Arizona Republican House Speaker quashes bill that would have allowed legislature to overturn election results

Feb 06, 2022 View Original Article
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"A Maricopa election audit widely touted by Republicans nationwide last year reaffirmed the president's countywide victory over Trump."
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6% Conservative
"The county is the state's most populous jurisdiction and one that voted for now-President Joe Biden after years of supporting GOP presidential nominees."
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4% Conservative
"Sometimes there are a great many of the legislators (who) don't have the intestinal fortitude to do what is right, Fillmore added."
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-2% Liberal
"The bill as written would have also eliminated the use of electronic voting machines or tabulators in Arizona elections, which Fillmore said during a January legislative floor speech was needed to return to 1958-style voting."
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-8% Liberal
"He voiced skepticism at the Republican-led proposal, though, despite the party's widespread acceptance of former President Donald Trump's debunked claims about the 2020 presidential election and his own support of the former president's reelection bid."
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-18% Liberal
"While most Arizona officials have long contended that there was no electoral malfeasance at the local level, Trump and many Republicans across the country continue to promote the claim that the vote was tainted, notably in Maricopa County."
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-22% Liberal
"House Bill 2596, which was introduced by conservative state Rep. John Fillmore of Apache Junction last month, was intended to curb no-excuse early voting and order that every ballot be counted by hand no later than 24 hours after precincts close on Election Day."
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-24% Liberal
"House Bill 2596, which was introduced by conservative state Rep. John Fillmore of Apache Junction last month, was intended to curb no-excuse early voting and order that every ballot be counted by hand no later than 24 hours after precincts close on Election Day."
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-24% Liberal
"The speaker's action drew condemnation from Fillmore."
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-34% Liberal

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