Arizona GOP Chairwoman and Trump Elector Dr. Kelli Ward Files Petition To Allow Early Ballot Inspection

Boris Epshteyn, strategic advisor to President Trump, announced tonight that Trump⁩ Elector ⁦and Arizona Chairwoman Dr. Kelli Ward “has made an election contest filing” and he urged to “COUNT ALL THE LEGAL VOTES!”

Dr. Ward retweeted the announced and said, “#ElectionIntegrity“

#ElectionIntegrity 🇺🇸 https://t.co/5jPyvDLbXy

— Dr. Kelli Ward 🇺🇸 (@kelliwardaz) November 25, 2020

The AZ Republican party account clarified what that meant by tweeting out a statement on the situation. The tweet read, “Arizona GOP presidential elector Dr. Kelli Ward filed a petition today with the Court to allow early inspection.”

They explained that the petition was filed “In advance of a challenge to the 11/30 statewide election canvass, of mail-in ballot envelopes and signatures to ensure they were legally signed and not fraudulent.”

Arizona GOP presidential elector @kelliwardaz filed a petition today with the Court to allow early inspection, in advance of a challenge to the 11/30 statewide election canvass, of mail-in ballot envelopes and signatures to ensure they were legally signed and not fraudulent. pic.twitter.com/IgdqlelXZV

— Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) November 25, 2020

On Sunday, Dr. Ward posted a tweet where she wondered, “Why are so many people willing to accept the ‘results’ of an election despite numerous questions about how those results actually came about?”

Why are so many people willing to accept the “results” of an election despite numerous questions about how those results actually came about? 🤔

— Dr. Kelli Ward 🇺🇸 (@kelliwardaz) November 22, 2020

Earlier today, however, a blow was struck as a judge rejected the Arizona Republican Party’s bid to postpone the certification of election results in Maricopa County and dismissed the party’s legal challenge that sought a new audit of a sampling of ballots.

Judge John Hannah issued the ruling with little explanation, according to the report, saying only that the GOP’s request to amend its lawsuit was futile, barring the party from refiling the case and promising a full explanation of his reasons for the decision in the future.