The lawsuit filed by Mark Finkem last week to overturn his loss in the election for secretary of state moves forward without failing Republican congressional candidate Jeff Zink after an amended complaint is filed this week.

Last week, Finchem and Zink filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Adrian Fontes and Rueben Gallego’s midterm election victories last month, making sweeping allegations of election fraud at the hands of Maricopa County and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. rice field.

The lawsuit also contains no evidence that ballot tallies malfunctioned anywhere in Arizona — the Maricopa County problem was due to a malfunctioning ballot printer — or that voters were disenfranchised. No evidence is included. new amended lawsuit The bill, introduced earlier this week, would remove Zinc, who lost the election to Democratic Congressman Gallego, by more than 50 percent.

Finchem wants a court order to reverse his election loss to Fontes, hand-recount all votes statewide, and have the Attorney General investigate Hobbes for self-dealing and intimidation of public officials.

A Republican congressman from Oro Valley, Finkem is represented by Cave Creek attorney Daniel McCauley. Specializing in trusts and wills, is not electoral law. McCauley was hired by the Cochise County Board of Supervisors earlier this month to defend a decision not to prove election results by a deadline under state law, but did not attend the court hearing. Ordered to prove the election.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian on Tuesday ordered Hobbes and Fontes’ attorneys to file a motion to dismiss by the end of the day so Macquarie can respond appropriately. She set aside time for oral argument on Friday morning, and said that if the case is not dismissed, an evidence hearing on the case could be possible next week.

“Plaintiffs’ claims are baseless. They are subject to sanctions.” Andy Gaona, an attorney representing Hobbes, said at the hearing:Attorneys representing former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake earlier this month Licensed For the false allegations they made in a lawsuit aimed at banning voting machines in the state.

Gaona said in court Tuesday he was confident the case would be dismissed, but Friday’s hearing would be complicated by another lawsuit in Mojave County in which he has to attend. He added that it is possible.

In that case, State Senator Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu, filed a campaign in Mojave County Superior Court on behalf of himself and the John and Jane Doe defendants challenging the election results in Maricopa County. bottom.

borelli suit It is based largely on Attorney General Mark Brunovich’s false claim that the county is using “artificial intelligence” to verify ballot signatures.

Brnovic claimed while appearing on former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s podcast in April. Human verifies all early voting signatures.

Borelli has a long history of making false claims about electoral fraud. He was the driving force behind the so-called “audit” of the state Senate in his 2020 election, Number of Q anons Related event.

“It’s set for an hour, but I don’t think it will last very long,” Gaona said of the Mohave hearing, which could conflict with a motion to dismiss the Finchem case.