UPDATE: Flurry of Filings In Hamadeh Election Contest As Motions For New Trial, Sanctions Go To Judge

Abe Hamadeh's Motion for a New Trial and the Defendants' Motion for Sanctions head to Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen's desk after a flurry of filings in the past few days.

Hamadeh is asking for a new trial, based largely on the results of the statewide recount in the super-close race for Attorney General ended with Kris Mayes on top by just short of 300 votes.

Hamadeh filed his Reply this afternoon:

 

Earlier, the Defendants filed their Reply explaining to Judge Jantzen why he should award sanctions against Hamadeh and/or his attorneys for what they called the very definition of a "fishing expedition".

Finally, the Defendants also urged the judge to reject the belated effort of State Senate President Warren Peterson and House Speaker Ben Toma from weighing in on the longstanding Election Contest laws.

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