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Kirsten Engel: “After something like 60 court cases that were filed and $2.8…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Green Valley Democrats October 8, 2022 Program-Kirsten Engel

Published | Video Starts at 17:29

And one of the biggest threats to our current voting system is the claims of election deniers. There is no evidence of fraud that would have made made any difference in the 2020 election. After something like 60 court cases that were filed and $2.8 million of taxpayer money was spent to recount all of the votes in Maricopa county because there was suspicion of fraud, that President Biden had not won those votes. What did they find? They actually found 10,000 more votes for President Biden. So we need to make sure that of these election deniers, and it's outrageous to me that … (17:29–17:50)

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Asserts that 60 court cases and $2.8 million were spent on recounting votes in Maricopa County.

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