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Goals of Trump campaign's lawsuit in Arizona significantly narrowed
Source: Washington Post
Election 2020 live updates: Biden forges ahead with transition; Trump aides say he has no endgame
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11/12/2020, 8:01:02 p.m.
Goals of Trump campaign’s lawsuit in Arizona significantly narrowed
By Hannah Knowles
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit in Arizona started out alleging that “up to thousands” of people in Arizona’s largest county had been disenfranchised, seeking to halt certification of election results until all affected ballots could be reviewed by hand. It cited voters and poll watchers who noted the use of Sharpies, amid rampant rumors that bleed-through from the pens had invalidated GOP votes.
By Thursday, the lawsuit’s framing and goals had narrowed. In a hearing, the counsel for the plaintiffs described a “modest” claim “about a good faith failure” at the polls.
They said they wanted a review only if the final count showed it could make a difference in a race, as Maricopa County officials said less than 200 votes for president were at issue. And they made no mention of Sharpies.
Judge Daniel Kiley sounded open to the newly limited request.
“There’s testimony from some voters that they were not given complete or they were given inadequate information from the poll workers,” he said, adding it was possible voters did not understand what they were doing.
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11/12/2020, 8:01:02 p.m.
Goals of Trump campaign’s lawsuit in Arizona significantly narrowed
By Hannah Knowles
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit in Arizona started out alleging that “up to thousands” of people in Arizona’s largest county had been disenfranchised, seeking to halt certification of election results until all affected ballots could be reviewed by hand. It cited voters and poll watchers who noted the use of Sharpies, amid rampant rumors that bleed-through from the pens had invalidated GOP votes.
By Thursday, the lawsuit’s framing and goals had narrowed. In a hearing, the counsel for the plaintiffs described a “modest” claim “about a good faith failure” at the polls.
They said they wanted a review only if the final count showed it could make a difference in a race, as Maricopa County officials said less than 200 votes for president were at issue. And they made no mention of Sharpies.
Judge Daniel Kiley sounded open to the newly limited request.
“There’s testimony from some voters that they were not given complete or they were given inadequate information from the poll workers,” he said, adding it was possible voters did not understand what they were doing.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/11/12/joe-biden-trump-election-live-updates/#link-7YVHS5X3RRHPNALGOIOE2SHFZY
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The article goes on to say the dispute now focuses on about 100 overvotes for president on 950 problem ballots.
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