Arizona 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake was back in state court Thursday seeking access to review mail-in ballot envelope signatures from November’s general election in Maricopa County.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer denied Lake’s request. In a Monday court filing, the county invoked a “privacy interest” to protect voters’ information as the reason for the denial of access.
In a post on the X social media site on Tuesday, Richer said, “I believe these envelopes are not public record according to state statute. And I believe that making them public would have a chilling effect on voting, would weaken the security controls on early voting, and would open the door to voter harassment.”
Lake responded Wednesday, “Professional Victim @stephen_richer is lying again. We’re not asking these signatures to be made public. We are asking to review them to assess whether they are legitimate or not. We have a STRONG reason to believe they’re not. Clearly, so does Stephen.”