Arizona Gov. Election In Doubt As AG Demands Full Report On ‘Myriad Problems’ In Maricopa Voting

Arizona’s attorney general’s office ordered Maricopa County officials to submit a report on its botched handling of the November 8 election that led to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs’ apparent victory over Republican Kari Lake, saying answers are needed before the election can be certified. In a letter from the election integrity unit of Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office, a top official cited evidence of “statutory violations” in the contest, in which Hobbs, who as secretary of state, oversees elections, overcame huge deficits in the polls. There were widespread malfunctions of voting machines in conservative areas of the state’s most populous county, which became a national punchline as it took more than a week to tally votes.-- More...