An Arizona judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to support election policy in Yabapai County. The decision hit and challenged the right-wing organization founded by Stephen Miller.
The judge found that he lacked a position to file a lawsuit because he was unable to prove that the plaintiff had harmed Yabapai’s election proceedings.
The lawsuit was brought by the American First Legal Foundation (AFL) in February 2024, on behalf of residents of Arizona’s Strong Community Foundation and Yabapai, Coconino and Maricopa counties, challenging many election proceedings in the three counties, and on behalf of residents of Yabapai, Coconino and Maricopa counties. Maricopa County (a Democratic home) dropped out of the lawsuit in May 2024 after an appeals court ruled it could not be brought to another county court. Similarly, Coconino was rejected in agreement with the plaintiff.
“The possible reasons for AFL’s desire to file a lawsuit in Yabapai County are: Most conservative counties Democracy Docket previously reported.
The AFL previously filed a similar lawsuit against Maricopa County, but quickly retracted the complaint.
The plaintiffs argued that the three counties were plagued by election errors, claiming that “on November 5th, 2024, the election (the 2024 general election) could almost certainly be undermined by the same mistakes and maladomination.” Specifically, they challenged the county’s policies regarding signature verification, unemployed dropboxes, voting treatment procedures, and cancellation of voter registrations. Among other things, the plaintiffs sought a court or special master to oversee the county’s election.
Voting rights defenders stepped in in the case and moved to dismiss the case, claiming that the plaintiff’s request was “dramatic” and “not taken away from Arizona law.” They argued that the plaintiff lacked position and did not claim violation of the law.
In other words, the plaintiffs mislead Arizona law and previous elections, as well as speculating on future hypothetical misconduct in the elections,” they wrote.
The lawsuit was dismissed on bias. This means that the plaintiff cannot file a lawsuit again.
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