Judge grants Kari lake trial on remaining election misconduct claim
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The trial will focus on Lake’s claim that there were serious flaws in the county’s signature verification process for mail-in ballots during the 2022 election.
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A judge has rejected a bid by election officials to throw out the last remaining election misconduct claim by Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor.
Judge ruled late Monday he will hear evidence on Lake's claim of improper verification of early ballot signatures, but he threw out her separate claims about Election Day equipment problems.
The trial will focus on Lake’s claim that there were serious flaws in the county’s signature verification process for mail-in ballots during the 2022 election.
A three-day trial is scheduled to begin over the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Lake's claim challenges the implementation of signature verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County, home to more than 60% of the state’s voters.
Attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, say Maricopa County has a “failed process” for verifying thousands of ballot signatures.
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