Former gubernatorial candidate Kali LakeAn Arizona Republican, she blew up her county after blaming local county officials for gaffes in the election.

Lake lost his election From Arizona Governor to Democrat Katie Hobbs. Although she trailed her by more than 17,000 votes, she was a conservative agitator and supporter of the former president. donald trump dug into her heels and legally challenged the results. But so far she has not been able to prove her claim of electoral fraud.

since her defeat Lake lashed out at Democrats and fellow Republicans alikeclaimed that the political party “stole” the election from her. sworn in as governor earlier this week.

Lake blamed Arizona’s Pinal County in a tweet Thursday morning after officials appeared to admit in an edited video clip that the November election could have gone more smoothly. bottom.

“Reserve Pinal County ran out of Republican ballots an hour before Election Day in August. 25% of vote centers ran out of Republican ballots,” said Lake. I have written with a retweet of her clip. “Then there’s a bigger question in the general election. What’s their answer? ‘It’s going to be a solid election next.’ Our election is a joke.” ”

Pinal County is Voting Issues During August Primary Elections, according to NPR, officials were urged to commit to making changes ahead of the November elections. Still, that election reportedly experienced certain difficulties as well, he reported KJZZ.

Lake’s retweet included a clip of a video streamed Wednesday showing Pinal County leaders discussing the issues at hand. At one point, Republican Superintendent Kevin Kavanaugh told another official that he appreciated their efforts to fix the problem, adding, “I think we’re going to have a solid election next time.”

In response, some social media users reminded Lake that she had lost her impartiality by sharing the post. Democratic Party Marc E. Elias, an election attorney;

“Breaking News: Arizona supreme court Kari Lakes has transferred her campaign appeal to the state Supreme Court and refuses to appeal expeditiously,” Elias tweeted Wednesday night. “@katiehobbs is the governor of Arizona.

However, says Cavanaugh: Newsweek In a written statement that his remarks in the video clip were “clearly taken out of context” in the original tweet, Lake later shared.

“My questions have resulted in a lot of great information about what kind of errors have been made in the recent elections,” he said. She may have just done it, but if you watch the entire video, you’ll see that it’s consistent with her goal of fixing the election.”

Kavanaugh encouraged everyone to see the video for themselves, adding that his remarks were simply intended to convey “confidence and encouragement” to the county’s new election officials.

“I have identified problems with the electoral department and have raised concerns with county administrators and board members since 2021,” he wrote. “My concerns seemed to fall on deaf ears. Perhaps they will.”

Officials said Wednesday that Pinal County elections staff and supervisors were unaware of the problem with vote counting before proving the results of the November elections. Arizona Republic.

Now, following a “failed tally” and a “disastrous primary”, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider making changes to regain voter confidence. Republic.

Last week, county officials acknowledged a ballot counting error. There was reportedly a discrepancy of about 500 votes between the recount and the totals for the certified elections.

“Aggregation problem did not change the outcome of the two races— for state attorneys general and state school superintendents — were spelled out statewide because of the narrow margins.” Arizona Republic“And many officials said they believed the recount results were accurate.”

Newsweek I reached out to Lake’s rep for additional comment.

January 5, 2023 4:13 PM ET Update: This article has been updated with comments from Pinal County Supervisor Kevin Kavanaugh.