Court names the 20 people who wanted to toss Arizona elections, put themselves in office

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Arizona Republic

Had the case gone their way, Arizona would have seen the inauguration of Gov. Bradley James Burchfield, Phoenix Mayor Samantha Nicole Arrey and Maricopa County Sheriff Brian Steiner.

Those three were among the 20 people who filed a request with the Arizona Supreme Court that the past two general elections be invalidated and certain people who won their seats in those contests be tossed out of office. In their place, the group offered to install themselves as temporary caretakers until a proper election could be held.

The group initially filed its petition anonymously, its names under seal by its request.

However, the Arizona Supreme Court, in a Wednesday ruling, ordered the names be made public. A document was unsealed Thursday that revealed the names.

Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/05/20/here-arizonans-who-filed-quo-warranto-case-wishing-high-office/5188106001/

[Lovie777]

1. Insanesville . ...................

that the is current republican party. Dangerous and violently crazy.

[onetexan]

11. +1 -K&R

[bucolic_frolic]

2. How could the court accept such nonsense anonymously?

Was it so crazy they thought they'd better accept it and see what's going on? Undercover Court.

[NullTuples]

14. Oh, sure it sounds nonsensical or irrational

But then look at how McConnell systematically packed the Federal courts by holding seats open for years, then filling them with wholly unqualified Republican-Christian zealots.

[Marthe48]

3. In school, we had elections

By the time we were old enough to vote in political elections, we knew how to vote and knew that whoever got the most votes won.

The idiots who are trying to throw out elections don't have the brains of a 6th grader. Even if putin told the traitor he was going to win, or did win, and traitor told his henchmen to expect to win, I'm pretty sure that putin was just stirring the pot. The idiots who keep trying to find a different path to put their traitor in office or seize power for themselves need to stop believing the lies from an enemy of our country. Just stop it.

If you can't stand living in the U.S. just get the hell out.

[reACTIONary]

4. Such civic minded devotion to pubic service! Willing to...

...install themselves temporarily, and help to conduct a bona-fide, legitimate election. Very high minded of them.

Do I actually have to add the Tag?

[rpannier]

9. These people sound like they'd be hanging around the Constituion Party cranks

The party where republikkans go when their views are too extreme for that party

Some of the best parts for me

Elwin "Buz" Slade, a real estate agent in Tucson, who was part of the group, said he had a feeling the petition would be tossed out by the Arizona Supreme Court, continuing what he sees as a decades-long pattern of government corruption.

********* So because they lost, it's proof of corruption

Slade, in the court filing, was contesting the seat held by Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Slade said he was tapped to be sheriff
mainly because he looked the part. "I'm just a big guy and they said, 'You should be sheriff,'" he said.

********* Nothing says qualified for a position because you look the part.
He also says he would have been a good sheriff. We all believe it, I'm sure

The group asked the court to oust four statewide officeholders: Gov. Doug Ducey, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, State Treasurer Kimberly Yee and the Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. It also sought to boot four members of the Arizona Corporation Commission, the mayors of Phoenix and Tucson, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, and six state lawmakers, including the speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives.

********** They didn't target the AG because there wasn't a lawyer in the group. They could have call L Wood whatever the nutjobs name is or the Kraken attorney

This is just fun
...knowing the transition would be a difficult time for the state but that having ordinary citizens in these key places would keep the state running as smoothly as possible.

****** How exactly would that keep the state running smoothly as possible?

[reACTIONary]

16. +10 nt

[ffr]

5. UnDemocracy uncovered!

Let me guess too, they're all T----sters and QOP lying sacks of shit!

[cilla4progress]

6. And that, my friends, is

autocracy.

[monkeyman1]

7. should be a NATIONWIDE REFORM ACT - DITCH REPUBLICAN PARTY ACT !!!

[rpannier]

10. After reading the article, they sound like members of the Constitution Party

[dalton99a]

8. "Ok, Buz, you're a big guy. We're making you sheriff"

Elwin "Buz" Slade, a real estate agent in Tucson, who was part of the group, said he had a feeling the petition would be tossed out by the Arizona Supreme Court, continuing what he sees as a decades-long pattern of government corruption.

"Big money controls everything," Slade said during a phone interview on Thursday. "And if you have money, you get to pick who gets to be in office."

Slade, in the court filing, was contesting the seat held by Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Slade said he was tapped to be sheriff mainly because he looked the part. "I'm just a big guy and they said, 'You should be sheriff,'" he said.

The 20 names and the seats they contested were:

Bradley James Burchfield, governor
Johnny Karstadt, secretary of state
Tonya R. Paredes, state treasurer
Brian E. Steiner, Maricopa County sheriff
Elwin B. Slade Jr., Pima County sheriff
Samantha Nicole Arrey, Phoenix mayor
Rayana Benna Eldan, Tucson mayor
Juan Gabriel Paredes, Maricopa County recorder
Linda Kay Ingebrand, superintendent of public instruction
Rene Justine Cochran, corporation commissioner
Francis A. Melendrez-Ibarra, corporation commissioner
Stephanie-jo Slade, corporation commissioner
Michelle Minette Sullivan, corporation commissioner
Ronald P. Smith, state Senate for District 9
Naomi Lynn Bales, state Senate for District 10
Gina Waddoups, state representative for District 25
Rebekah Slade, state representative for District 9
Carl Hagans Cherry II, state representative for District 9
Eduardo Palazuelos Rico, state representative for District 10
Dana Lindsey Berget Sackrider, state representative for District 12

[not fooled]

17. OK, so moron Slade

thinks big money isn't picking GQPee power brokers and candidates?

Geez, can these people get any dumber?

[SouthBayDem]

20. The lead singer of the band Slade would be more qualified.

[ailsagirl]

12. The corruption is all-pervasive

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Staggering!! I had no idea it was so rampant — even for repukes.

It’s like realizing your house is *infested* with termites!!

[AllaN01Bear]

13. good grief.

[LiberalFighter]

15. I'm confused.

From what I can tell none of them were candidates for the positions they demand to take over.

I would question whether they had standing to file a lawsuit.

[reACTIONary]

18. That was (one) of the defects in their petition...

... that the court called out. In addition, despite claiming they had found fraud, there was the lack of any evidence what so ever at all of any actual fraud, and no evidence that any of the alleged errors would have changed the result of the election.

[liberalla]

19. I am SO glad the document was unsealed!

What a ridiculous and unlawful stunt! and dangerous!

There has to be repubs who reject this also, right? God, I hope they grow in numbers and fucking push back against the crazies!

[riversedge]

21. pure trump type slimeballs

[KG]

22. seditious shits

[DBoon]

23. What color is the sky on their planet?