- In key battleground states, election deniers are running during the 2022 midterms.
- Kari Lake and Mark Finchem will be running for two positions that could have an impact on the Arizona election process.
- According to experts, election deniers may refuse results for the 2024 presidential election.
As the midterm elections draw near, Republicans who are poised to win crucial races in battleground state races are among the most vocal critics of American electoral integrity. They believe that former President Donald Trump stole the 2020 election.
In particular, two GOP candidates in the battleground state of Arizona — Kari Lake and Mark Finchem — could become the state’s next governor and secretary of state, respectively.
The battle for 2024 begins with the midterm races The New York Times interviewed expertsIf Lake and Finchem win their elections, they might refuse to accept a Republican candidate for the presidency.
Nathaniel Persily of Stanford University is an expert on elections. He said, “It would have been completely unprecedented.” Persily also described potential legal problems as “unsolvable” scenarios.
According to the Times, Lake could sign a “certificate o ascertainment” refusing to certify the election as governor. The final count of votes for each candidate would be included in the certificate, which is sent to Washington, DC with the state’s electors.
Finchem, as secretary of state could modify election procedures to alter the rules that govern everything, from voter registration to elections certification. Finchem also has expressed interest in abandoning voting machinesUsing hand-counted ballots in elections. The Hand-counting takes a long timeCould result in more errors.
Finchem or Lake could also refuse the invitation to canvass. Prepare official tally reportsFor the state.
Insider asked for comment from representatives for Finchem and Lake, but they didn’t respond immediately.
Lake told CNN this monthAlthough she stated that she would certify the results of a fair, honest, and transparent election, she had previously indicated on the campaign trail that she would not. The results of the 2020 election were certified — even though no evidence of widespread fraud was ever uncovered.
Finchem also spoke to PBS via Send a text message to this monthHe said that he would certify the election “as soon as all lawful ballots are counted” and that all votes cast were within the law by October 20. Finchem has also Explicit doubtInformation about the results for the 2020 election.
Donald Trump, former president, has endorsed both Finchem Lake.
NBC’s analysis revealed that 60% of Republican candidate in five key battleground States, including Arizona, denied that President Joe Biden is their choice. She won the 2020 election.
Dozens of states, many of which are Republican-led, have introduced 229 bills since January 2021 that would interfere or alter election procedures, with 50 bills passed since January 2021, according to a report from the States United Democracy Center.Arizona’s January law, one of these laws, would give state legislators the power to amend it The election results.
The bill HB 2596The bill would also remove most early and absentee voter registrations and require that all state legislators meet after the election in order to examine and potentially reject the election results. HB 2569, currently in the state House of Representatives, has not moved since February.
