Abe Hamadeh asks court for emergency hearing in Arizona attorney general election challenge

Abe Hamadeh, a Republican attorney general candidate, took the step after failing to reach agreement on a ballot inspection in three counties.

The Arizona Republic

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"The judge issued her ruling eight hours after a hearing that veered from allegations of improper interference with social media platforms to unfounded claims about questionable vote tabulation machines to the prospect of disbarring Finchem's attorney for filing a frivolous lawsuit."

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/12/16/arizona-judge-to-rule-on-finchem-secretary-of-state-election-challenge/69735441007/

#AZGov #Arizona #LocalNews #ArizonaPolitics #AZSoS

Judge rejects Finchem's lawsuit seeking new secretary of state election; request for sanctions OK'd

State Rep. Mark Finchem made allegations of misconduct by current Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. Finchem lost the race to Adrian Fontes.

The Arizona Republic

Judge finds that fake cowboy who lost by almost 5 lost, dismisses suit with prejudice. #Arizona #AZSOS #Finchem #Fontes

https://twitter.com/Garrett_Archer/status/1603939711675797504?t=1DEYe43DCZRrZZAJcxWgWg&s=19

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“BREAKING: @RealMarkFinchem lawsuit is dismissed with prejudice. Judge affirms @Adrian_Fontes election as Secretary Of State.”

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OK!! Now that #AZSenate has been called for Mark Kelly, #AZSoS for Adrian Fontes, and #NVSoS for Cisco Aguilar, it looks like these are the only major statewide races left, right??
Can someone explain to me why the #AZSenate race was called for Mark Kelly this morning but the #AZSOS race still hasn't been called for Adrian Fontes? Or did I miss that?

THIS JUST IN. Arizona GOP secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem has nurtured ties to far-right extremists engaged in voter intimidation. And he wants to be in charge of the state's elections? Please read/share my latest. #AZSOS

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/11/arizona-gop-candidate-mark-finchem-nurtures-ties-to-extremists-engaged-in-voter-intimidation/

GOP candidate Mark Finchem nurtures ties to extremists engaged in voter intimidation.

And he's vying for a job overseeing the state's elections.

Mother Jones