- Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit challenging electronic voting machines has been dismissed by a federal appeals court
- The lawsuit sought to ban the use of electronic voting machines in last year’s midterm elections
- The court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show a plausible inference that their individual votes would be adversely affected by the use of electronic tabulation
- The challenge focused on problems with ballot printers in Maricopa County, where more than 60% of the state’s voters live
- No evidence was presented that voters whose ballots were unreadable by tabulators were ultimately unable to vote
- Another lawsuit filed by Lake over Maricopa County’s ballot signature-verification process is still pending
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, challenging the use of electronic voting machines in last year’s midterm elections. The court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to provide sufficient evidence to support their claims that the machines were not trustworthy. The lawsuit focused on problems with ballot printers in Maricopa County, but the court concluded that there was no evidence that voters were unable to vote due to unreadable ballots. Another lawsuit filed by Lake over the ballot signature-verification process is still pending.
