Judge Dismisses AZ GOP’s Lawsuit Demanding Hand Recount Based on Precinct
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah dismissed a petition from the Republican Party of Arizona on Thursday asking for a hand count audit of the votes in Maricopa County based on precinct rather than by voting centers.
Last week, the Republican Party of Arizona announced a legal challenge, demanding a hand recount of votes by precinct rather than by voting centers, citing the “fundamental difference†between the two.
“[The] most notable being the fact that there were only around 175 voting centers in this election but there were 748 precincts,†the Republican Party of Arizona said in a statement at the time.
Hannah dismissed the petition on Thursday.
“We brought this suit because the statute is clear that to audit, hand audit the electronic count, it is supposed to be done by precincts,†Republican Party of Arizona Chairwoman Kelli Ward said in a Friday update.
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