Sat Mar 25, 2023 – 11:55 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Arizona Republican Kari Lake is declaring victory after the state’s Supreme Court rejected six of her seven latest claims in the dispute over her unsuccessful 2022 gubernatorial bid by focusing on the court’s ruling that she deserves a chance to make a case supporting her seventh claim, which regards ballot signature verification.
In last November’s midterm elections, Democrat Katie Hobbs defeated Lake for the governorship of Arizona by 17,117 votes, 50.3% to 49.6%. Lake, who has defined herself as closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, contends that Hobbs won through vote fraud, and for months has insisted she will overturn the election and ultimately be installed as the true governor of the Grand Canyon State.
Last month, the Arizona Court of Appeals rejected Lake’s lawsuit, which argues that irregularities such as defective ballot printers, “deep flaws in the signature verification process,” and allegedly broken chain of custody for ballots in Maricopa County necessitate tossing the November results and redoing the election in that jurisdiction.
“Lake’s arguments highlight Election Day difficulties, but her request for relief fails because the evidence presented to the superior court ultimately
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