Category: Maricopa County

Arizona’s Maricopa County to Investigate Election Day Printer Issues

Arizona’s largest county is launching an investigation into the issues that caused chaos on Election Day. The probe will be “an important step in our efforts to get to the bottom of the printer issues that affected some Vote Centers on Election Day last November,” Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates and Vice…


Kari Lake Appeals Judge’s Ruling on Arizona Election Lawsuit

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has filed an appeal against a Maricopa County judge’s ruling to dismiss her lawsuit challenging the midterm election results. Lake filed a notice of appeal with the same Arizona Superior Court judge on Tuesday to challenge the dismissal of her case. Lake will also seek a direct review by the…


Judge Denies Katie Hobbs Request to Sanction Kari Lake Over Arizona Election Lawsuit

An Arizona judge on Dec. 27 denied a request from Democrat gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County to sanction GOP candidate Kari Lake and her legal team. Judge Peter Thompson wrote that while Lake didn’t meet the burden of providing evidence of her election-related claims, her lawsuit didn’t meet the standard for imposing sanctions….


Arizona Judge Denies Hobbs’s Request to Sanction Lake Over Election Lawsuit

An Arizona judge on Dec. 27 denied a request from Democrat gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County to sanction Republican candidate Kari Lake and her legal team over her lawsuit challenging the results of the 2022 general election. Judge Peter Thompson wrote that while Lake didn’t meet the burden of providing evidence of her election-related claims,…


NTD Good Morning (Dec. 27): Southwest Airlines Cancellation Chaos; ‘White Lungs’ Reappear in China Covid Cases

Southwest Airlines canceled close to 3,000 flights on Dec. 26. Find out what travelers have to say about it as they try to navigate the cancellation chaos. Reports from Chinese hospitals are raising an unexpected concern. Is omicron to blame for the virus surge? Or is there a sub-variant spreading throughout the country. Katie Hobbs and…


Arizona Judge Rules on Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit

An Arizona judge ruled against Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s election case, confirming the election of Katie Hobbs as Arizona governor-elect. The court didn’t find any clear or convincing evidence that misconduct happened during the 2022 Arizona general election and confirmed Katie Hobbs’s election, Arizona Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson said in the ruling. Thompson…


Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit Reveals Previously Un-Disclosed Ballot Printing Issues | Facts Matter

Almost all the midterm elections have now been resolved one way or the other, but a notable exception lies in the state of Arizona. Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is currently pushing forward a lawsuit that aims to either have her be declared the winner, or, at the very least, vacate the results and hold…


Lake Team Focuses on Printing Problems in Election Case Trial

MESA, Ariz.—Attorneys representing Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and local election officials squared off in a Mesa courtroom on Dec. 22 with Lake’s side accusing the officials of “gaslighting” the public to believe problems on election day were minimal. Attorneys on the other side, meanwhile, called for a “day of reckoning” accusing Lake’s team of coming…


Kari Lake Team Focuses on Printing Problems in Election Case Trial, Defense Calls for Sanctions Over No ‘Evidence’

MESA, Ariz.—Attorneys representing Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and local election officials squared off in a Mesa courtroom on Dec. 22 with Lake’s side accusing the officials of “gaslighting” the public to believe problems on election day were minimal. Attorneys on the other side, meanwhile, called for a “day of reckoning” accusing Lake’s team of coming…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 22): At Trial, Pollster Says Lake Should Have Won Election; Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s trial in a case she filed against Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County election officials concluded on Dec. 22. A number of witnesses testified, including a polling expert who said mostly Republican voters were negatively affected by problems on Election Day. The U.S. Senate passed the $1.7…