By Caitlin Huey-Burns, Adam Brewster
May 9, 2021 / 7:06 AM / CBS News Arizona GOP launches recount of ballots
More than six months after his defeat in the November election, former President Trump is still claiming victory, calling the election the big lie, despite several recounts and dozens of unsuccessful lawsuits that say otherwise.
Although every state has certified its results, the Republican-controlled state Senate in Arizona has undertaken a full hand recount and audit of the ballots and voting machines in Maricopa, the state s largest county, a move that has been frequently praised by the former president. President Biden won the county, a longtime Republican stronghold, by 45,109 votes, and he won the state by 10,457 votes. At the same time, Democrats also picked up a U.S. Senate seat from Arizona.
Terry McAteer | Other Voices
Since election day in November 2020, nine California county registrars of voters have resigned. This little known fact should send a red flag up every Californian’s flag pole.
One of those nine, Kammi Foote, resigned after 14 years as the elections registrar in Inyo County. Kammi is a very good friend of mine, and I can attest that she is a dedicated professional.
“I think, if anything, it’s just a sense of being worn down and tired,” Foote said about her decision to leave. “In 2020, we found ourselves working seven days a week, months on end, under tremendous pressure.”
March 15, at 6-8 p.m.
Film screening: Moxie Join the Gender Equity Center, in partnership with Penn State Libraries and Hillel at Penn State for a film screening and discussion of Netflix s Moxie.”
Emma Johnson (actor Josephine Langford) inspired by her mom s (actor Amy Poehler) rebellious past and a confident new friend publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school. We will discuss the main themes from the movie as well as discuss the history of grassroots activism by women for social and political change. Register here.
March 16, at 6 p.m. (virtual)
Practical Activism: Living Out Your Vocational Calling the Paul Robeson Cultural enter is hosting an event with Minniejean Brown Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine who fought during the civil rights era to push for desegregation of schools. She has since then continued to fight for equality across the country. We will specifically look to talk about finding one s vocational calling and how that ca