters-in-alaska-and-maine\/\" title=\"Utah Considers Ranked-Choice Voting In Primaries Despite Disasters In Alaska And Maine\">state primary election<\/a> are open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters in Maricopa County can find their closest polling location at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elections.maricopa.gov\/voting\/where-to-vote.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elections.maricopa.gov\/voting\/where-to-vote.html<\/a><\/strong>, voters in Pima County can find their closest polling location at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.recorder.pima.gov\/voterstats\/PollingLocationSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>recorder.pima.gov\/voterstats\/PollingLocationSearch<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and all other voters can visit&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/%20my.arizona.vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my.arizona.vote<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to find their polling locations.<\/p>\n<p>In order to participate, voters must bring valid identification either a photo ID or two forms of ID if they don&rsquo;t include a photograph.<\/p>\n<p>Fontes encourages people to be aware of the upcoming heatwave when going to polling locations and many locations will be equipped with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-candidates-mark-lamb-and-kari-lake-debate-border-security-credentials-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP Senate candidates Mark Lamb and Kari Lake debate border security credentials - Washington Examiner\">cooling centers providing relief<\/a> from the heat. More information on what to expect on election day can be found at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azsos.gov\/elections\/voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/azsos.gov\/elections\/voters<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1717954\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1717954\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona lawmakers are raising concerns about the results of Venezuela&#8217;s presidential election, which were announced recently. Many expected Edmundo Gonzalez, the challenger to long-time socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, to win by a large margin. However, the results declared Maduro as the victor, leaving many Venezuelans puzzled. According to reports from the Associated Press, Gonzalez claims he has received over 70% of the election tally sheets indicating that he received twice as many votes as Maduro. Various countries and political figures have stated they do not recognize these election results. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed &#8220;serious concerns&#8221; that the outcomes do not reflect the will of Venezuelan citizens. Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton emphasized on social media that voters showed up in large numbers seeking democracy and economic opportunities and urged Maduro to respect their wishes while noting that both U.S. officials and international observers are monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n<p>There appears to be bipartisan agreement among Arizona lawmakers on ensuring elections are free and fair; Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli described the results as &#8220;suspicious.&#8221; Although there is no confirmed information regarding potential electoral fraud or ballot tampering yet, Representative John Gillette mentioned knowing two election workers who suspected ballot boxes were filled with fraudulent votes for Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>In Venezuela&#8217;s voting process, electronic machines record votes while providing receipts for voters who then deposit them into ballot boxes; at closing time, a tally sheet is printed showing each candidate&#8217;s vote count. Gillette believes future actions depend on either military intervention or public uprising against Maduro\u2019s claimed victory amid ongoing protests.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Blinken\u2019s statement questioning Venezuela\u2019s electoral integrity, no further U.S. action has been taken so far; however, Gillette suggested that America should refrain from intervening in foreign matters until it resolves its own electoral issues first.<\/p>\n<p>As this controversy unfolds in Venezuela, Arizonans are participating in their primary elections with polls open until 7 p.m. Tuesday evening across various counties where voters can find polling locations online and must present valid identification when voting amidst an anticipated heatwave affecting polling conditions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2316602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/maduro-mocks-biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4472,32321,3673,36766,32076],"class_list":["post-2316601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-arizona","tag-election-results","tag-lawmakers","tag-venezuelan-election","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/maduro-mocks-biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316601","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=2316601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}