āAn Arizona judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Mark Finchem, the Republican nominee for secretary of state, that challenged the results in his race, confirming Democrat Adrian Fontesā victory in the contest.
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Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian rejected Finchemās arguments, noting that the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), which supervises the accreditation process, provides for the process for testing and certification of voting system hardware and software, but states can choose whether to adopt it.
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Julian said in her ruling that federal law requires the EAC to take a vote to remove accreditation from a laboratory, which it did not do.
Julian also rejected arguments from Finchem that ātabulating machine failuresā and a change in the estimated number of votes cast on the secretary of stateās website indicate that illegal voting happened. She said Finchemās argument only mentions speculation that votes might not have been counted and not that any legal votes were not counted, which cannot sustain an election contest.ā
Speculation is neither āfactā nor āevidence.ā
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Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian rejected Finchemās arguments, noting that the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), which supervises the accreditation process, provides for the process for testing and certification of voting system hardware and software, but states can choose whether to adopt it.
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Julian said in her ruling that federal law requires the EAC to take a vote to remove accreditation from a laboratory, which it did not do.
Julian also rejected arguments from Finchem that ātabulating machine failuresā and a change in the estimated number of votes cast on the secretary of stateās website indicate that illegal voting happened. She said Finchemās argument only mentions speculation that votes might not have been counted and not that any legal votes were not counted, which cannot sustain an election contest.ā
Arizona Republican loses election lawsuit in secretary of state race
An Arizona judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Mark Finchem, the Republican nominee for secretary of state who challenged the results in his race, confirming Democrat Adrian Fontesās victory in the ā¦
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Speculation is neither āfactā nor āevidence.ā