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Arizona Official Makes Confession That Could Change Results For Kari Lake…

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(RepublicanWire.org) – Maricopa County Director of Elections Scott Jarrett testified Thursday at Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s election challenge that the county identified multiple locations where the wrong size image was printed on ballots on Election Day.

He further stated he was aware of some ballot printer settings being changed on Election Day.

Hours-long lines developed at many Maricopa polling places on Nov. 8 when ballot printer settings caused tabulators not to be able to read ballots.

Republican National Committee lawyer Mark Sonnenklar testified Wednesday his team of roving lawyers on Election Day found these problems happened in 132 locations.

The county says the printer issue occurred at 70 polling sites.

Given that Republicans typically vote 3-to-1 over Democrats on Election Day and the 17,000 votes separating Lake and Democrat Katie Hobbs, Sonneklar testified, “There’s no question in my mind that had there not been tabulator issues at 132 vote centers, this election would have ended up with Kari Lake winning.”

The problem that the Lake legal team identified after inspecting randomly selected ballots from Election Day versus pre-printed mail-in ballots sent to voters was that a 19-inch image was printed on to 20-inch ballot paper.

The difference between the two ballots can been seen in how close the bar code was to the edge of the paper and the positioning of the candidates on the page.

These differences apparently made the tabulators unable to read the ballots.

Lake attorney Kurt Olsen asked Thursday, “Is it your testimony that the printer set changes that led to the so-called ‘shrink to fit’ issue was that done on Election Day?”

Jarrett responded, “That’s correct.”

The county elections official had previously testified that he was aware of these settings changes occurring at three locations.

On Thursday, Olsen directed Jarrett’s attention to his testimony of the previous day when the official said he was not aware of printer settings being changed on Election day to 19 inches.

Jarrett responded that he did not know the exact measurement at issue, saying a fit to print setting resulted in a “slightly smaller” image being placed on a 20-inch paper ballot.

Olsen wondered why Jarrett did not mention the fit to print issue during the previous day’s testimony.

“I wasn’t asked about that,” Jarrett responded. He added that the ballot “definition” was not set at 19 inches.

Jarrett recounted that he learned of the issue during a post-election audit a few days after Election Day. The audit showed what he called “a fit to paper issue” on ballots rejected by the tabulators and placed in so-called “Door 3” for later counting at the county’s central vote headquarters.

Jarrett said the county only identified three locations with the fit to paper issue, though again at least 70 locations, according to Maricopa, or 132, according to Lake’s legal team, had tabulator problems.

Olsen asked if the Anthem polling site was one of the places the county had identified, and Jarrett responded it was not.

In Anthem, north of Phoenix, people had waited in line approximately two hours to vote. The wait time was the same around 6 p.m.

Jarrett testified that the county did not direct the printer settings to be changed at the sites he said the printer image problems occurred.

He further stated that during the county’s ballot test printings prior to the machines being used, no fit to print issues were identified at any of the sites.

But when Olsen asked how Jarrett knew there were no issues, his response was no one reported any back.

“They never identified it during any of the set-ups,” Jarret said.

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Leaders Are Coming To Grips With Future Of Republican Party…

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(RepublicanWire.org) – The failure to appeal to voters at a time when the nation has been hammered by the worst inflation in four decades, is being overrun by illegal immigrants and at risk of being sucked into a nuclear Armageddon by the Biden regime’s policies has left some Republicans suggesting that it may be time to tear down the party as it currently exists.

The one-two gut punch of election results from Arizona and Nevada showing that both GOP Senate candidates were declared losers that allowed the fully radicalized Democrat party to retain  their control over the upper chamber drew a strong reaction from Missouri Senator Josh Hawley as survivors pick through the smoldering rubble of a historic lost opportunity.

“The old party is dead. Time to bury it. Build something new,” Hawley tweeted on Saturday after the race in Nevada was called for Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto who came from behind to defeat Adam Laxalt, her GOP challenger.

Even before Democrat control of the Senate was confirmed, Hawley was highly critical of the GOP establishment for a squandered chance to erect a wall between the most destructive political entity in the nation’s history and hard-pressed Americans who have helplessly watched their country and constitutional rights being dismantled piece by piece by left-wing extremists.

