Republican Abe Hamadeh, who is still contesting his election loss to Democrat Kris Mayes in the attorney general’s race by 280 votes, filed a Petition for Writ of Quo Warranto & Writ of Mandamus Civil in Maricopa County Superior Court on December 28 asking to remove Mayes from office. He also asked to purge Maricopa County’s voter registration records of any “inappropriate signatures” from vote-by-mail affidavit envelopes, void its canvass in the attorney general’s race, and either order the county to redo signature verification from the election using voters’ signatures on their voter registration or order a new election.
Hamadeh posted on X, quoting his attorney Ryan Heath, “NEW LAWSUIT FILED. Arizonans deserve JUSTICE. My legal team has filed a writ of quo warranto to remove Kris Mayes from office. ‘Kris Mayes, has usurped, intruded into or unlawfully holds or exercises the public office of Arizona’s Attorney General.’ – @Ryan_L_Heath”
Comparing voters’ signatures on their mail-in ballot affidavits to previous signatures became a significant issue of concern after the 2020 and 2022 elections due to discovering that many signatures were approved even though they did not match voters’ earlier signatures. Maricopa County signature reviewers were observed on video approving signatures at a rate of 1, 2, or 3 seconds each, not enough time for them to scan down past the voters’ most recent signatures to their original signatures on their voter registration records.
Hamadeh’s petition stated that Mayes “has usurped, intruded into or unlawfully holds or exercises the public office of Arizona’s Attorney General.” He said he gave her written notice on December 27 pursuant to A.R.S. 12-2043(B) that he is the lawful attorney general. ”Petitioner received the highest number of legal votes in Arizona,” he asserted.
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