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Related: About this forumDisruptions as Arizona counties certify primary election may signal what's to come in November
Source: Votebeat
By: Jen Fifield Aug 13, 2024
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S.
The banging sound from Chairman Mike Goodmans gavel filled the boardroom at a Pinal County supervisors meeting Monday, but Kevin Cavanaugh ignored it.
Cavanaugh, a Republican supervisor who lost his bid for sheriff, wanted the public to hear his unproven claims of cheating in the countys primary election, which was up for certification at the meeting.
No matter how many times Goodman tried to stop him, Cavanaugh kept talking: Five other candidates have expressed that very strange levels of . BANG! BANG! Candidates came to me and .
Finally, Goodman asked a staff member: Can you turn off his mic?
Voting in Arizonas July 30 primary went smoothly around the state, with no major technical or logistical issues, according to observers from both major political parties, elected officials, and candidates. But there were disruptions Monday in two of the states largest counties, as their boards of supervisors moved to certify the results.
In Pinal, Cavanaugh voted aye under duress to certify the results, later explaining that he felt forced to do so even though he doesnt believe the results were accurate, including in the sheriffs race, which he lost by a 2-to-1 margin. And in Maricopa, the epicenter of election conspiracy theories since 2020, residents yelled at the supervisors from the podium during the public comment period, with one saying she had more faith in Russias elections because Maricopa is a joke.
Cavanaugh, a Republican supervisor who lost his bid for sheriff, wanted the public to hear his unproven claims of cheating in the countys primary election, which was up for certification at the meeting.
No matter how many times Goodman tried to stop him, Cavanaugh kept talking: Five other candidates have expressed that very strange levels of . BANG! BANG! Candidates came to me and .
Finally, Goodman asked a staff member: Can you turn off his mic?
Voting in Arizonas July 30 primary went smoothly around the state, with no major technical or logistical issues, according to observers from both major political parties, elected officials, and candidates. But there were disruptions Monday in two of the states largest counties, as their boards of supervisors moved to certify the results.
In Pinal, Cavanaugh voted aye under duress to certify the results, later explaining that he felt forced to do so even though he doesnt believe the results were accurate, including in the sheriffs race, which he lost by a 2-to-1 margin. And in Maricopa, the epicenter of election conspiracy theories since 2020, residents yelled at the supervisors from the podium during the public comment period, with one saying she had more faith in Russias elections because Maricopa is a joke.
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Disruptions as Arizona counties certify primary election may signal what's to come in November (Original Post)
dobleremolque
Aug 13
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Think. Again.
(17,207 posts)1. Yep, this is PART of the plan...
...the rightwingers are going to throw EVERYTHING at the wall, and even if nothing sticks, the time it will take to clean up the mess will blow us past the safe harbor date, then up to the supreme court, who will send it to the rightwing controlled Congress to vote in place of the American public.
proud patriot
(101,072 posts)2. this is the trump plan to steal the election
He's not campaigning . He's telling voters he doesn't need votes .
we all need to be ready for more of this and have a plan to counter it.