About 200 people gathered near the Maricopa County Counting and Election Center in Phoenix on Saturday to protest the vote-counting process and hold signs denouncing voter fraud.
Katie Hobbs, the Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona, has another billboard that reads “Corrupt,” and another that reads, “The FBI honors your oath and arrests all traitors.”
In a tweet on Friday, R-Flagstaff’s State Senator Wendy Rogers called on patriots to “stand up and rally” and “pray that the light shines in the darkness and that his truth is revealed.” rice field.
Demonstrators circled the barricaded electoral center building seven times to reenact the Battle of Jericho. As described in the biblical book of Joshua, the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the walls seven times, once a day for six days.
“We are very concerned and our country is being turned upside down. The fact of the matter is that we have many reasons to worry,” said R-Apache Junction, who was attending. Rep. John Fillmore said.
About an hour after the rally began, Rogers issued another tweet urging people to stay away from the Maricopa County office so they could finish counting the votes.
“Nobody wants a reason to stop counting,” Rogers said.
Andrea Alexander and her adult son Michael Alexander, both county residents, took to the streets to support the effort.
But Andrea-Alexander was disappointed by the absence of organizers like Rogers, who promoted the event on social media on Friday.
“Shame on them,” she said, referring to Republican candidate Mark Finkem for secretary of state.
The mother expressed concern about the people who gathered at the event, including a man who walked past her and said, “9/11 was an inside job.”
“I’m not here for the J6 rally,” Andrea Alexander said, referring to an attempted riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said he was concerned that some people were marching through the streets and obstructing traffic. took care of. Otherwise, Penzone said the protests, which appeared to have dissipated by mid-afternoon, were unharmed.
“They were at peace,” he said. “They had a purpose, stayed within that range, and left in a reasonable amount of time.”
The crowd, apart from a handful of people, was the first to gather at the county’s election headquarters since the count began on Tuesday night. He said he would remain in the building for as long as necessary to ensure
He also posted on Twitter that Arizona protesters shouldn’t “appear outside the county building” or “mumble or say silly things,” said Charlie, founder of Turning Point USA.・I praised Kirk.
“I don’t know Mr. Kirk. I don’t know anything about his organization or anything about it,” Penzone said. “But we appreciate the fact that at least in that communication he was able to serve us and understand that he was.”
At the same time, Penzone warned politicians and politicians to “be thoughtful” about their rallying shouts.
“If you’re an elected official and you’re doing something that could lead to violence or a crime to get a crowd out here, we’ll put you at the top of the crime report. We should not just put charges against , but I think we should send you an invoice,” he said.
Josiah Hall, a 25-year-old Democrat, said he attended the rally to exercise his First Amendment rights.
“Because I believe in truth more than conspiracy, I’ll be here all day to hear my voice…and I say democracy won,” Hall said. You may hold different beliefs, but I think Arizona has spoken.”
