Arizona Republicans on Monday called for the decertification of their state’s false election results.
Last week Arizona Rep. Mark Finchem issued a call to withhold the state’s Electoral College votes for Joe Biden because “he believes there is enough significant evidence of fraud to invalidate the state’s votes.”
Finchem also blasted Doug Ducey. “I believe Doug Ducey signed a fraudulent document and he knew it!,” Finchem said.
Arizona House Majority Leader Warren Petersen released a statement Sunday night ahead of Monday’s press conference:
“The election should not have been certified with the number of irregularities and allegations of fraud. Especially troubling to me are the allegations surrounding the vendor Dominion,” Petersen said in the press release. “It is imperative that a forensic audit occur immediately of the equipment and software. Upon any showing of fraud the legislature should immediately convene to decertify the vote.”
On Monday Rep. Daniel McCarthy told a patriotic crowd that legislators invoked Article 2, Section 1 meaning — Arizona is officially a contested election!
Vice President Pence @VP, I Daniel McCarthy have a signed letter from Arizona Legislators invoking Article 2, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.
We have a contested outcome in Arizona. pic.twitter.com/lDajI5lOMM
— Daniel McCarthy for Arizona (@DemandDanielAZ) December 8, 2020
According to GOP members of the Arizona State Legislature, the hearing is designed “to gather the evidence that justifies calling a special session to contemplate what happened and take immediate action accordingly.”
“We are pleased that the State Legislatures in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Michigan will be convening hearings to examine the November 3rd presidential election,” Ellis said in a statement provided by the GOP lawmakers.
Meanwhile, Arizona lawmakers noted that the U.S. Constitution grants state legislatures the power to hold election hearings on alleged irregularities and fraud.
The Constitution Article 2 gives the power of Federal elections laws of that State solely to that States Legislators. This election governors, Secretary of States, and state judges decided to take it upon themselves to make the laws about the elections…
McCarthy also tweeted:
Do you think DonaldTrump needs to know about this?
Do you think the opposition within his own admin do their best to hide this from him?
Would the following Patriots help get the message to him.
Do you think @realDonaldTrump needs to know about this?
Do you think the opposition within his own admin do their best to hide this from him?
Would the following Patriots help get the message to him.@JennaEllisEsq @RudyGiuliani @SidneyPowell1 @LLinWood @CodeMonkeyZ @GenFlynn https://t.co/nwcEGHr7u5
— Daniel McCarthy for Arizona (@DemandDanielAZ) December 8, 2020
House Majority Leader Warren Petersen made a press release about the election results:
“The election should not have been certified with the number of irregularities and allegations of fraud. Especially troubling to me are the allegations surrounding the vendor Dominion. It is imperative that a forensic audit occur immediately of the equipment and software. Upon any showing of fraud the legislature should immediately convene to decertify the vote.”
This is a developing story.