An Arizona bill would empower state legislators to reject election results

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The GOP is the party of voter suppression and can only win by cheating

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Republican lawmakers in Arizona are pushing a raft of major changes to the state's voting laws, including a controversial bill that would empower legislators to reject election results.

The proposal, sponsored by more than a dozen Republican lawmakers, also seeks to overhaul several established election procedures in the battleground state. It would mandate, for instance, that election workers hand-count ballots instead of using electronic equipment to tabulate results.

The bill would "create a system where losers can set aside the will of the people," said Alex Gulotta, who runs the Arizona chapter of the voting rights group All Voting is Local. "This is an all-out assault on the freedom to vote."
The bill's lead sponsor, GOP Rep. John Fillmore, told CNN in a telephone interview that he's trying to "ensure the integrity of the voting process."

Under his proposal, lawmakers would meet to either "accept or reject election results" following primary and general elections. If legislators reject the results, any qualified voter "may file an action in the Superior Court to request that a new election be held," according to the bill.

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1. Their grip has been slipping for years

Republicans, bereft of ideas for good governance and reduced to a political philosophy of "More for me, and fuck you" are running out of marks. The only thing left for them to do, since they stubbornly refuse to consider any other way, is to do away with democracy altogether.

This isn't normal, it isn't "just politics" and there's no "both sides." Republicans are actively trying to destroy the American system of governance because it's antithetical to their philosophy and program.