Kari Lake appeals Arizona judge's every decision in election challenge - The Arizona Republic

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Kari Lake is appealing her election situation loss, asking the authorities Court of Appeals precocious Tuesday to reconsider each 10 counts she primitively cited successful her lawsuit, arsenic good as a determination ordering her to wage $33,000 successful fees to Katie Hobbs' ineligible team.

Lake, a Donald Trump-endorsed Republican, besides indicated she volition inquire the authorities Supreme Court for nonstop reappraisal of the appeal.

Her filing comes hours aft Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson closed her case, which played retired implicit a two-day proceedings and past a vacation play of tribunal filings betwixt plaintiff's attorneys and defence attorneys implicit sanctions and ineligible fees.

Lake mislaid her contention for Arizona politician to Democrat Katie Hobbs by 17,117 votes.

Lake is asking the Appeals Court to analyse Thompson's dismissal of 8 of her archetypal 10 complaints, Thompson's Dec. 24 ruling rejecting the remaining 2 counts and Tuesday's determination connected fees — fundamentally questioning each determination helium made successful her case.

Lake's lawsuit revolved astir claims that Maricopa County officials and Arizona Secretary of State Hobbs deliberately rigged the predetermination to forestall Lake from winning. Thompson ruled that Lake failed to supply wide and convincing grounds determination were intentional moves to alteration ballot-printer settings and to disrupt the concatenation of custody for ballots successful Maricopa County, the cardinal arguments Lake and her attorneys made to the tribunal during the trial.

The courts are apt to determination rapidly connected this matter. Hobbs and different statewide officials are slated to beryllium sworn into bureau connected Tuesday.

Republican Mark Finchem, who mislaid his contention for caput of state, besides has signaled helium volition entreaty his case, which was dismissed Dec. 16.

Abe Hamadeh, the Republican campaigner for lawyer general, besides mislaid his predetermination challenge. But helium said helium would hold for the results of an automatic recount of his contention against Democrat Kris Mayes earlier deciding what to bash next. He lost by 511 votes. The recount results are scheduled for merchandise astatine 10 a.m. Thursday.

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