Ariz. secretary of state refers Kari Lake for criminal prosecution over tweeting voter signatures

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has filed a criminal referral against 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake for tweeting pictures of voter signatures.

Fontes, a Democrat, sent the referral Monday to Attorney General Kris Mayes via a letter in which he points to a tweet Lake posted about a week earlier that showed 16 voter signatures.

Since losing to Democrat Katie Hobbs, Lake has continued to contest the results of the race, which includes questioning some ballot signatures, a call for at least a partial recount and the argument that some voters were disenfranchised on Election Day when voting machine problems at some precincts force them to leave – and either go home or to another polling station.... (Read more)

Tweets mentioned:

https://twitter.com/yvonnewingett/status/1620216763668635649

https://twitter.com/KariLake/status/1617657224851230720

https://twitter.com/KariLakeWarRoom/status/1620260344236236800

https://twitter.com/KariLake/status/1620301595052490754

https://twitter.com/AZSecretary/status/1620432144006017024

https://twitter.com/yvonnewingett/status/1620216763668635649

https://twitter.com/KariLake/status/1617657224851230720

https://twitter.com/KariLakeWarRoom/status/1620260344236236800

https://twitter.com/AZSecretary/status/1620432144006017024

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