“Washington Republicanism lost big Tuesday night. When your “agenda” is cave to Big Pharma on insulin, cave to Schumer on gun control & Green New Deal (“infrastructure”), and tease changes to Social Security and Medicare, you lose,” he wrote on Thursday.

“What are Republicans actually going to do for working people? How about, to start: tougher tariffs on China, reshore American jobs, open up American energy full throttle, 100k new cops on the street. Unrig the system,” Hawley said in another tweet.

Sen. Hawley is one of several Senate Republicans who have called for the postponement of next week’s leadership elections as discontent with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell grows in the aftermath of the midterm debacle and his lack of support to candidates supported by former President Donald J. Trump like Blake Masters in Arizona who lost his bid to unseat incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly.

On Friday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio who was just easily reelected took to Twitter, urging that the choice in leadership be put off in what many have interpreted as being a thinly veiled shot at McConnell.

“The Senate GOP leadership vote next week should be postponed,” Rubio wrote on Twitter. “First we need to make sure that those who want to lead us are genuinely committed to fighting for the priorities & values of the working Americans (of every background) who gave us big wins in states like #Florida,” he wrote.

“Exactly right. I don’t know why Senate GOP would hold a leadership vote for the next Congress before this election is finished. We have a runoff in #GASenate – are they saying that doesn’t matter? Don’t disenfranchise @HerschelWalker,” agreed Hawley before the Georgia runoff became irrelevant.

Presumably any part of trying “something new” would include a change in course from the failed leadership of McConnell whose fingerprints are all over the midterm disaster.

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New California To Become 51st State…

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(RepublicanWire.org) – Americans in the state of California have had enough of the corrupt anti-American actions the unconstitutional leaders of the state continue to take.  These patriots are tired of policies that the leadership in the state takes to help China and the cartels while destroying the state and the country.  They’ve had enough.

These multiple unconstitutional anti-American actions taken by the far-left and now communist acting leaders of the state are too much.  The state cannot continue with policies of open borders, high crime, massive spending, and corrupt elections.  Because of all this, the state of New California was formed.

The leadership of the new state of California has held numerous meetings over the past few years.  They ultimately decided to use the West Virginia model to create a new state which is made up of numerous counties in the current state of California.

During the Civil War a group of patriots that wanted to side with the Union, broke off from Virginia Democrats and created their own state.  This model was adopted by the patriots in California more than a century later.  In the 1860s America was in a Civil War.  In the 2020s America is being destroyed from the inside by a different group of Democrats with no regard for the US Constitution.

Last Friday the participants working towards statehood for the new state held another meeting.  This meeting was special.  The New California State Senate and Assembly both approved the Emergency Ordinance For The Reorganization Of The State Of California Government.

From the first paragraph of their Emergency Ordinance, the new state members write:

“We the People of the State of California by their Delegates assembled do ordain as follows:
A Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State for the State of California shall be appointed by this body to discharge the duties and exercise the powers which pertain to their respective offices by the existing laws of the State under the Constitution of 1849/50 as approved by the United States Congress at the time of statehood, and to continue in office for six months, or until their successors be elected and qualified. The General Assembly is required to provide by law for an election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor by the people as soon as in their judgment such election can be properly held.”

The vote was unanimous in both houses of the new state.  The Senate deliberated and discussed the merits of the Ordinance at length.

While the rest of the country struggles to decide what to do about the corrupt actors that have taken over their states and locked in elections through fraudulent means into perpetuity, this group is using the West Virginia model to create a new state that abides by the US Constitution. 

This could get interesting.

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Biden Goes Off His Rocker…

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(RepublicanWire.org) – On Thursday, as Biden was trying to head out to his helicopter to go to Pennsylvania to campaign for John Fetterman, he stopped to speak with reporters. However, one reporter put him on the spot, “John Fetterman’s gonna appear with you today in Pennsylvania, but there haven’t been that many candidates campaigning with you…,” an indisputable statement of fact.

While answering the question, the president seemed especially angry and aggressive. Biden interrupted her, and grabbed her, “That’s not true! There’ve been 15. COUNT KID, COUNT!”

