One week after filing a lawsuit accusing county election officials of violating elections laws, a federal judge granted a motion for sanctions against Lake.
Lake made public accusations.
Lake made false, misleading and unsupported factual assertions in her initial lawsuit, according to the judge.
The members of Lake's election staff and Lake herself have voted on paper ballots, contrary to statements made by Lake.
Despite counseling Lake in her bid to contest election results, Steve Bannon was not named in the sanctions.
It is not yet known how much Lake will have to pay in order to deter repetition of the allegations.
The importance of putting in place procedures to ensure that our elections are secure and reliable is something that should not be overlooked. The court will not condone litigants ignoring the steps that Arizona has already taken towards this end and furthering false narratives that baselessly undermine public trust at a time of increasing distrust in the democratic process.
A judge ordered the Cochise County Board of Supervisors to canvass the election after they refused to certify the results.
According to the Associated Press, Lake has remained adamant in her refusal to concede, despite the fact that she lost the election. Lake accused election officials of running a "criminal voting operation" and Trump joined in on his false claims. After receiving complaints about the election process, the state attorney general called on the county to provide a report on its voting machines.
There are claims of election malfeasance in Arizona as certification deadlines near.
Arizona County still hasn't certified its midterm results.
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