by Gretchen Clayson, The Daily Caller:
An Arizona judge ruled against Republican Kari Lake’s claims that there was intentional misconduct on the part of Maricopa County Saturday after a two-day trial Saturday.
Judge Peter Thompson did not find clear and convincing evidence of widespread misconduct during the 2022 election. He said Lake’s witnesses lacked personal knowledge of intentional misconduct, the Washington Post reported. “The Court cannot accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence,” Thompson stated.
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Lake plans to appeal the ruling.
JUST IN: Judge Thompson rules against @KariLake, finding no intentional misconduct by @maricopacounty.@katiehobbs will be sworn in as governor of Arizona. pic.twitter.com/B8TIEkqIsd
— The AZ – abc15 – Data Guru (@Garrett_Archer) December 24, 2022
Lake, who lost the Arizona gubernatorial election to Katie Hobbs by approximately 17,000 votes, accused officials in Maricopa County of intentionally sabotaging her chances at victory on Election Day by violating chain of custody procedures with ballots and causing widespread printer malfunctions throughout the county, the outlet reported.
In Maricopa County, 60 malfunctioning voting machines created issues at 25% of the polling locations on Election Day, enough to change the outcome, testified Richard Baris, who managed exit polling in Arizona for conservative firm Big Data Poll, according to The Hill.
Baris based his testimony on historical data and an exit poll question asking voters if they experienced issues while voting. However, he conceded on cross-examination that he could not say whether the issues people experienced were related to the printer malfunctions or if it caused them not to vote, The Hill reported.
