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Disturbing Bill Would Let Arizona Legislators Ignore Election Results<!-- wp:html --><p>Kern for Congress</p> <p>An <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/arizona">Arizona</a> lawmaker who signed on to be a “fake elector” for <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump">Donald Trump</a> after the former <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/president-of-the-united-states">president</a> lost his bid for a second term has introduced a bill that would allow members of the statehouse to overturn future <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/elections">election</a> results that they don’t like.</p> <p>The bill, formally known as <a href="https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2R/bills/SCR1014P.htm">Senate Concurrent Resolution 1014</a> and sponsored by state Sen. Anthony Kern, seeks to bypass the popular vote altogether.</p> <p>“[I]t is the responsibility of the Arizona Secretary of State to certify elections, including elections for President of the United States, but the sole authority to appoint presidential electors is granted to the Legislature,” the four-line bill reads. Therefore, it concludes, “[T]he Legislature, and no other official, shall appoint presidential electors in accordance with the United States Constitution.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/disturbing-bill-would-let-arizona-legislators-ignore-election-results">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Kern for Congress

An Arizona lawmaker who signed on to be a “fake elector” for Donald Trump after the former president lost his bid for a second term has introduced a bill that would allow members of the statehouse to overturn future election results that they don’t like.

The bill, formally known as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1014 and sponsored by state Sen. Anthony Kern, seeks to bypass the popular vote altogether.

“[I]t is the responsibility of the Arizona Secretary of State to certify elections, including elections for President of the United States, but the sole authority to appoint presidential electors is granted to the Legislature,” the four-line bill reads. Therefore, it concludes, “[T]he Legislature, and no other official, shall appoint presidential electors in accordance with the United States Constitution.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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