Judge Slams Arizona GOP s Flimsy Excuses For Recount, Orders $18,000 Fine
03/16/21 AT 1:09 PM
The Georgia Republican Party must pay $18,000 in legal fees incurred by the Arizona secretary of state defending the presidential election result. The request for a recount of the 2020 election had already been tossed out, but Judge John Hannah Jr. ordered further restitution and lambasted the motivations.
Republican lawyers had argued the ballots needed to be counted by hand a second time, alleging that the first hand-count hadn’t followed proper procedures.
Judge Hannah instead said officials “followed the Elections Procedures Manual to the letter,” noting that the plaintiffs didn’t actually allege wrongdoing and instead simply cited “public mistrust.”
Judge accuses Arizona GOP of gaslighting him, orders $18K payment for flimsy excuses for a lawsuit
Image from Shutterstock.com.
An Arizona judge has ordered the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers to pay more than $18,000 in attorney fees for filing a “groundless” lawsuit seeking a hand count audit of votes in the 2020 presidential election that differed from the method established by the secretary of state.
Judge John Hannah Jr. of Maricopa County, Arizona, said he had no power to order a new audit method. The court “is not a roving commission to declare the law and order people to follow it,” Hannah said.
Arizona Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To New Education Tax kjzz.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kjzz.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.