Recorder Stephen Richer is suing former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, according to Maricopa County Superior Court records.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chariman Bill Gates and Recorder Stephen Richer give an update regarding tabulators not working on Nov. 8, 2022.Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is suing former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for defamation, according to Maricopa County Superior Court records.
Richer, a Republican, claims that Lake made false allegations that he had sabotaged the 2022 election by injecting 300,000 illegal ballots into the final vote tally in Maricopa County and intentionally had the county's ballot-on-demand printers produce incorrectly sized ballots. points to a variety of social media posts and statements made by Lake and her affiliates following Election Day.
"I firmly believe in the protections afforded to all of us under the First Amendment, but when people harm their fellow citizens through defamation, they should be held accountable," Richer said in a statement."In America, no one is above the law, and I am standing up for that principle and seeking justice for what my family and I have been put through.”Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer vs. Kari Lake, Kari Lake For Arizona and Save Arizona Fund Inc.
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