A judge has thrown out the challenge of election results by the Republican who was running against the Democrat for Arizona attorney general.
After Tim La Sota acknowledged his client hadn't gained enough votes during his litigation to change the outcome of the race, the judge ruled on Friday. In one of the closest elections in state history, Mayes won by 509 votes.
The judge told La Sota that they hadn't met the burden.
The parties in the case were able to look at a sample of 2,300 ballots. Through the inspection, Mayes said she got three votes, while Hamadeh claimed he got six.
If you take the sample we have, they are not going to get us to 511 votes.
The lawsuit was a waste of time according to Andrew Gaona.
Under Arizona law, he had to prove that the election officials made a mistake and that he would have won.
Problems with printers in the county led to issues that made it difficult for voters to cast their ballot. He claims that his race was affected by the improper handling of ballots that could not be read by the tabulator.
Dan Barr is an attorney for Mayes. Are we doing anything here? During the closing argument, Barr asked. The people can't file complaints with no facts.
There will be a court hearing on Thursday to present the results of the recounts.
A judge is considering the case of Lake, who lost the governor's race.
The attorney general's race will be part of a hearing on Thursday, not the one that has yet to be scheduled.
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