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On Jan. 6, 2021, as former President Donald Trump rallied his supporters, he used a statistic that, though false, was making the rounds.

After a two-day trial that showcased speculation about systematic malfeasance at the polls, an Arizona judge ruled against Kari Lake, the GOP candidate who ran for governor in Arizona in the November 2022 election.

Lake sat in the Mesa courtrooms visitor benches, which were packed with her supporters, news media members and other observers.

Lake sat in the Mesa courtrooms visitor benches, which were packed with her supporters, news media members and other observers.

Lake sat in the Mesa courtrooms visitor benches, which were packed with her supporters, news media members and other observers.

By Nathan Layne

By Nathan Layne

A county judge in Williamsport has to decide whether to force officials to provide voter-by-voter electronic election records after the state Office of Open Records ruled Pennsylvania law makes them confidential.

A county judge in Williamsport has to decide whether to force officials to provide voter-by-voter electronic election records after the state Office of Open Records ruled Pennsylvania law makes them confidential.