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Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:51 pm Maybe they should find a nice, big cemetery to circle. At least they could stay together. And the locals would be about as interested in it as the originally intended audience.

Merissa Hamilton 🗳 ⛽ 🗽 @merissahamilton wrote: BOOM

@GeneralBrnovich's office serves notice to @maricopacounty @marcoattorney requesting detailed documentation of potential election violations & questions their ability to lawfully certify 2022 election

@FannKfann @AZKellyT Plz follow with subpoena & hearings

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The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru @Garrett_Archer wrote: JUST IN: Mohave County has voted to delay certification of election results until Nov. 28. BOS member says it is a political statement of solidarity with other counties that have delayed certification.

much ado wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:19 pm It must be something in the water.

much ado wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:14 pm Do they glow in the dark? Just asking!

A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month’s election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County that some GOP officials have blamed for their losses in top races including the contest for governor.

The delay came as Maricopa, the state’s most populous county, finished counting the last remaining ballots and the state attorney general demanded that officials there explain Election Day problems some voters experienced.

Arizona voters elected a Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, and gave Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a full six-year term in office. But the race for attorney general was heading to a mandatory recount once the election is certified by all 15 counties and the secretary of state. Democrat Kris Mayes ended up ahead of Republican Abraham Hamadeh by just 510 votes on Monday after Maricopa County counted about 1,200 remaining ballots. Nearly 2.6 million Arizonans voted.

The split vote by the board of supervisors in Mohave County in northwest Arizona came with an explicit vow to certify the election on the Nov. 28 deadline. Members called it a political statement to show how upset they were with the issues in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and about 60% of the the state’s voters.

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Mohave became the second state county to delay certification, following Cochise in Arizona’s southeast. The board there made its decision Friday without a promise to certify the results by the deadline for doing so, despite setting a meeting to consider it. Instead the two Republicans who constitute a majority on the board demanded that the secretary of state prove their vote-counting machines were legally certified.

The state elections director told them they were, but the two board members sided instead with claims put forward by a trio of men who alleged the certifications had lapsed.

On Monday, state Elections Director Kori Lorick provided the county board with certifications for the vote-counting machines from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Lorick also warned the board that the state would sue if they did not certify on time.

Chilidog wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:17 pm what if they just ignored those counties and refused to seat the state senators from them?

bob wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:30 pm

Chilidog wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:17 pm what if they just ignored those counties and refused to seat the state senators from them?

I presume every county's certification is required for statewide offices.

I'm curious who would be the governor once Ducey's term ends on January 1 and if Hobbs can't certify any statewide election. (The Secretary of State succeeds the governor in case of vacancy, but Hobbs' term also ends on January 1.)

bob wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:30 pm

Chilidog wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:17 pm what if they just ignored those counties and refused to seat the state senators from them?

I presume every county's certification is required for statewide offices.

I'm curious who would be the governor once Ducey's term ends on January 1 and if Hobbs can't certify any statewide election. (The Secretary of State succeeds the governor in case of vacancy, but Hobbs' term also ends on January 1.)

Gregg wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:41 pm

bob wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:30 pm

The office of Governor is automatically abolished in favor of the new title "War Lord" which is awarded to the winner of a round robin tournament of fights to the death among any who deem themselves worthy and demonstrate proficiency with small arms to include broadsword, lance, mace, longbow and as a member of a counterweight trebuchet crew.

The Winner shall serve until death or violent overthrow resulting in exile.

I prefer "God Emperor of Mankind".....

What!?!?! No flails allowed!!!!! The deal is off....

bob wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:30 pm

Chilidog wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:17 pm what if they just ignored those counties and refused to seat the state senators from them?

I presume every county's certification is required for statewide offices.

I'm curious who would be the governor once Ducey's term ends on January 1 and if Hobbs can't certify any statewide election. (The Secretary of State succeeds the governor in case of vacancy, but Hobbs' term also ends on January 1.)

Chilidog wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:50 pm state legislators are only voted in by their respective districts

Gregg wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:41 pm

bob wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:30 pm

Chilidog wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:17 pm what if they just ignored those counties and refused to seat the state senators from them?

I presume every county's certification is required for statewide offices.

I'm curious who would be the governor once Ducey's term ends on January 1 and if Hobbs can't certify any statewide election. (The Secretary of State succeeds the governor in case of vacancy, but Hobbs' term also ends on January 1.)

Pandemonium!

The office of Governor is automatically abolished in favor of the new title "War Lord" which is awarded to the winner of a round robin tournament of fights to the death among any who deem themselves worthy and demonstrate proficiency with small arms to include broadsword, lance, mace, longbow and as a member of a counterweight trebuchet crew.

The Winner shall serve until death or violent overthrow resulting in exile.

Maricopa County Chairman moved to 'undisclosed location' for safety after midterm elections

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates has confirmed that he moved to an undisclosed location for his safety after security concerns connected to the 2022 midterm elections.

Deputies from the sheriff's office are also providing a security detail, officials said.

Gates, a Republican and one of the leaders of the Maricopa County Elections Department, has been a fierce defender of the county's election system and an outspoken critic of false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

In a similar vein, Gates has continued to defend the county against continued claims of fraud during the midterms. Some have focused on an issue with printers on Election Day that led to numerous tabulation machines being unable to read some ballots.

His stance has caused a slew of backlash online and in person. Some people were seen launching verbal attacks on Gates during a meeting with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors earlier this week.

Other county officials have reported receiving calls they considered threatening from campaign volunteers.