Elon Musk held a town hall event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, urging support for conservative candidate Brad Schimel in the state Supreme Court election, which he deemed crucial. Despite a legal dispute over Musk's financial contributions to voters, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear the case, allowing his $1 million checks to proceed. At the event, Musk also promoted his Department of Government Efficiency, emphasizing its mission to reduce federal waste and fraud, while defending its controversial actions.
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Kari Lake, a former TV anchor, is challenging the results of the Arizona governor race six months after her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs. The Arizona Supreme Court has revived one claim in Lake’s lawsuit, which challenges the implementation of signature verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County. The trial is set to begin Wednesday and will include testimony from election officials, witnesses, and experts. The outcome of the trial could potentially change the outcome of the race.
The Arizona Supreme Court has fined attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for governor, for making false claims about the November election. The court ordered the attorneys to pay $2,000 for repeating "unequivocally false" statements in court, which Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said undermined the integrity of the electoral process. Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) welcomed the ruling as a reminder that false claims about elections will not be tolerated.
This report concluded that the long lines at Phoenix-area polling places last year were caused by changes to the paper, not malicious actions. It recommended that county officials should be aware of the capabilities of their printers and the paper they use, and should take steps to ensure that the printers are not pushed to the edge of their capabilities. The report is expected to be used as a guide for county officials in the future to prevent similar problems.
Key takeaways: The Arizona Supreme Court declined to hear most of Kari Lake’s appeal in her challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race, but…