The 2020 presidential election was decided by a handful of states, none closer than Arizona, where President Biden’s margin of victory was fewer than 11,000 votes. The close race meant Arizona became ground zero for lies that the election was stolen and illegitimate. Stephanie Sy reports on what’s happened since.
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Amna Nawaz:
The 2020 presidential election was decided by a handful of states, none closer than Arizona, where President Biden's margin of victory was fewer than 11,000 votes.
The close race meant that Arizona became ground zero for lies that the election was stolen and illegitimate.
Stephanie Sy has this update on what's happened since.
Stephanie Sy:
In the last four years, the integrity of Arizona's election system has sustained repeated attacks from conspiracy theorists and allies of former President Trump.
One of its staunchest defenders is an elected Republican, Stephen Richer, who, as recorder, oversees voter registration and mail-in ballots in Maricopa County. His pushback to election deniers angered many in his own party. And, last week, he lost the GOP primary as he sought a second term.
Stephen Richer joins me now.
Recorder Richer, thank you for joining the "News Hour."
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