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Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022

Did the Republican National Committee and the campaigns of Kari Lake and Blake Masters file an election night lawsuit to extend Arizona poll hours?


yes

The Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Blake Masters for Senate campaign, Kari Lake for Arizona campaign, and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives Jill Norgaard filed an emergency lawsuit on election night requesting that voting hours be extended in Maricopa County until 10:00 p.m.

The lawsuit, filed against Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, was dismissed five minutes before polls closed at 7 p.m. RNC lawyer Kory Langhofer argued that voting hours should be extended due to the equipment malfunctions at country polling places.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Tim Ryan rejected the lawsuit, stating there was no evidence that the problems with voting equipment prevented people from voting.

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