Arizona Election Integrity: Lawsuits Mount Over 218,000 Unverified Voter Ballots | EWTN News Nightly

The battleground state of Arizona has been embroiled in controversy as of late, with nearly a dozen lawsuits being filed over election integrity. Charges have been brought against individuals for intimidating poll workers. 100% of the voting in Arizona is done by paper ballots. It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat, but the Grand Canyon State has seen a number of challenges that are being played out in the courts. One involved some 218,000 ballots from people who had full access to cast their vote without confirmation that they were citizens. The Democratic Secretary of State recently weighed in. Adrian Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State, says, "Well, first and foremost, if and when something like that happens, it is absolutely vanishingly rare. No system is perfect, and I'll admit that right off the top, but the allegation that this is something that might turn an election or is something much bigger than it is—that's the nonsense that we are dealing with." Arizona's Secretary of State adds that the 218,000 ballots represent only about 5.3% of all registered voters. While the error won't change who is eligible to vote for president or Congress, some political experts say that amount of voters could sway tight state and local races and even hotly contested ballot measures on abortion and immigration. Capitol Hill Correspondent Erik Rosales reports.

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[frankmiller]

Valid photo ID for voting should be mandatory. No questions!

[charlessmith]

For an official to state that it represents only 5% tells me everything . That guy should be investigated!

[dh]

It is rare!! You're kidding me... 218, 000 voters that shouldn't be voting!! GET REAL, HE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED!

[sambo]

Michigan also has 550, 000 voters on their rolls that are said to be purged AFTER the election.
And they try to tell us that voter frau d is rare. Rare for the public to do it maybe, but not so for those controlling the elections. Like they say, it is not a matter of who you vote for, but it is who counts the votes that determines who will win.

[timothyboyd]

Arizona is such an embarrassment to the United States.

[VeronicaThomas-dw]

It's not nonsense or it wouldn't be happening

[Dahcatrancher]

Wait a minute. If a race is too close to call, you say that 5% of the votes possibly being invalid would have no effect on the outcome? Calling bullshit on that statement.

[stolennimbus]

That's how Katie Hobbs became governor of AZ.

[jonesy]

this is how the democrats won last time

[jessicamartinez-ovcu]

If it's so insignificant then throw out the votes!

[Nonononono-o]

218000 or 5.3% which is 5 times the current polling lead in the presidential race.

[tobagobum]

218, 000 ballots are not significant? Abe Hamas's loss to a Democrat for AG was only 200 ballots in Arizona! 😬

[dougmartinek]

We are are a bunch of corrupt dirt bags and I'll admit that right off the top😮

[greggjones]

3 1/2 years to fix this with no results

[MotherOfThings]

No confidence these ppl can keep it fair and lawful.

[johndail]

"No big deal" coming from a democrat, means it is a big deal.

[tjodogify]

Get those Democrats out of office…VOTE RED !!!! take a screenshot of your votes….

[MrCryptoChris]

This is highly organized and happening everywhere. It takes lots of $ to organize something this vast and evil.

[yendorofny]

You don't think 218, 000 votes matter???

[d.clemons]

Every AG that allows illegal votes should get a year in jail for every one that gets caught. It is their job to prosecute crimes and when they don't they become an accomplice to that crime.