Arizona Judge Decrees 2020 and 2022 Signature Verification as Unlawful
Shared By Peter Boykin – American Political Commentator / Citizen Journalist
Arizona Judge Decrees 2020 and 2022 Signature Verification as Unlawful
Arizona Judge Decrees 2020 and 2022 Signature Verification as Unlawful
In a significant legal development, an Arizona judge has made a definitive ruling, asserting that the state’s Secretary of State employed an illicit signature-verification method during the previous two election cycles.
Context: Judge John Napper, in his ruling, emphasized the unequivocal requirement that signatures on ballots must align with those on the voter registration records, as per the “plain language” of the law.
Details: In both the 2020 and 2022 election cycles, the Secretary of State endorsed signature verification measures that relaxed the stringent matching criteria, resulting in the counting of ballots with dissimilar signatures.
Left’s Perspective: Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, has contended that the term “registration record” in the law is open to interpretation and permits a more lenient approach.
Judge Napper’s Verdict: He made it abundantly clear, stating, “If the ballot signature and the registration signature match, the vote is counted. If they do not align, the voter must be contacted to address any potential concerns. There exists no ambiguity in this statute or the process.”
What Lies Ahead: A status conference scheduled for September 19 will bring all concerned parties together to deliberate on the matter.
[Sources: The National Pulse, The Federalist]
