Arizona Governor Says ‘There Will Be No Decertification’ of Election Results After Trump Demands It in Statement Raging Over Audit
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The governor of Arizona said on Friday night “the 2020 election in Arizona is over.”
The much-derided audit from the Cyber Ninjas finally came out, but not before multiple reports dropped saying its findings affirmed Joe Biden’s victory. Their press conference Friday ginning up more questions about the election led to multiple public rebukes from Maricopa County.
Former President Donald Trump put out multiple statements over the past 48 hours raging about the audit’s findings, continuing to push the big lie and demanding the results be decertified.
That’s not going to happen, as Governor Doug Ducey (R) said on Friday night.
He tweeted about people’s loss of confidence in the election system, before saying unequivocally, “When it comes to the audit, like the three audits that preceded it, it’s now over. The outcome stands and the 2020 election in Arizona is over.”
“There will be no decertification of the 2020 election — the audit does not call for one, and even if it had, there is no lawful way to decertify. As we have every step of the way, Arizona will follow the law,” Ducey continued.
He concluded his thread by talking about “meaningful election reform” before 2022.
There are some who simply do not trust election results. This is a problem, and it’s one that needs to be addressed. Elections are key to our democracy, and it should be a priority for everyone to listen to these concerns, and work to rebuild the trust of every voter. 2/
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) September 25, 2021
Any meaningful policy recommendations identified should be addressed in the next session of the legislature. Any findings of fraud should be referred to the Attorney General and the Department of Justice for them to take action. 4/
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) September 25, 2021
But there is work to do to strengthen confidence in our elections system. We made some good common-sense reforms this past session, such as making sure our early voter lists are accurate. https://t.co/zAN7I56I2b 6/
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) September 25, 2021
I look forward to working on meaningful election reform next legislative session, which can take effect in time for the 2022 election. 8/8
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) September 25, 2021
