Kari Lake election challenge rejected by Arizona appeals court

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An Arizona appeals court on Thursday ruled that MAGA loyalist Kari Lake does not have the evidence to overturn the election results of her failed 2022 gubernatorial bid.

Lake has claimed, without proof, that her 17,000-vote loss to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) was the result of widespread election fraud and alleges her race was rigged from the start.

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"Lake’s arguments highlight Election Day difficulties, but her request for relief fails because the evidence presented to the superior court ultimately supports the court’s conclusion that voters were able to cast their ballots, that votes were counted correctly, and that no other basis justifies setting aside the election results," the appellate ruling reads.

Lake filed the appeal after Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson tossed out her lawsuit seeking to reverse the results.

Thompson, who was appointed to the bench by former GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, ruled that the court had not found any "clear or convincing" evidence of the intentional misconduct Lake alleged.

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In his December ruling, Thompson also said that none of the witnesses Lake offered up testified they had any personal knowledge of misconduct or wrongdoing, concluding that "the court cannot accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence."

Lake has pointed to voting machine irregularities and printing problems as evidence that the deck was stacked against her.

She has already vowed to take her case to the Arizona Supreme Court.

"I told you we would take this case all the way to the Arizona Supreme Court, and that's exactly what we are going to do," she tweeted after the ruling was handed down. "Buckle up, America!"

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