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On Monday, Dec. 19, an Arizona judge heard arguments in an election contest brought by Kari Lake, the failed Republican candidate for Arizona governor and an election denier.
On Friday, Dec. 16, an Arizona judge dismissed an election contest brought by failed Arizona GOP secretary of state candidate and election denier Mark Finchem.
On Monday, Dec. 12, Arizona state Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R) and Mohave County, Arizona voters filed a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race.
On Friday, Dec. 9, Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, filed an election contest.
On Friday, Dec. 9, Abraham Hamadeh and other Republicans filed a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2022 election for Arizona attorney general.
On Friday, Dec. 9, Kari Lake — the failed Republican candidate for Arizona governor and known election denier — filed a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2022 gubernatorial race in Arizona.
This week, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoenaed local election officials in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, four key swing states at the center of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel spoke in favor of mail-in voting, despite her party’s repeated efforts to curtail the popular practice.
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, three judges of the Arizona Court of Appeals heard oral argument in a case brought by the Arizona Republican Party and its chairwoman challenging the state’s no-excuse mail-in voting law.
On Friday, Dec. 2, an Arizona judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Josh Barnett against Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors requesting that the 2022 midterm election results be “annulled.”