Maricopa County, Arizona, Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson on Monday ruled against Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in her election challenge of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ victory in November’s election.
“The Court finds that looking at signatures that, by and large, have consistent characteristics will require only a cursory examination and thus take very little time,” Thompson continued.
He determined that under Arizona law, the issue was not whether Lake or even the court found the signature review process adequate, but whether Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer and his designees did.
“It would be a violation of the constitutional separation of powers … for this Court, after the recorder has made a comparison to insert itself into the process and reweigh whether a signature is consistent or inconsistent,” Thompson wrote.
The judge concluded that Lake did not provide sufficient evidence to conclude Arizona law was not followed.
MY COMMENT: So, in other words, visual proof that ballot signatures do not match was not "sufficient evidence" to conclude Arizona law was not followed. Apparently, you don't need to actually "compare" signatures, you just need to make the effort to PRETEND to check signatures. That is the most "ridiculous" legal decision I have ever heard. Just for yourself if these are valid signatures!
ACP45 wrote:
Maricopa County, Arizona, Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson on Monday ruled against Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in her election challenge of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ victory in November’s election.
“The Court finds that looking at signatures that, by and large, have consistent characteristics will require only a cursory examination and thus take very little time,” Thompson continued.
He determined that under Arizona law, the issue was not whether Lake or even the court found the signature review process adequate, but whether Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer and his designees did.
“It would be a violation of the constitutional separation of powers … for this Court, after the recorder has made a comparison to insert itself into the process and reweigh whether a signature is consistent or inconsistent,” Thompson wrote.
The judge concluded that Lake did not provide sufficient evidence to conclude Arizona law was not followed.
MY COMMENT: So, in other words, visual proof that ballot signatures do not match was not "sufficient evidence" to conclude Arizona law was not followed. Apparently, you don't need to actually "compare" signatures, you just need to make the effort to PRETEND to check signatures. That is the most "ridiculous" legal decision I have ever heard. Just for yourself if these are valid signatures!
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i have posted many times that no matter the evidence judges are not going to overturn elections like this and set a precedent.
Liberty Tree wrote:
i have posted many times that no matter the evidence judges are not going to overturn elections like this and set a precedent.
Very, very sad but progressives DO NOT CARE about evidence or the law; I hope I am wrong, but it will continue in next year’s POTUS election
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