I guess she tweeted some voter's signatures? Is a felony under Arizona law..uh oh~
Kari Lake could "find herself as a defendant in criminal court," if she continues pursuing her "frivolous election fraud case," according to a former federal prosecutor.
The Republican is continuing to claim she was the legitimate winner of Arizona's gubernatorial election in November, despite her claims of vote-rigging being dismissed by a Maricopa County judge.
Her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs, who beat Lake by 17,000 votes, was sworn in as governor of Arizona on January 2.
On Monday, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes asked the state Attorney General Kris Mayes to investigate Lake over the alleged unauthorized disclosure of voter signatures.
On January 23, Lake tweeted a graphic showing 16 Arizona voter signatures. She said they backed her claim that "nearly 40,000 ballots" were "illegally counted" for the contest.
In Fontes' letter to Mayes, his fellow Democrat, the secretary of state wrote that Lake's tweet was illegal. The law states that voter signatures "shall not be accessible or reproduced by any person other than the voter."
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, told Newsweek that Lake could be in serious legal trouble over both the signatures, and her electoral fraud claims.
Rahmani said: "Lake apparently committed a felony under Arizona law. Only the voter or an authorized person can publish voter signatures, and Lake is neither. The tweet to all of Lake's followers is all the evidence the Arizona attorney general needs if her office accepts the referral for prosecution.
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Kari Lake could "find herself as a defendant in criminal court," if she continues pursuing her "frivolous election fraud case," according to a former federal prosecutor.
The Republican is continuing to claim she was the legitimate winner of Arizona's gubernatorial election in November, despite her claims of vote-rigging being dismissed by a Maricopa County judge.
Her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs, who beat Lake by 17,000 votes, was sworn in as governor of Arizona on January 2.
On Monday, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes asked the state Attorney General Kris Mayes to investigate Lake over the alleged unauthorized disclosure of voter signatures.
On January 23, Lake tweeted a graphic showing 16 Arizona voter signatures. She said they backed her claim that "nearly 40,000 ballots" were "illegally counted" for the contest.
In Fontes' letter to Mayes, his fellow Democrat, the secretary of state wrote that Lake's tweet was illegal. The law states that voter signatures "shall not be accessible or reproduced by any person other than the voter."
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, told Newsweek that Lake could be in serious legal trouble over both the signatures, and her electoral fraud claims.
Rahmani said: "Lake apparently committed a felony under Arizona law. Only the voter or an authorized person can publish voter signatures, and Lake is neither. The tweet to all of Lake's followers is all the evidence the Arizona attorney general needs if her office accepts the referral for prosecution.
