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Judge rules against Arizona Republican candidate for attorney general who sued to reverse results

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An Arizona judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought forward the Republican candidate for state attorney general, ruling that his challenge to the election results, failed to prove that mistakes in the election process impacting the outcome.

The lawsuit was filed by GOP nominee Abraham Hamadeh and the Republican National Committee (RNC). The defendants listed are Democratic nominee Kris Mayes, Arizona Secretary of State and newly elected Governor Katie Hobbs, and several other election officials.

Mayes led Hamadeh by 511 votes in the initial count, triggering a statewide recount. The results of the recount will be announced next week.

Hamadeh argued that Maricopa County officials improperly disqualified early voters who were marked as having already voted because of poll worker error.

Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen ultimately ruled that Hamadeh failed to prove that election day problems were enough to change the election results.

“The bottom line is you just haven’t proven your case. You haven’t met the burden. The mistakes that may have been made were not enough to overcome the presumption the court has to have in election cases,” Jantzen said, adding: “It just doesn’t overcome the presumption that the election was done correctly.”

Republican candidates Kari Lake, the nominee for governor, and Mark Finchem, who ran for secretary of state, also filed election challenges at the same time as Hamadeh. Finchem’s lawsuit has already been dismissed and Lake’s arguments have been largely rejected by the court.

However, unlike Lake’s lawsuit, Hamadeh said he is not alleging widespread voter fraud. 

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

PHOTO CREDITS: WASHINGTON POST

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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