Then Biden was then asked a question that related to abortion rights. Upon providing his nonsensical answer in which he referred to the now-overturned landmark Roe v. Wade case, Biden can be seen reaching out and grabbing the reporter’s arms saying, “It’s Roe v. Wade. Read it, man. You’ll get educated.”

One can only imagine the sheer outrage from the left if former President Donald Trump exhibited the same erratic behaviors, to the point where he grabbed and yanked reporters’ hands and arms.

President Biden has often appeared to be short-tempered and has snapped at a number of reporters and members of the general public throughout his 2020 campaign and during the first 20 months of his presidency.

On Wednesday, Biden delivered some remarks on his infrastructure law and its implementation. Doocy took the opportunity to get Biden on record, asking whether he had “abortion or inflation” at the top of his domestic agenda.

“Mr. President, could you help us out just really quick? What is your top domestic priority? Is it inflation or is it abortion?” Doocy asked, prompting the president to cock his brow, and slowly fiddle with a pen, eventually putting it in his pocket as other journalists shouted questions.

“Just hoping to clarify for midterm voters, top domestic issue: inflation or abortion?” Doocy reasserted. This is when Biden snapped.

“They’re all important. Unlike you, there’s no one thing. It crosses the board. Domestic — ask me about foreign policy too. There’s multiple, multiple, multiple issues, and they’re all important,” Biden sneered. “And so — and we ought to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. You know that old expression?”

The White House Press Association should be objecting to the way Biden treats reporters. This is getting out of control. Having a person in charge that acts like this is a danger to national security.

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[DEVELOPING] US Election Landscape Faces MAJOR Change Ahead of Mid-terms

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(RepublicanWire.org) – The US elections landscape is changing faster than it has in decades, mostly in response to concerns about the risk of vote manipulation and fraud. As Democrats seek to make it easier for almost anyone to cast their ballot, Republicans continue to push for tighter and more protective regulations. In fact, GOP-led states passed a record-breaking number of reform laws throughout 2021. Here are a few of the most sweeping changes.

Arizona

Governor Ducey (R) signed off on SB 1485 in May, transforming the state’s Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL) into an Active Early Voting List (AEVL). Administrators must now purge infrequent mail-in voter names from the list at least once every four years. The GOP also greatly expanded signature requirements in this key battleground state.

Texas

Governor Greg Abbot (R) collaborated with state Republicans to pass SB 1 in September 2021. While it greatly expands access by increasing voting hours in several regions, it also cracks down on both overnight early and drive-through voting. SB 1 also grants partisan poll watchers far more power, ensuring they have access to facilities on election day.

Georgia

In Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp (R) passed SB 202, a multifunctional piece of legislation colloquially referred to as the “partisan bill.” It institutes new identification standards for mail-in ballots and dramatically restricts the placement of drop boxes throughout the state. SB 202 also contains stricter rules for maintaining voter registration lists while granting state legislators new localized powers.

Florida

Florida GOP leaders passed SB 90, a bill extremely similar in nature to SB 202. It, too, restricts the use of ballot boxes and heightens ID requirements for voters. The omnibus legislation also dramatically shortens how long voters persist on the state’s mail-in voter registration list and prevents third parties from providing food and water at polls.

Kansas

Officials in Kansas kicked off a firestorm of debate after passing HB 2183 in June. The multifunctional law significantly restricts access to mail-in ballots. HB 2183 also institutes criminal punishments for third parties (such as non-profits) who issue, collect, or submit mail-in ballot applications and ballots on behalf of citizens they aren’t directly related to in some way.

A number of other states also passed similar legislation throughout 2021, including Montana, Iowa, Arkansas, and Wyoming. GOP leaders in all states focused largely on restricting what they saw as potential avenues for voter fraud and election insecurity, forcing voters to prove they are who they say they are and demanding officials follow proper protocols.

DNC leaders, as they are often wont to do, accuse Republicans of discriminating against minority groups in an attempt to boost the power of their own voter base. It’s a little bit ironic for Republicans to take heat for wanting to improve election integrity, but not at all surprising.

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