Half a Year After Trumpâs Defeat, Arizona Republicans Are Recounting the Vote
An audit of the vote in Arizonaâs most populous county was meant to mollify angry Trump voters. But it is being criticized as a partisan exercise more than a fact-finding one.
Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered outside the office where ballots were being counted in Phoenix on Nov. 6.Credit.Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times
PHOENIX â It seemed so simple back in December.
Responding to angry voters who echoed former President Donald J. Trumpâs false claims of a stolen election, Arizona Republicans promised a detailed review of the vote that showed Mr. Trump to have been the first Republican presidential nominee to lose the state since 1996. âWe hold an audit,â State Senator Eddie Farnsworth said at a Judiciary Committee hearing. âAnd then we can put this to rest.â
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Report on Antrim County error keeps battle over records going in lingering election lawsuit
Updated Apr 06, 2021;
Posted Apr 06, 2021
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks in Detroit on Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP
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William Bailey of Central Lake Township is again accusing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson of is withholding records she’s been ordered to turn over as part of an ongoing election fraud lawsuit in Antrim County.
This has become a theme in the lawsuit filed by Bailey in November alleging election fraud in Antrim County and potentially across the state.
Both sides say the other isn’t providing information or access to witnesses for depositions. Bailey’s attorney, Matthew S. DePerno, claims he can’t prepare witnesses for deposition until he has all of the election information from Benson’s office.
By Donald Jeffries
One of the more disturbing charges of fraud in the 2020 presidential election revolves around Dominion Voting Machines. The first allegation to make headlines was one claiming that in Antrim County, Mich., a “glitch” in software used in 47 other counties in the state, and in other states as well, transferred 6,000 votes from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.
In Ware County, Ga., Dominion Voting Systems machines allegedly revealed that votes were being switched from Mr. Trump to Mr. Biden. Georgia Rep. Jody Hice quoted the results of a forensic examination to this effect in a tweet, and noted, “This is one machine in one county in one state. Did this happen elsewhere? We need to know!” Rush Limbaugh claimed, “They fed an equal number of votes for both Trump and Biden into the software, and it turns out an equal number of votes for Trump and Biden was spat out of the machine as a 26% lead for Biden.” Ware County Election Supervisor Carlos Nelson called the cla
Arizona Legislators Still Pursuing Giulianiâs 2020 Fraud Fantasy
This article was produced by of the Independent Media Institute.
After winning a lawsuit to take possession of all of the 2020 presidential ballots and election equipment in Arizona s most populous county, Arizona s Republican-led Senate is poised to take 2020 s post-election brawls into new territory where investigating unproven claims of electronically stolen votes, not widespread illegal voting, will be center stage.
Many Republicans, including Arizona legislators, have voiced their belief that former President Trump was unfairly denied a second term, citingvarious vote-centered conspiracies. In 61 out of 62 post-election lawsuits filed by Trump s allies across the country, scores of federal and state judges rejected those assertions as groundless and lacking proof.