Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) – The Arizona Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal by Republican Kari Lake to challenge the results of the 2022 gubernatorial election. The Division 1 Court of Appeals ruled in concurrence with the Maricopa County Superior Court’s decision that Katie Hobbs is Arizona Governor following the election results.

In the court’s opinion, Chief Justice Kent Cattani said Lake’s “request for redress failed because the evidence presented to the Superior Court was that voters could cast their ballots, votes were counted correctly, and It ultimately supports the Court’s conclusion that no other grounds are justified.” Leave the election results aside. “

Lake is disputing the results of the 2022 election, claiming voters in Maricopa County were affected by printer/counter machine problems, a breach of the chain of control by election officials, and other issues. . The Superior Court initially dismissed eight of his 10 claims from Lake’s campaign, and after a bench trial the court found that “Lake failed to prove any element” of the remaining claims. . A superior court has confirmed that Democrat Katie Hobbs has been elected governor of Arizona.

The Court of Appeal also considered the issue of printers and tabulators. Maricopa County, extended lines at polling places on Election Day. “Lake provided no evidence that voters whose ballots could not be read by on-site counters could not have been cast,” the court found. The court said Lake’s argument implied that the majority of people in the long line were the majority of her voters. The only evidence Lake argues that there was was sheer speculation, quite simply,” the court said in its opinion.

The court also found that Lake’s experts, who were brought to court claiming voters were disenfranchised, were “unfounded,” adding that “experts were criticized by those who declined to answer exit polls on Election Day.” “Because I gave my opinion based on the number of people, who did I assume?” Couldn’t vote. “

the lake fell on Twitter shortly after the court’s opinion was released on Thursdayhas vowed to take her case to the Arizona Supreme Court.

Since losing the gubernatorial election by about 17,000 votes, Lake has been raising money for his legal battle through the Save Arizona Fund. Most recently, Lake held a rally in his home state of Iowa.

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