Republican officials in two counties of the United States’ Arizona and Pennsylvania have refused to certify the results of the midterm elections, on Monday. This comes after the Republicans on the election boards of Cochise County in Arizona and Luzerne County in Pennsylvania have voted against the motion in their respective counties.&nbsp;

The two GOP county supervisors on the three-person Cochise County election board have postponed the certification of the county's results and seemingly embraced voter fraud theories. Reportedly, they have raised concerns about the certification of the county’s voting machines, without evidence, while they have been repeatedly assured that the equipment is approved.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, on Monday, secretary of state and Democrat, Katie Hobbs who had previously threatened to sue the county for not certifying the elections, filed a lawsuit. She has reportedly asked the judge to order Cochise County to canvass (the official tally of votes) the election which she said was an obligation under state law.&nbsp;

On the other hand, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania faced a deadlock as two Democratic members in the election board moved to certify the results and two Republicans voted “no”, while the tie-breaker Democrat Daniel Schramm, abstained from voting. This comes after the county faced paper shortages on Election Day as voting centres ran out of ballots early in the day.&nbsp;

However, Schramm, in a phone interview with Associated Press said that after the meeting on Monday, he was reassured that only a few, if any, voters could not cast their ballots because of the shortage. Additionally, he was told that all provisional ballots were accounted for previously. Therefore, Schramm said that he will move to vote in favour of certifying the results in the next meeting on Wednesday.&nbsp;

“I wanted to research to see exactly how many people were just not allowed to vote. I couldn’t find any,” said the Democrat Schramm after election officials reportedly contacted 125 judges of elections from the county’s 187 precincts and said, “nobody being turned away.” Furthermore, the judge had extended the voting time in the Pennsylvania county by two hours on November 8 following the paper shortage.&nbsp;

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Republican officials in two counties of the United States’ Arizona and Pennsylvania have refused to certify the results of the midterm elections, on Monday. This comes after the Republicans on the election boards of Cochise County in Arizona and Luzerne County in Pennsylvania have voted against the motion in their respective counties.

Republican officials in two counties of the United States’ Arizona and Pennsylvania have refused to certify the results of the midterm elections, on Monday. This comes after the Republicans on the election boards of Cochise County in Arizona and Luzerne County in Pennsylvania have voted against the motion in their respective counties. The two GOP county supervisors on the three-person Cochise County election board have postponed the certification of the county's results and seemingly embraced voter fraud theories. Reportedly, they have raised concerns about the certification of the county’s voting machines, without evidence, while they have been repeatedly assured that the equipment is approved. Meanwhile, on Monday, secretary of state and Democrat, Katie Hobbs who had previously threatened to sue the county for not certifying the elections, filed a lawsuit. She has reportedly asked the judge to order Cochise County to canvass (the official tally of votes) the election which she said was an obligation under state law. On the other hand, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania faced a deadlock as two Democratic members in the election board moved to certify the results and two Republicans voted “no”, while the tie-breaker Democrat Daniel Schramm, abstained from voting. This comes after the county faced paper shortages on Election Day as voting centres ran out of ballots early in the day. However, Schramm, in a phone interview with Associated Press said that after the meeting on Monday, he was reassured that only a few, if any, voters could not cast their ballots because of the shortage. Additionally, he was told that all provisional ballots were accounted for previously. Therefore, Schramm said that he will move to vote in favour of certifying the results in the next meeting on Wednesday. “I wanted to research to see exactly how many people were just not allowed to vote. I couldn’t find any,” said the Democrat Schramm after election officials reportedly contacted 125 judges of elections from the county’s 187 precincts and said, “nobody being turned away.” Furthermore, the judge had extended the voting time in the Pennsylvania county by two hours on November 8 following the paper shortage. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Republican officials refuse to certify midterm elections results in Arizona, Pennsylvania counties

In what is being perceived as a threat to democracy and the United States, several Republicans seem to be following former president Donald Trump's lead and dropping hints that they might not accept the election results if they lose. President Joe Biden also said the same thing a few days back, calling election deniers "extremists" and warning that they were preparing to repeat Trump's denial tactics in the November midterms.

Kari Lake, a former local TV anchor, who is running for Arizona governor, was evasive when asked on a podcast if she would concede in case she loses to Democrat Katie Hobbs.&nbsp;

“I’m not losing to Katie Hobbs. We have a movement. We are not losing to Katie Hobbs, so don’t worry about it,” she said.

