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When does the tears of "stolen election' stop?

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4337707-judge-rejects-lake-request-examine-ballot-envelopes/
Judge rejects Kari Lake’s request to examine ballot envelopes

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge rejected Kari Lake’s lawsuit request to view signed ballots of 1.3 million early voters in Arizona.

Judge John Hannah’s ruling, filed Thursday, denied Lake from gaining access to the envelopes in connection to the 2022 gubernatorial race that she lost to now Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Hannah argued the release of the ballot envelopes and their signatures would undermine the ballot verification process for future elections.

“The broad right of electoral participation outweighs the narrow interests of those who would continue to pick at the machinery of democracy,” Hannah wrote.

According to the filing, obtained by The Arizona Republic, 84 percent of the ballots processed during last year’s general election cycle were early ballots. The County Recorder’s office was responsible for verifying the ballots. The office found 16,000 inconsistent signatures but later determined 14,200 of them were lawful voting citizens. The remaining 1,800 envelopes were never opened or counted.

Lake filed the case in April against County Recorder Stephen Richer’s office under the Arizona Public Records Law.

When does the tears of "stolen election' stop?
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