Kari Lake, the Republican who unsuccessfully challenged her defeat in the 2022 Arizona governorā€™s race, is headed to another trial Thursday in a separate lawsuit, this time asking to review ballot envelopes signed by approximately 1.3 million early voters in the stateā€™s most populous county.

The former TV anchor has already lost two trials that challenged her loss to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes. In the second trial, a judge rejected a misconduct claim Lake made about ballot signature-verification efforts in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and where more than 60% of the stateā€™s voters live.

Lakeā€™s latest case doesnā€™t challenge her defeat but instead is a public records lawsuit that asks to review all early ballot envelopes with voter signatures in Maricopa County, where officials had denied her request for those documents.

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    PHOENIX (AP) ā€” Kari Lake, the Republican who unsuccessfully challenged her defeat in the 2022 Arizona governorā€™s race, is headed to another trial Thursday in a separate lawsuit, this time asking to review ballot envelopes signed by approximately 1.3 million early voters in the stateā€™s most populous county.

    In the second trial, a judge rejected a misconduct claim Lake made about ballot signature-verification efforts in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and where more than 60% of the stateā€™s voters live.

    Lakeā€™s latest case doesnā€™t challenge her defeat but instead is a public records lawsuit that asks to review all early ballot envelopes with voter signatures in Maricopa County, where officials had denied her request for those documents.

    She is among the most vocal of last yearā€™s Republican candidates promoting former President Donald Trumpā€™s election lies, which she made the centerpiece of her campaign.

    In mid-February, the Arizona Court of Appeals rejected Lakeā€™s assertions, concluding she presented no evidence that voters whose ballots were unreadable by tabulators at polling places were not able to vote.

    They also said disclosing early ballot envelopes wouldnā€™t promote the best interest of the state, and would invite voter fraud and put the public at risk of identity theft.


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