The trial concluded on Thursday, Dec 22, 2022. The judge said upon conclusion it would take time, he had many things to look over. (paraphrased).
I watched the whole trial.
On the judge's counts allowed, Lake's attorney's had to prove intentional misconduct affecting ballot printers and ballot chain of custody on Election Day.
Here are the facts;
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The County executive Jarret who is the elections director specifically for Election Day said under oath the machine malfunctions happened in the Aug 2022 primary AND 4 other subsequent elections prior. (personally, I think the cheaters 'tested' this method of cheating and went full blown with it this time around). That's because they knew Hobbs DID NOT HAVE THE MAIL-IN BALLOT VOTES leading up to election day. They knew it so they had to create something ON election day to keep the Lake voters ratio down from the projected 70+% in favor of Lake. And with the mysterious 25,000 votes added (most likely 90% for Hobbs) they had their 'padded' margin for a Hobbs win.
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County recorder - Richer testified the vote totals from election day were estimates and the anomalies of 25,000 that appeared the next day were added to that estimated election day total. These are the mysterious votes added and he didn't know about them. Both days' totals were recorded by Maricopa County. (Hobbs needed that 25,000 vote boost to overcome Lake's Election Day voter ratio of 70+%).
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Techie guy - Clay Parikh testified the machine malfunction was intentional and not accidental. This was the 19" print on 20" paper issue, causing the machines ON ELECTION DAY to malfunction. His forensic audit of some 6-8 hours of reviewing a small sampling of ballots, 14 of the 15 ballots were printed this way. This was the major cause of the machine malfunctions and the chaos ON ELECTION DAY. And the Box 3 County remedy; to be counted later.
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An independent investigator; Ms Honey testified speaking with Betty at the Maricopa County records office (audio played in court) that Betty could not locate the chain of custody docs/receipts for the Box 3 vote totals from election day (how convenient). Ms. Honey testified she received all other early & mail-in vote total docs/receipts.
Honey also testified about the contractor Runbeck (Maricopa County counting house). She spoke with two different employees who told her Runbeck encouraged employees to have them drop off family/friend's ballots at their location to be counted. And that USPS ballots arrived in Post office bins without being counted, that each tray-bin was weighed as a means of chain of command; number of ballots. She testified Box 3 ballots from election day were delivered in bags, purses, tote bags and were not counted upon being taken from the Box 3 holding bins. (No chain of custody here as those election day ballots were transported to Runbeck; number of ballots, no security seals, etc)
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RNC Roving attorney Mark Sonnenklar testimony was factual and damning. He and 10 other roving attorneys were 'boots on the ground' on election day. Each went to 10 voting sites and experienced 'pandemonium' and chaos over the machine malfunctions, long lines, frustrated voters, voters leaving without voting, etc. The after-the-fact Maricopa County memo from election official down-played the chaos on election day in this memo. Sonnenklar said there were blatant falsehoods in that memo, as he and his 10 other attorneys witnessed the chaos on election day. (The county memo was trying to 'cover' for their maladministration on election day).
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Temp contractor, Techie guy Bradley Bentencourt, testified to trying to remedy the machine malfunctions throughout the day with a team of techie's at several locations in the county. 'Chaotic' .
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Independent Pollster and expert witness, Richard Baris testified that his stats and numbers forecast, which were based on the counties own forecasted numbers projected a Lake win on the 70+% of Lake voters ON ELECTION DAY. His exit polling survey showed 93% mail-in ballot, while the chaotic election day polling survey was down at 72%. He said this had never happened in his lengthy tenure as an expert pollster. And that he could only attribute it to disenfranchised voters on election day, the margin of victory would've given Lake the win, had there not been chaos of the machine issues, frustrated voters leaving without voting, etc.
The defense did not discredit or could not disapprove any of the testimony put forth by Lake's team.
So, how will the judge rule?
Will he rule for Lake in the two counts (IMO the most difficult counts to rule upon) and the factual testimony of these witnesses?
Will he dismiss for lack of standing and 'kick the can down the road' for an appellate judge to do the dirty work?
Will he rule for Lake under County, State and Federal law in some 'legal loop hole'?
Will the judge remember his military AND civilian/judicial oath of office?
Will he find fraud due to County election director's perjury about the 19"/20" paper issue? That was the root cause of ELECTION DAY chaos and disenfranchised voters. Remember about stolen elections; Fraud vitiates everything.
Will he find the County's down-playing the chaos on election day as maladministration, due to lack of chain of custody for Box 3 and USPS bins and disenfranchisement of voters for Lake?
Will this judge have the courage to go there? To reverse the winner which would give Lake the win?
Will the judge rule for some sort of special election for only Maricopa County?
Will he order an audit? (Which still would not account for the disenfranchised voters)
Hero or Zero for this judge?
The ''Judges decision will be''....what the Judges decision will be.
What is done next ....after the Judge has made his decision.?