Elections
Rep. Biggs asks for ‘100 percent’ audit of Maricopa County ballots
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Friday co-signed a letter to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors asking for a “100 percent” audit of the county’s votes, despite the margin between the two presidential candidates being outside that which would automatically trigger a recount.
This comes after Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel Kiley threw out a GOP lawsuit on Friday that claimed “potentially thousands” of Arizona voters were disenfranchised on November 3, alleging that election workers had overridden ballots with possible “overvotes.” This occurs when voters mark more options than allowed in a particular race on their ballots.
Friday’s letter, also co-signed by Arizona GOP Reps. Paul Gossar and David Schweikert, cited affidavits from hundreds of voters claiming that their ballots were discounted.
These affidavits, however, were dismissed by Judge Kiley, saying, “The fact that your process for obtaining these affidavits yielded affidavits that you yourself found to be false does not support a finding that this process generates reliable evidence.”
“This is concerning,” Kiley added.
The letter also used the narrow vote margin between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden to justify an audit, despite the margin not being narrow enough for a recount.
Despite this loss, Biggs’ team insists that the legal challenges against the election results continue in Arizona, saying that the Dominion Voting System software has raised red flags in other parts of the country. Allegations surrounding this software have received heavy scrutiny.
When asked for a comment, a spokesperson for Congressman Biggs said that “The overvotes lawsuit wasn’t the only thing that has been raised in Arizona” and that “Maricopa County appears to have used the Dominion service for ballots, and as you know, that has raised some red flags in other parts of the country.”
“As Rep Biggs said in his statement: let’s leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of accountability and transparency,” the spokesperson added.
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China
Analysis: Biden unlikely to sanction Iran’s oil exports, gas prices ‘critical during an election year’
Analysts say President Joe Biden is unlikely to “prompt dramatic sanctions action on Iran’s oil exports” due to “worries about boosting oil prices and angering top buyer China” according to Reuters.
Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, House Republican Representative Steve Scalise, said the administration had made it easier for Iran to sell its oil, generating revenues that were being used to “go fund terrorist activity.”
The Biden administration has maintained for months that among its primary goals is to keep the Gaza conflict between terror group Hamas and Israel from turning into a wider regional war. However, House Republican leaders accused President Joe Biden of failing to enforce existing measures and said they would take up this week a series of bills to sharpen sanctions on Iran.
Kimberly Donovan, a sanctions and anti-money laundering expert at the Atlantic Council, said that oil-related sanctions have not been strictly enforced in the past couple of years.
“I would not expect the administration to tighten enforcement in response to Iran’s missile and drone attacks against Israel over the weekend, mainly for concerns (that) could lead to increases in oil prices,” she said.
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