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Earlier to CNN, she gave a similar reply when asked if she would accept the results of the November 8 midterms. “I’m going to win the election and I’m going to accept that result,” she said.

When asked if she will accept her loss, she again said, "I’m going to win the election and I will accept that result."

Such direct reluctance to admit that she would accept any result has sent warning signals of the things to come. She is not the only Republican election denier to have hinted that they might act like Trump in their elections.

“There’s great danger that the Trump ‘big lie’ is going to spread to states all over the country. If election deniers lose their elections by narrow margins we can expect that they will reject the results and refuse to accept them,” Fred Wertheimer, president of the non-partisan group Democracy 21, told Guardian.

Despite widespread anger over the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, following Trump's questioning of the election process, several Republicans still question Biden's win. An NBC poll says 65 per cent&nbsp;of Republican voters still view Biden’s presidency as illegitimate.

“The cancer that former president Trump injected into our electoral system has spread in 2022 to any number of candidates for important positions. They’re following the Trump playbook,” Wertheimer said.

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The situation is dire in Arizona since all four Republican candidates, running for governor, US Senate, attorney general and secretary of state, are election deniers.&nbsp;

Blake Masters, who is contesting for the post of Arizona senator, has also been telling voters "to look out for thousands of fraudulent votes that will snatch victory from him". Trump adopted similar tactics in 2016 and 2020.

Mark Finchem, running for secretary of state, was at the forefront to decertify Biden’s victory in Arizona and was also present at the US Capitol on January 6. He once even said he would refuse to concede.

Abe Hamadeh, the Republican running for Arizona attorney general, has made unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting is riddled with fraud.

The problem is also apparent in Wisconsin, where Republican US senator Ron Johnson who is up for re-election and gubernatorial nominee Tim Michels have never said clearly that they will accept the results.

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In what is being perceived as a threat to democracy and the United States, several Republicans seem to be following former president Donald Trump's lead and dropping hints that they might not accept the election results if they lose.

In what is being perceived as a threat to democracy and the United States, several Republicans seem to be following former president Donald Trump's lead and dropping hints that they might not accept the election results if they lose. President Joe Biden also said the same thing a few days back, calling election deniers "extremists" and warning that they were preparing to repeat Trump's denial tactics in the November midterms. Kari Lake, a former local TV anchor, who is running for Arizona governor, was evasive when asked on a podcast if she would concede in case she loses to Democrat Katie Hobbs. “I’m not losing to Katie Hobbs. We have a movement. We are not losing to Katie Hobbs, so don’t worry about it,” she said. Also Read | Democracy is at stake, says Biden ahead of US midterms in speech at Washington Earlier to CNN, she gave a similar reply when asked if she would accept the results of the November 8 midterms. “I’m going to win the election and I’m going to accept that result,” she said. When asked if she will accept her loss, she again said, "I’m going to win the election and I will accept that result." Such direct reluctance to admit that she would accept any result has sent warning signals of the things to come. She is not the only Republican election denier to have hinted that they might act like Trump in their elections. “There’s great danger that the Trump ‘big lie’ is going to spread to states all over the country. If election deniers lose their elections by narrow margins we can expect that they will reject the results and refuse to accept them,” Fred Wertheimer, president of the non-partisan group Democracy 21, told Guardian. Despite widespread anger over the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, following Trump's questioning of the election process, several Republicans still question Biden's win. An NBC poll says 65 per cent of Republican voters still view Biden’s presidency as illegitimate. “The cancer that former president Trump injected into our electoral system has spread in 2022 to any number of candidates for important positions. They’re following the Trump playbook,” Wertheimer said. × The situation is dire in Arizona since all four Republican candidates, running for governor, US Senate, attorney general and secretary of state, are election deniers. Blake Masters, who is contesting for the post of Arizona senator, has also been telling voters "to look out for thousands of fraudulent votes that will snatch victory from him". Trump adopted similar tactics in 2016 and 2020. Mark Finchem, running for secretary of state, was at the forefront to decertify Biden’s victory in Arizona and was also present at the US Capitol on January 6. He once even said he would refuse to concede. Abe Hamadeh, the Republican running for Arizona attorney general, has made unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting is riddled with fraud. The problem is also apparent in Wisconsin, where Republican US senator Ron Johnson who is up for re-election and gubernatorial nominee Tim Michels have never said clearly that they will accept the results. (With inputs from agencies)

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