{"id":539737,"date":"2021-05-25T12:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539737"},"modified":"2021-05-25T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:21:10","slug":"ariz-state-congressman-jake-hoffman-speaks-out-on-election-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-state-congressman-jake-hoffman-speaks-out-on-election-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariz. State Congressman Jake Hoffman Speaks Out on Election Integrity"},"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\">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%2Fariz-state-congressman-jake-hoffman-speaks-out-on-election-integrity%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=539737&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 id=\"attachment_2412361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2412361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. (AP FILE PHOTO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:09 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, May 25, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Despite backlash from the radical left, Republicans in Arizona have been fighting for election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the ongoing election audit in Maricopa County, state Rep. Jake Hoffman (R) weighed in on Republican efforts to strengthen voter laws for upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/05\/quite-honestly-ashamed-az-rep-jake-hoffman-slams-dems-media-linking-voter-integrity-voter-suppression\/\">interview<\/a> on Monday, Hoffman discussed their latest election integrity bills at the state\u2019s capitol. He explained if the first bill, titled HB 2792, was passed then the highly concerning mass mailing of ballots to voters that are not requested would be banned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArizona is saying absolutely not to that,\u201d he asserted. \u201cWe\u2019re adding a Class 5 felony, so that there is a very stiff penalty if an election official decides to go rogue and willfully violate the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite push back from Democrats, such as Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, Hoffman expects the bill to pass in the state Senate. This vote is currently in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman went on to explain the details behind another election integrity bill, HB 2794, which bans modifying previously agreed upon election deadlines. Violators of this statute could face a Class 6 felony.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was drafted after progressive advocacy groups pushed a federal judge in Arizona to extend the voter registration deadline for an additional 10 days in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Some poll workers, such as recorder Ann Rodriguez from Pima County, argued that extending registration had a \u201cdomino effect\u201d and made it difficult for election officials to finish counting votes by the deadline. For the 2020 election, Arizona votes were delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman asserted that mainstream media and Democrats\u2019 claims of&nbsp; voter suppression are simply false.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo think that that somehow suppresses the vote or disenfranchises voters is simply false and fictitious,\u201d he stated. \u201cQuite honestly, they should be ashamed of themselves for spinning such wild conspiracy theories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman stressed the purpose of this bill is to ensure election integrity for all parties. He believes election integrity should not be a partisan issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection integrity isn\u2019t about Republicans, it isn\u2019t about Democrats\u2026it\u2019s about doing what\u2019s right on behalf of the people that we represent,\u201d he argued. \u201cRegardless of the fact that we as Republicans gained the advantage during that period, we said no to that practice and shut it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/iran-agrees-to-1-month-extension-of-nuclear-site\/\">Iran Agrees To 1 Month Extension Of Nuclear Site<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. 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