Saving Democracy? Counties in Arizona, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina all experienced irregularities during the 2022 midterm elections.
While former Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake continues with election-related lawsuits regarding irregularities in Maricopa County, there were also other issues during the 2022 midterm elections that occurred across the country.
On Monday, Lake had her last day in court for her public records trial against Maricopa County over ballot affidavit envelopes. She had submitted a public records request in March regarding ballot affidavit envelopes from the 2022 general election, but the Maricopa County’s Recorders Office denied her request in April.
Lake wants to review the envelopes, which voters write their signatures on when casting mail-in ballots, to determine if the signatures match voters’ signatures that are on file with the county.
The Maricopa County’s Recorders Office has argued the ballot affidavit signatures are part of the voter registration record and are deemed confidential by state law with some exceptions, which they say Lake doesn’t meet.