Arizona court quickly tosses election challenge filed by unnamed plaintiffs
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court quickly dismissed a bid by 20 unnamed people trying to void the 2020 election returns and put themselves into office instead.
Justice John Lopez, writing Tuesday for the full court, said election challenges are permitted only within five days following the official canvass of the results. That occurred on Nov. 30. This lawsuit was filed May 7.
“Failure of an election contestant to strictly comply with statutory requirements is fatal to his right to have an election contested,’’ Lopez wrote, quoting a 1978 attorney general’s opinion. “The rationale for requiring strict compliance with the time provisions for initiating an election contest is the strong public policy favoring stability and finality of election results.’’
But the justice said even if the plaintiffs had gone to court in time, they could not get what they sought.
“Nothing in the statutes petitioners cite grants them a private right of action to remove office holders and sit in their stead,’’ he wrote.
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