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Kari Lake and Mark Finchem are continuing their quest to outlaw Arizona’s vote counting machines, claiming to the U.S. Supreme Court that they have “new evidence” that warrants a “do-over” of the 2022 election. The lawsuit, underwritten by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, was previously dismissed by U.S. District Court John J. Tuchi in August 2022 for being a “frivolous” waste of court time and taxpayers’ money. The appeal alleges that Dominion Voting Systems configured its tabulation machines in 30 states in such a way that hackers or Dominion workers can easily gain access to the count, a claim that the authors do not seem to substantiate in their Supreme Court filing.
Kari Lake and Mark Finchem Continue Fight Against Arizona’s Voting Machines
Kari Lake and Mark Finchem, backed by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, are persisting in their campaign against Arizona’s vote tallying machines. They’ve petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, presenting “new evidence” that they believe mandates a 2022 election “do-over”.
Throughout the week, Lindell, who’s funding their lawsuit, has been proclaiming the emergence of “the most explosive evidence ever!”. “It’s going to be the biggest thing ever, and we are going to save this country!” he declared on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast.
My Pillow CEO’s Bold Promises
By Thursday, Lindell had escalated his promise to one of global ramifications. “It’s going to shock the world,” he announced on Bannon’s podcast, advising listeners to purchase his percale sheets to distribute along with information about the Supreme Court appeal.
However, after perusing the 52-page appeal, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer expressed his disbelief. “Nothing new,” he said. “Same old crazy. Zero percent chance the United States Supreme Court spends its limited time on something so crazy it got sanctioned for over $100,000 at the trial court level.”
Lake and Finchem, then gubernatorial and secretary of state candidates, sued Arizona and Maricopa County in April 2022, seeking to ban vote tabulation machines in the 2022 election. They argued that even if the machines weren’t hacked, they were hackable, necessitating a return to paper ballots.
Arizona Elections Already Use Paper Ballots
Despite the fact that Arizona already employs paper ballots and conducts random hand counts to verify machine counts, U.S. District Court John J. Tuchi dismissed their lawsuit in August 2022. He deemed their case a “frivolous” waste of court resources and taxpayers’ money, ordering them to cover the county’s $122,000 legal bill.
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld Tuchi’s dismissal, noting the lawsuit hinged on a series of hypothetical contingencies that had never occurred in Arizona.
In their latest appeal, Lake and Finchem claim new evidence warrants a “hand recount of the 2022 election and all future elections”.
Continued Allegations Against Dominion Voting Systems
The duo’s “new evidence” mirrors previous allegations: tampered software, faulty testing, and cover-ups. They’ve now added alleged misconduct at Dominion Voting Systems to their list. The appeal suggests that Dominion configured its tabulation machines in 30 states to allow hackers or Dominion employees easy access to vote counts.
However, the appeal offers no supporting evidence in its 210 pages filed with the Supreme Court, nor does it provide proof that Dominion’s machines, which experts have confirmed were not internet-connected, were compromised. Despite this, Lake and Finchem maintain that American citizens deserve a “do-over relief” and an end to machine vote tabulation.
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